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Now reduced to £95 postage included. They have NEVER been used apart from my trial on a piece of 12mm ss rigging when first bought

Yes. They are.

I bought these for over £200 10 years ago having been dismasted off the Belgian coast. Fortunately, I never had to use them since. I’ll accept £106 postage included. They can handle ss rigging up to 13 mm dia - I know - I insisted on testing! Can't attach a photo as the file is too large. If...

Hello there I’ve got a Star Traveller- the longer of the Tinker inflatables- and I’ve lost the rudder! Does anybody have the dimensions for this as I think that I could make one fairly easily? Or some photos would be great and really helpful. Thanks ? in anticipation

Thanks for these obs. When I'm next across, I'll have a look at those concrete foundations by Kraanspoor - just to see if the shell growth is the same as I had on the hull. I'm on D11 - old Beneteau 32s5.

Well....... last year we moved the boat to Amsterdam Marina, and all was fine until we took her out for our summer cruise 8 months later. Under engine, couldn’t get more than 3.5 knots SOG. Suspected weed around the propeller so had her lifted out and found the propeller was fine but the hull...

No. I had them done in a yard in Amsterdam and left them there. I did see them after removal though and 3 of the heads were much reduced in area due to corrosion. In answer to Tranona's post, I didn't know the state of the bolt shanks until they were removed, hence not wanting the ss option. I...

And interestingly, even though they are 27 years old, the actual bolts were perfect. No problems with the hull/keel joint. The problem was the heads had rusted severely throug bilge water slopping over them. They, like their replacements , are mild steel - didn't trust stainless because of the...

So do I but that poses it's own set of problems!

Polypropylene carpet tiles worked for me. They're washable and come in 500 by 500 size. Get ones with a fairly rigid backing and they won't move around. And get a few spares for the inevitable serious spillages!

Thanks - really useful reply!

+1. Best way by far to avoid smells.

..............or, more accurately, crossing past the Maasgeul. We're heading for Den Helder in a week or so and we'll be sailing from Vlissingen. I seem to remember that there were significant changes a year or two back to the advice for leisure craft crossing the Maasgeul......covered...

It is to prevent overcharging. As others have said the charger keeps on pumping out power to BOTH batteries even if only one needs it, hence the fully charged battery gets overcharged. My advice - don't do it - I lost 2 good batteries this way. I now use 2 chargers with 2 batteries. And you can...

+1. Worked for me but needed 3 applications