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I have a cheap one from Amazon. The tube is permanently attached to the Volvo sump tube which is cable tied out of the way. I attach the...

On my round Britain( yeah, I know, through the Cally canal) trip my young grandson asked that I sent a postcard from every stop, so his...

If you can get access to a sturdy sewing machine it's fairly easy to make a dinghy bag. Surprised by the replacement cost of a Zodiac...

Lovely. Went up as far as Cotehele to visit the estate there in '21. Interesting procedure to find a suitable hole to anchor in!

This is entirely unverified heresay: apparently, the strong tides in BC (that much I have plenty of experience) can drag the bow of an...

Similar but owing to bad planning: tacking south to St PP, we gave up and motored. At one point even with our charter boat engine...

I made up a bigger vane from Cores (estate agent sign stuff). I folded it in half and strengthened it with a batten. It was about a...

A rigger will just set a standard tension on a rig. That is unless he is used to that class of boat & actually sails on it. If it has...

Excellent thread, so much clear thinking and frank honesty. In the last decade I only owned a yacht for two summers, and I was...

Another way is to tighten until you cannot turn the shaft by hand; and then turn back until you can. Worked for me. As above, water...

Went there a few days ago to buy three different widths of wood to make some dresser shelves only to find that H&S have decreed it too...

Well done. There is nothing quite like a well calibrated bashometer to move things. ol'will

Thread revival Having looked through all the servicing stuff I realise that I should not have stuck the windlass to the deck so well...

As above, my first time using an angle grinder. Quick practice and then for real. Two mins to remove grating and then five careful mins...

Coming back from the Azores I realised I was in range so tuned in just before broadcast. I felt so nostalgic hearing TMS and talk of...