neil_s

If the other keel bolts are good, I think you will be OK to fill. Epoxy filler as peteK says and give it a good grinding to key the...

I used 3 mm GRP sheet. Cut a blanking plate for the outside and one for the inside and fill the aperture with adhesive sealant. I used...

Yep - I've got that, too. I try not to look!

Hi there, Lamdar, welcome! In the past I have owned boats with both Bosch and Siba dynastarts. I don't think there will be any problem...

Another Vanessa, here! Original fit in 1977 and still going strong. It got replacement hob burners from an e-bay donor a couple of years...

I would suggest a launching trolley would be the simplest and perhaps the most pleasant. 15 - 20 minutes either way. It's not a heavy...

Have just cleaned the crust off my anode with an angle grinder. Also smooths it off - I'll go at least a knot faster next season!

Last season, I went through the same reasoning and did not change oil and filter. After reading wonkywinches posting, I changed my mind...

Fit the big one. I did and have forgotten how long it's been there!

Well done! It's amazing the enormous weight that can be supported by a bit of old paint and mud. Lift keel boating is a whole extra...

I suffered from mud in the keelbox this summer. The keel went down about half it's travel and then stopped. This is a manual system with...

Make a wooden one - 5 bits of 4 x 2 softwood and two lengths of 8 mm studding should do it!

Barton have 20 mm alloy track - it might fit your sliding fairlead.

Beating to windward in a force 6, a crow approached, obviously looking for a landing place - he alighted on our windex . I was most...

The motor will be running to keep your battery charged!