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I would agree that if there is no prospect of recovery, and if in deep water far offshore, the the vessel should be scuttled. I can...

I have the same setup as the OP, and I've never had his problem. My furling line goes through umpteen little fairleads, and round...

A hammer is an amazingly versatile tool. You might try unscrewing with as big a screwdriver as possible, and at the same time hitting...

Just to be clear about terminology, the key sits in the keyway. It'll be the key that may need to be filed down a bit. First, make...

Quite early one morning, noticed that a neighbouring yacht had dragged into shallow water, and would soon be around in the falling tide...

You've answered your own question.

Let me think now. NW UK, how about Stornoway or maybe Ullapool?

Lots of people think England is the UK. 🙄

It wasn't your sub then. 😀

It's OK, I saw the report when it was released. The sub's behaviour was terrible, so was the tug's. A sorry tale altogether.

Just refreshing memories. I am well aware that there are no excuses.

Statistics are wonderful. A quick glance at the previous post had me seeing "haircuts". Just as global mean temperatures are shown to...

Well capnsensible, what excuses will you produce for HMS Astute going ashore in Skye.

I've been involved with this method of Deep (or sometimes quite shallow) Mining, for a lot of years now. From personal hard won...

I see that the new CalMac ferry, the Glen Sannox has found a problem with her gypsy. It's probably because the chain is too big, fat and...