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Hello Sailor

10 meters - over a period of time 😁

But only a 3 mtr roll ☹️

I thought fluxgate compasses were gimbaled 'out of the box' A picture of your proposed site would help.

I get mine from Toolstation, Self Amalgamating Repair Tape 25mm x 10m by Ultratape Product Code: 55262 they also do Radon/DPM Double...

Thanks, useful knowledge 👍 Maybe not dissimilar to the radar reflectors that, when cut open, were found to contain screwed up tin foil 😁

Not sure about the metal rod, I thought that antenna wire was wound right up to the top around the tube. If the tube has cracked, it...

Cut a hole in the bowsprit and re-enforce it with a tube then pass the forestay through it. Although the Dyneema will have the...

Any reason to do it this way? I'd be looking for a more elegant solution than basically wrapping it with string.

Rule 5 stating? (I'm not with them now as I don't do the mileage 😭)

You don't need to make complete new curtains, you just replace the lining material. My ex did this with the curtains on our previous...

I also used Pantaenius, no problem on going solo

The boat sails, I sleep 😁 I've done Camaret Galicia solo a few times as it's difficult to find crew that have that amount of free time...

More to stop sun bleaching than to aid sleeping, as you do with external covers. I have an external cover for the forward (pilothouse)...

If you know it's coming you stay at home, if you're out in it, rig for it and live with it! 😬