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You are bound to meet a Thames Valley Range Rover who's owner forgot to tick "reverse gear" in the options list

Fine for the pulling but braking could get messy

The rudder must be not working, so either stalling by over steering or losing steerage by stopping. Then the genoa is overpowering the...

How about a second hand towbar off Ebay? Don't bother with electrics, 50 quid and an hours work, a launching trolley would cope with...

Thank you, it's a big hedge and a new machine so will leave it till I can get the proper stuff

I am due to do some serious hedge cutting today with my 2 stroke hedge trimmer. I have just found that the only 2 stroke oil I have is...

It goes against the PBO ethos as it involves spending money but, the modern aluminium , narrow wheeled launching trolleys are a...

When making non slip varnish for floorboards I do the last coat in gloss to make it easy to clean. Would a coat of gloss adhere to the...

Did anyone notice the professional opinion given above?

You could....., but it wouldn't work! The epoxy has to be stuck to the wook to do anything. Re epoxying. There are 2 different things...

A variety of opinions already, and I am going to give another!. My general rule in life is that if there are lots of ways to do...

Look for a racing class with suitably sized sails, for a Pageant I would guess an open keelboat, sqib, yeoman , x boat etc. Racers get...

There is no problem in having the boat upside done. It needs supporting properly to maintain its shape. Mine was twisted and hogged when...

They have made to measure as well as the off the peg boats. I believe that the made to measure need CE assessing.

Generally the wet bits are quite safe, it's the crunchy bits round the edge that are the problem