Recent content by PaulJS

Same for me ,.. Then try to remember how to sail! ?

Although I sympathise with the family of the young lady who died, I do think that alcohol and testosterone were more the reason for her death than being on a boat, so I don't believe that increased regulation will help and therefore will not support this petition.

A submarine?

Any chance the fuel supply is restricted? You could still get full speed in neutral, but possibly not enough fuel to maintain engine speed under load... Easy to change fuel filters to check that they aren't causing the problem... Or you could see if operating the fuel lever at the engine when in...

Slightly more disconcerting... We were checking the range was clear from the sea, and as we motored past the rapier battery I realised that my aspect view of the missiles wasn't changing, rapidly followed by the realisation that rapiers are designed to hit aircraft moving at hundreds of...

Getting back to the OP, many years ago I used to work on the Hebrides Range Safety Boat, and back then we could only ask people to stay clear of the area... But they normally complied with good grace. They used to test a very old design of missile once a year, and while that was going on the...

I think that in this case it might mean "Cotton Fibre Reinforced Plastic"... ��

Guilty boat owner here, but not for much longer! I haven't even seen my boat for about 6 months, but as I am currently working my notice, I hope to give her some TLC in the very near future... Might even get her bottom wet this year!

Years ago when I was at college a somewhat crusty Marine Engineering lecturer said "There's two types of contamination in a fridge system, one's inescapable -oil - and the other's f******g unforgivable - water". We did ask about air, but he said that unless it was in massive quantity, it was the...

It seems to me that there are placeholders who feel the need to justify their salaries, and therefore they highlight problems that aren't problematic.. And of course, following that they bring in solutions which don't actually solve anything...

Hi Sandy, I've got to admit that for gas fires unless the CO2 can isolate the fuel from the ignition source OR the oxygen supply it will be ineffective, but as our boats are normally pretty well enclosed spaces which are only open at the top, it would still be my first choice for any inboard...

I would also highly recommend a CO2 extinguisher. Extremely effective at extinguishing fires in enclosed spaces, although you have to be aware that you will need to force ventilate the space before people can safely enter. I know that they are recommended for electrical fires but Ihave seen a...

I'm sorry, but I am now stuck with the image of a dripping wet yachtie being blown downwind away from the boat at ever increasing altitude...��

Buller Barracks by any chance?

I'll give you that one! Us poor Pongo's never had musical accompaniment