oldmanofthehills

Heading straight towards the transit marker Tusker rock on Jacks Sound by Skomer was alarming, particularly when engine then wouldnt go...

Bit like The Shoots on the Severn Estuary. Only turn on engine if the gyrating boat seems too close to some thing hard, otherwise just...

If a weakly repaired tear bursts in deep water you might drown. Its best done in a clean environment with controlled temperature. For...

So the problem is badly installed new gates and equipment, which would now be expensive to correct unless done free by the original...

For the final stage of haul in, thread some coloured rope through the chain about 0.6m from anchor shackle. As it comes over he bow...

Do you mean upgraded Locks? I wasnt aware of new ones being proposed and cant see where they might go. However if they have simply...

Weather was so good yesterday I caught sun burn!

Hi all, Quick update: my brother came over from Ireland to crew for the day and we took the boat from Poole to Portland marina. We had...

Our ancestors moved 10 ton stones from Wales and then overland to Stonehenge with just rollers and levers We with modern jacks, planks...

About the same cost as the tacktick bearing replacement kit and the same difficulty. But as B&G agent told OP, it saves £400+

The new canvas with see through bits for our 27ft yacht using existing hood frame, was £800 as part of a package with sails. The frame...

We have extracted boats or brought them onto a parish wharf by use of firemans type pump ( as also used by drain diggers to emty pits)...

They need to be marinised as they are originally keel cooling which gives a stable non-duty situation that does not depend on cooling...