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Its purely emotive but the idea of 'processed' coal to clean water seems contradictory, who built a coal fire and kept their hands clean...

In an older yacht - a significant advantage. Jonathan

The largest Chinese manufacturer of activated carbon was based on coal (it was run by the PLA). The plant was updated, a new one built...

For your kedge, second anchor, I'd suggest considering a Fortress. You can disassemble, or store relatively flat and if you need to use...

Lofrans Cayman88 is the obvious replacement. suggest before installation remove all the stainless screws and re-insert with Duralac...

Our engines in our cat, one was in an aft locker accessed from 'outside' the other was under a stern berth. Both engines, Volvos, were...

If you look at the hull shape of the Scampi sailboatdata.com/sailboat/scampi-30-2/ you will understand why they went that route. There...

Many catamarans have the engines under a berth, but not in the bow, in the stern or slightly forward of the stern (the saildrive can be...

A bit of drift. Activated carbon is not just 'charcoal' - it can be made from wood, coconut shell (what else can you use the shell...

Slight drift, I'm not so keen on how you route your snubber, can it not pass through a dedicated gap, a fair lead, in the toe rail...

I've used CT1's big brother Power Grab and Bond ( same stable ) to hold quite weighty objects - e.g. some underdeck reinforcement pads -...

People have short, or selective, memories. Its common procedure in this part of the world Inquiry as British destroyer holed off...

If you do any sort of offshore sailing surely you cook when heeled?

You suggest that you will be using the yacht as a floating condo in Europe and that you want to be able to use the yacht for upto 4 days...

200 a day is massive consumption and needs serious charging capability and battery capacity to support. Even charging lithium through a...