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O.k, thanks everyone - looks as though I'll have to raid the piggy bank

Nope, just cable to the foot of the mast and, yes, there is an old cable to pull through.

Mast up local travel only.

As per the title. I've had a quote of over £370 ex vat. Is this in the right ballpark, or do I assume the rigger does not want the job?

Thanks a lot everyone. Looks as though a trip to the Solent might be on the cards. The only mention for the Dart area is negative and one of the alternatives is Westaway.:(

Inspired by the glorious spring weather our thoughts have turned to a cockpit enclosure. We're based on the Dart. Anybody got any recommendations? If anyone has had an enclosure recently I'd be interested in the price. I know dimensions will be different but a ball park figure would be...

Thanks for that.

Interested to know where you moor to get year round sailing.

We fitted 4 of these at the beginning of last season. Not long enough to provide any useful data on longevity but I will say that (subjectively) they seem to recharge from solar on the morning much quicker than the SLAs they replaced.

Hi, Have tried to pay but I think your sort code may be incorrect. Have pm'd you with details.

So, if I understand correctly, we just need the VAT nonsense sorted and we'll be able to buy/sell leisure boats within the EU again. AS Dunedin says bad news for boat builders but good news for the rest of us.

Probably being thick but how does this relate to RCD? Are the two sets of regulations linked? Sorry if it's a stupid question.

Or cutting the supply off to screw your customers.

The inverter is a Sterling 1600 pure sine wave. Claims 1600w continuous and 2000w peak. Sounds as though I should be able to run an air fryer or microwave. Useful to know that the air fryer does cycle.

Thanks everyone. A secondary if I may. Anybody have any idea of the power usage of , say, A 500w microwave over a a half hour period. I'm assuming that it will not draw full power over the whole period. Same question for air fryer.