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Lying on ones back fiddling with ones tool can be an extremely pleasant pastime or so I have been told.

Sadly a tragic ending. Bill was found dead on his boat two weeks ago. [Content removed] - W

The NEC show It has 4 main problems; Firstly, to get there by train from here (Scottish central belt) is 5hrs 30mins by train at £200...

Do you know the copper coat is as old as the boat? I would see copper coat as a bonus. If its still working whats the problem? If it...

You have said it yourself - it the sail is ancient and the UV strip in tatters then the sail is probably well past its best - or...

One of the YouTube channels put up a video in moving to dyneema. Seemed that it loosened up when the temp drop So had to be retightened...

In true PBO fashion I had very impressive results with Sandtex masonry paint on a previous boat. Nice and grippy, but not destroy your...

If not mistaken .. damage is on the luff where it slides in the furler .... I would be looking at the furler as well .. see if any rough...

Surely that is impossible! It isn't possible to cross an ocean unless in a monohull, built before 1980, with long keel, two masts and...

Much as I admire Mark on Wildling with his Warram those older designs don’t have any of the luxury or space of a modern cat so to me are...

Regardless of my age I’d want a boat that’s not knackered after 15-20 years and worthless. A lot of cats seem to have issues due to...

Very possible. Just repaired a stop solenoid fault on my Westerbeke generator. That has a 3 cylinder Mitsubishi motor. If the solenoid...

I'm not defending the decision to ship the motor back to California, just answering the question. It's always helpful to have numbers.

Probably need to bleed it through. I have a t90 and theres a bit of a knack to bleed each season after filter change. Once you’re...

Thanks. That’s interesting to know you get away without a backboard.