Minerva

Yes that is on the washing instructions. One trick is to time the washing of your Gortex just after you give your machine that special...

I haven’t noticed that as an issue in practice - provided the machine is in good shape. My Musto Goretex oilskins are 20 years old and...

Yes and no - if there is any trace of your day to day washing powder in the machine gubbins then that detergent will destroy your...

I suspect you already know the practical answer to all of the above. The sale isn't going to happen, the deposit will be returned, move...

So I've got a few quotes back now. Zoom are looking like the runway favourite, with the lowest cost, fastest lead time, and some glowing...

Wow - talk about having a poo with a view!

Leave him your boat……that will teach him!😜

Hmm. Interesting. Yes there were 3 screws in B as you suggested but your observation about there being one under A is possible...

presuming you’ve slackened the grub screw in B that’s visible, are you 100% positive there is not other grub screws on the other side...

I thought for a moment you had found your dream boat.

Search for oil needle valve and you shall find a few options to fit the thread dimensions. For example...

Absolutely! Too high a risk of chaff in an area mostly out of sight.

Won’t you just crush the “tubular bowsprit” the first time that serious strain is put on the forestay - eg upwind in a strong breeze...

Could I ask that anyone considering scuttling their boat fitted with ST30 winches, removes them first and gives them to me after the...

That was just a temporary measure while he fixed his mast head light from the dinghy. You can see him in the cockpit as he works the...