MikeBz

That is because it insurance for the boat - not you and your personal possessions. You can arrange this separately if you so wish.

If you have a sprayhood, you can fold it down when you feel like it. But you can't put it up when it would make you more comfortable if...

I always thought sprayhoods were an abomination. Until I had a boat with one. Now I think they are a must-have abomination, unless...

Given where you sail, I'd recommend a solid spray hood with as much enclosure as possible! 🥶

generally ok thanks my private neuro physio is helping & im getting stronger, the lack of independence is a very bitter pill but...

It was on a mooring further up river a few years ago, near Melton Boatyard. I think there was some discussion on here about it. An...

I strongly advise against heat applied to any article soaked in acetone !! Just for the curious - when I was in Chemistry Lab at school...

I doubt it. I'd say Ripe have a strategy to soak up as many of the more client friendly companies they can, so we won't have any choice...

I also replaced the existing pre-filter with the 500FG copy - it was a leaky old CAV type, hard to access (virtually no space to put...

Oh dear, that’s not going to do anything good for competition is it.

In my opinion, you don't set out to sea in thick fog. Being caught by it when out is one thing, but setting off KNOWING that visibility...

Funnily enough I'm just finishing my installation. I replaced the supplied 30micron filter insert with a 10micron one from...

well, If I submit the form, and they accept it, I'm not sure what else I can do... In each place they told me I what I was doing was...

All Yanmar bits are too expensive! I had to pay £400 quid for a four cylinder head gasket!

As with a lot of UK pipe fittings, different mafg. will use different profiles and sometimes different threads to make swoppinf olives...