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Protest by Technical Committee at Cork Week
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That presupposes that you are going to actually use those sails at a particular point in time. I might (for example) use my current set...
Wednesday at 14:01
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Rough running Yanmar GM10 on the gear on high revs
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You're wrong. While a dirty prop can be inefficient at transferring thrust to the water, in my experience, it's draggy and absorbs...
Wednesday at 13:56
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Could you not have walked across the stern of the barge with a line to the windward wall? But OTOH, there comes a point where you...
Wednesday at 13:46
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I can't help you with esims but for the last 3 months I have had a data only sim with DIGI here in Spain, 200gb per month for 16 euros...
Wednesday at 07:45
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Navionics-am i missing something?
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Anchor Pro is really useful when chartering. Strange boat, strange places, strange gear plus I am 2 miles away in a taverna or beach bar.
Wednesday at 07:44
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Identifying my dinghy
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If time and finances permit head to one of the Mediterranean sailing schools, Nelson, Ocean Elements, Mark Warner etc. Much more...
Tuesday at 13:54
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Putting a circuit breaker in a downwind sail
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The important thing when "blowing" the halyard is to ensure the sheet is , and remains, pulled in hard. Then the kite will flow out to...
15 Jul 2024
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Identifying my dinghy
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The tape on an old Mirror is unlikely to be epoxied on most likely the polyester resin supplied with the kit, after a decade or 3 it...
12 Jul 2024
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Sea sickness - Scopoderm users be aware
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Scopolamine is the "truth drug" that spies etc would be injected with in old films. Scopaderm was v useful but prone to affect other...
11 Jul 2024
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Anti Foul
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Don't use chemical stripper on a clinker boat, especially if riveted. It will hide in the corners and between the planks and reactivate...
10 Jul 2024
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oldbloke
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Southerly wind in Dartmouth
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Anchor or moor up at Dittisham ,much quieter
9 Jul 2024
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Wayfarer for a fat bloke
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I think that a wayfarer is an excellent choice, it's spacious enough, stable enough and has enough performance to be interesting, and if...
30 Jun 2024
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Jamming Ray? Tillerpilot response
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Maybe he was agitated because his GPS was acting up also
26 Jun 2024
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Saw a rib at Gillingham chasing others down a fortnight ago, not before time. Confiscate the machines and offer to drop the riders off...
24 Jun 2024
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Attaching boom to mast - FoxCub 18
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Attach a length of line to the backstay and use that. When not in use then just tie it of on the backstay. With a small boat like that...
17 Jun 2024
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