Recent content by mireland

Thanks very much to all - much appreciated.

Can anyone recommend a good surveyor for a GRP yacht, pre-purchase survey in Pwllheli please? Many thanks.

I won't be going again - a real disappointment.

Thanks npf1 I'll look them up!

Can anyone recommend a good charter outfit in southern Brittany please? Thanks very much

Thinking of chartering on East Coast possibly Harwich for a change of scene. Will head across to the continent from there. Has anyone any experience of Britannia Sailing or able to recommend a suitable charter outfit? Cheers.

Interesting - the damage to my hood occurred in Cardiff Bay so a long way from the Firth of Clyde!! Could be something carried by rain from local industry I suppose but I think there might have been general complaints from lots of upset people. Seems more likely to have been something local to...

I wondered about that but the hood was made by a reputable sail repairer in Bristol. The hood material is very high quality and can't think they would have used the wrong plastic? I guess I need to go back to them with the problem and see if they have any ideas.

Replaced my sprayhood last year at great cost. Over the winter the windows have become completely opaque. It looks as if some liquid ran down the windows depositing rivulets of limescale. It isn't limescale - I have tried removing it with vinegar, brasso, toothpaste and T cut. There is a...

For those like me who wear glasses it gets very expensive buying prescription sunglasses. I now have a pair of sunglasses designed to fit over my glasses. They are very good quality offering proper UV protection and are polarized. Got them from Boots for about 25 quid. Puts me in the same...

Chlorine Dioxide available from Force Four and incidentally is used in a commonly available mouthwash too! Can't remember the trade names but the chlorine dioxide bit is only mentioned in the small print as being the active ingredient!

I never drink the water from my tank for fear of bugs lurking there. I usually have used Milton in the tank before a trip but despite this only dare use the water for boiling in the kettle. Now I have come across chlorine dioxide. It has apparently been used for a long time by the water...

Just an update to my original thread... Job now done. Bought mounts from Robush.uk. Vic..... RAB 0 go at front end - designed for the extra weight there (130Kg) RAB 2 go at the rear end - less weight (105Kg) Thanks to all for advice and encouragement

Job now done. Bought mounts from Robush.uk. RAB 0 go at front end - designed for the extra weight there (130Kg) RAB 2 go at the rear end - less weight (105Kg) It was a real fiddle faddle with a car jack and blocks of wood and bent double in a confined space and although I did one at a time it...