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Yes they are with it, I’ve even put short lengths (hand width) of 10mm double braid with stopper knots to help pull the sail down...

Then and now! So I've started work on her. Ordered some new furling parts from Fairlie riggers the local Selden agent. Also got a...

Pft - YouTube generation snowflakes no doubt. Too feart of a little swim with a rope tied round your waist. I swam to school like that...

And that’s all very well and good, but cast your mind back a couple of years and these same ‘prepper’ enthusiasts were the ones whining...

Not sure who your insurers are likely to be in that location ….. but I suspect in the UK it may be extremely difficult to get anything...

You seem to be sadly lacking in the knowledge of which fuses are and are not suitable for Lithium installations. Yes, there are, and...

Your recollection is incorrect. I made no comments regarding reduced income. For what it's worth, i charge an hourly rate, so it would...

Well whatever knowledge you think I'm missing, it hasn't stopped me from designing, building, and installing a moderate sized lithium...

" But they can also be the most horribly intrusive devices devised by humans " I certainly agree with that point, but since the times...

… and _not_ LiFePo4.

Well it could be an elaborate scam to get you to spend an extra £20 a winter, or it could be that compressor dehumidifiers can be a fire...

Mooring and overnight costs do NOT go up “exponentially”. They generally go up linearly by length - so a 37 footer only 15% more than a...

On the boat now. A bit breezy. Might go out tomorrow for a sail, or I might doze beside the heater.

We had our winter sailing in June this year. 🙁 Temperatures in single figures, and hailstorms, but hey ho, that's sailing in the...

It's amazing what you can do if you have to. At the age of 82 I had to get right inside my Twister's cockpit locker to rewire...