Recent content by Mataji

Cornish Cruising were based at Falmouth Yacht Marina, up the Penryn River. I chartered a Centaur from them many years ago.

Thank you for that info.

My boat does not qualify as an entrant for the festival but I would like to attend. Where could I moor my boat during the festival and is it necessary or possible to book a place in advance?

Last year was my first full year on the Thames. My boat is moored at Lechlade and I was unable to move it until the beginning of May, and even then it was yellow boards and a bit dicey. Can any of the more experienced boaters tell me what are the earliest and latest times in the past that the...

Put it on eBay with a starting price of £1. You will probably be surprised by how much it makes.

Heading up the west Kyle one winter day. Short days but wonderful views.

In various discussions about river flow I have read claims that the river can be flowing much faster below the surface than at the surface. Is there any truth in this and any real evidence? I would have thought that there would be more resistance below the surface, from the river bed and sides...

VHF can be very strange. I used to regularly drive along the A66 between Penrith and Keswick. There was a stretch along there where I would always lose all FM reception. One day I got there, radio 4 went silent as usual, and after a few minutes a French radio station appeared, quite faint but...

Better get moving. Canal plan reckons over 16 hours to Chertsey lock from Goring. Hope the weather is kind to you, at least you don’t have the winds of the last few days.

Last time I was at the Forge the moorings were very uncomfortable doe to weather. Found a safe and comfortable mooring further down the Loch in Tarbet Bay.

This would be better on the Practical Boat Owner forum.

Kirsty MacColl!

McDoon knows what he’s talking about. Take his advice.

Can anyone tell me the difference between these 2 filters? The pre-filter fitted to my Nanni 3 cylinder engine is a Mann WK723. I have seen a recommendation that it should be a Mann731. A service is now needed and I don’t know which filter to buy.

Got stuck in Sanford lock this morning. I was going up after a Salters steamers boat went down. The steamer boat crew had switched the lock to lock keeper control, they let me in and shut the gate behind me, and opened the top gate paddles from the bottom gate control box. They then left down...