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I've seen them mounted centre and aft, but not often forward, so there could be a good reason. What size are the mounting holes, judging...

If you have to coil, a long F of 8 is the way to do it. I don't know how long you call long, but if it's long enough, you could always...

That lot all on together could easily be 16 Amps so definitely could overheat if coiled up. How about an additional shorter lead when...

I'm still using my SH Plotters (note plural). I think you are refering to the Cartography being out of date, if so, SH uses various C...

Fowey to Penzance is a long haul, tired for the next leg? Break at Falmouth? I personally prefer Newlyn to Penzance, from there 20 hours...

My system is more a monocle 🧐 2nd and 3rd reef makes for very long tails using spectacles which can catch on things.

Hooking crinkle over the rams horn is far too much like hard work! I use about a 9 inch length of 10 mm rope with an eye spliced into...

Eat lots of Chinese takeaway's 😑

My advice always is 'if you don't need a swivel, don't fit one'. Our anchor rotates quite quickly on recovery and without a swivel the...

I use a cheapo Supermarket 12v pump .... it takes my Redstart up to useable inflation - few strokes with the manual pump then completes...

You don't get many, if any YouTube videos of boats who anchor successfully, where's the fun in that?

A day sail from my mooring isn't worth the effort. If I only have a day onboard I would just go and 'do jobs'. I want a minimum of three...

Got any old rigging wire laying around? Two or three strands could be used as bands.

Assuming that this is on a 44 year old boat then I think it should be part of the character of the boat. Strip old varnish, steam the...

Did you factor in the cost of commuting to IoW to work on the boat? unless of course you are resident or living aboard.