Recent content by Neil

I went back to have another look at that pic: with apparently one or two exceptions, they are all kitchen knives including a fish table knife and a small pair of scissors! I'm sure there are parents in the area wondering where their carving knife got to, come Sunday's roast! 😂 You can ban...

😂 Yes, never try to pierce something with a non-locking knife! but if it's the only one in your pocket..... I remember when my youngest daughter was about 4yr and the Velcro fastenings on her shoes wouldn't because the hook sides were full of fluff. Out came the knife from my pocket and I...

I'm 70 yr old and in my youth, virtually every small boy carried a pocket knife. I still have the bone-handled two blade stockman I was given by my uncle at age 8. As a teenaged scout we carried fixed blades on our belts in public. In those 62 years, I managed not to stab anyone. I'm also a...

I've been watching these, though they go on and on and on......My stratagem is to fast forward and dip in when the scene changes On an aside, does anyone feel Leo's videos are lacking these days? One whole episode of pushing and pulling the bowsprit in and out several times left me disappointed

I had a Sadler 25 for several years and it's a great boat - safe as houses. I once went well past the the point of reefing and need both hands and outstretched arms to hold the tiller but when it eventually lost traction, the boat rounded up as easy as you like. Speaking of reefing, it's...

You've done very well! I've been sailing my new boat in Dublin Bay just getting to grips with the new ropes, but much of the summer for me was either gales and rain or dead calm

Yes, an odd choice for a round the world trip, and not that big........

Gosh! getting near to mentioning the 'B'-word; 'ware the moderators :ROFLMAO:

I rebuilt two Seagulls. I did have the odd Whitworth spanner, but the best tool was a Mapp gas torch, otherwise known as a "universal spanner" I understand that all spares (largely second hand) are available, with the exception of the iron block; once this goes, the other parts are available on...

Roger Barnes has made more videos than you can shake a stick at. Very knowledgable and experienced, especially around the coasts of France. Unfortunately, his voice and delivery are not to my personal taste.

When I bought my last boat, it was on a swinging mooring further up-channel from Crosshaven and the Royal Cork Yacht Club. They might be able to point you in the right direction.

Anchoring stern-to med style in a crowded anchorage, there is a strong likelihood of crossed anchor chains - the only solution to pull it out backwards. However, trip lines and bouys can't be used in many places (I'm thinking Gaios, for example). I used to rig anchors on small boats using the...

This ignores the substantial dingy cruising fraternity. I intend to delve into this once I've learned the ropes of my new boat (Bayraider Expedition)

I don't know why but I dislike the term 'sailboat'. For me it's just 'the boat' qualified by 'sailing' for those who don't know me. And the old joke: I would only ever describe my boat as a yacht to someone who I knew would never see it! :D

It's thread like these that make you realise how poor the quality of the petrol. My Suzuki 2.5 was a great starter until it wasn't. It had been unused for a while and when I opened the carb drain, brown treacle dripped out. Opened the fuel cock and more brown stuff came out. Flushed through...