michael_w

Buy a cheap one design for winter sailing. I bought a Flying Fifteen a few years ago, December through March at Grafham Water SC for 2...

lol. Come try and beat these ladies in a race, then feel free to make jokes like that to their faces…

Shame on you, DB the neanderthal. :mad:

Don't you get awfully hot in the sun with those black oilskins? Not much help either, if you fell off at night.

One big advantage of an electric windlass Vs a manual one is that if you are doubtful or only partially satisfied by the anchoring you...

My Yanmar takes a surprising amount of cranking before it deigns to start. It's an indirect injection engine with no glow plugs IRRC...

Another vote for a rolling hitch. Quicker to adjust compared to the round turn and two half hitches and just as secure.

0.560 per unit at my marina. with 0.020 service charge per unit.

A daredevil child required. Simplify and add lightness.

Bahamas is some of the best sailing I've ever done. Decent breeze, flat, crystal clear swimming pool blue water. The tricky bit can be...

My Dehler 35 CWS has a pair of powered Harken primaries. The boat would be difficult to sail without them as the routing of all the...

I'd opt for the lifting keel myself. I want my next cruising boat to have a variable draft. The Bahamas beckon.

Try Stoneways. Competitive pri ce last year for an all-risks policy. George Geevor is my contact.

Short length of chain round one leg of the cleat, thence to s/s springs and hard eyes to nylon tails onboard. No chafe problems and...

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