Recent content by nmeyrick

Thanks that’s helpful - were you happy the blasting and with Les’ work? The boat I met had approached Les but were referred to Panos at yachtpaint.gr

Thanks all, any other suggestions? I’ve had a recommendation from a local boat for yachtpaint.gr in prevesa - anyone have any experience of them?

I’m looking to get coppercoat applied to our boat, we had it on our old boat and were very happy with the results. We are currently in south of Spain for the winter and the quotes from Spanish yards are coming back out of our budget. At the same time I know that coppercoat is very sensitive to...

We sailed from Sardinia to Malta ok an eu flagged boat last month and were required to call port control prior to arrival and to submit a crew list and medical declaration on their templates prior to arrival. We were not instructed to fly Q but were told we could not step foot off the boat...

Thanks all for the responses. I’m conscious of the vat concerns and seeking professional guidance to ensure it is covered. Polish registration is the other option I’ve seen discussed but I haven’t been able to find any first hand accounts of experiences using it, pros & cons etc. If anyone has...

If you’re planning to lose your U.K. tax residency the rules are in the statutory residence test: RDR3 Statutory Residence Test Having gone through this myself it is a complicated area (I’m an accountant myself although not a tax specialist and would not have felt confident to go it alone) I...

Thanks all for the helpful replies. Billskip you’ve hit the nail on the head. As it happens I probably do have what I need to jump through the hoops to get SSR, even if I may not strictly meet the criteria. I'm not much of a winging it type so would probably look to get the part 1 rather than...

The wife and I are in the process of negotiating the purchase of a used boat, currently in Italy. The boat is currently US flagged, but has VAT paid status after being imported into Sweden by the current owner - we will of course verify this prior to completion. We are both UK citizens and...

I guess a wooden boat can be kept alive indefinitely, given adequate time and money - just look at HMS Victory! You do of course run into the philosophical question of whether at some point it stops being the same boat, like Trigger's broom - for example what of Slocum's Spray which he rebuilt...

Binch, I thought I had eaten a fair few things but I must take my hat off to you sir! I definitely agree with you about goose barnacles, I had these in Madrid (percebes they were called) sautéed with butter and lemon, looked wierd but tasted fabulous, same for the razor clams they came with...

Many thanks for the (mostly) helpful replies - we're not in a position to move right away but its a big help to know that there are options out there. For what it's worth the boat is currently in central London being used as a city crash pad, I couldn't afford to keep her in the Solent! And ive...

We are considering a possible change in circumstances which would require finding somewhere cheaper to keep the boat, ideally still within striking distance of London. She is 38'LOA and draws 1.6m, and is coppercoated so a drying mooring is a problem, but a swinging mooring and hard in the...

Before anyone is turned off by the mention of Apple, this is not an iPhone specific thread at all. I recently got a company iPhone on a Vodafone contract, and was keen to try out the visual voicemail I had seen on a friend's O2 phone. If you havent seen this it is a feature that means, instead...

2hp 2 stroke free to good home Further up the thread a few people have mentioned trying to get hold of an old 2 stroke. I have an old 2hp mariner engine which is surplus to requirements. Inthe interst of full disclosure it is not currently working and there is some corrosion on the leg. The...

Thanks for the suggestion, will take a look. How do you find it in terms of power usage?