Recent content by peter60

we live aboard our Colvic Watson 32 all year in brittany but have cruised most seas and a few oceans. we have a 1000watt honda generator that runs all the 240 system and charges our batteries we have a washing machine and a spin dryer that takes little power and all in plastic a 2 amp solar...

please send photos and info on pansy heater to me @ PSG1640@yahoo.com many thanks chunky

Re: \'Pots\' and Nets - encouraging news Sir thank you for that comment. I have just spent a couple of hours adding what little I know after 55 years at sea to these forums in the hope that I have helped people to have a safer and more pleasurable time afloat. I come from a fishing family and...

the fishing regs state clearley that NO fishing gear may be put in a fairway and ALL gear must be marked with the vessels Number

if you find ANY dangerous material at sea try to identify the vessel it has come from not always possible but i did once on a floating roap caught in my rop with a bobber on it with the boat No on HE PAID for his mistake

We cruise on the North Brittany coast and around the channel Islands. I have seen on several occasions whole tangle nets. gill nets a trawlnet.empty 25litee oil cans and god only knows howmany pot markers with floating rope attached. You may moan all you like and tell who you like about this but...

carry spare water in 5 litre plastic cans this way you never get cross contamination if you get some bad water. and when they are empty they will give you possitive bouyancy and they fit in almost any locker

save yourself the agony of ripping skin off your precious body and fit 15mm macralon windows and forget about broken windows. cheaper in the long run and they will be in place when you need them not having to fit washboards in bad weather you have less likleyhood of going overboard

THE MOST IMPORTANT thing to do when prepairing a yacht for singlehanding is keep it simple and efective. DO EVERYTHING possible to prevent yourself from going over the side. Always prepair for the worst. And most important never panic or hurry THINK first. I have been sailing for 55 years in all...

find an english qualified engineer and take him out for dinner and a couple of drinks then ask him to show you the basics of engine servicing and trouble shooting offer him £150 and you will then save £250 a year i did this about 25 years ago and have done all my own engine work including a...

our friend that advises 5hp per ton is right it is better to have the little extra when you need it than to have the bare a. we always have enough powermount required. we have a CW 32 which all up for cruising is 12 tons and we have a 65hp

I did a round trip from falmouth to falmouth in 1977 in a small yacht with lugsail rig and no electrics or electronics. I used an old egg timer and looked 360degs then set the timer for 10mins and slept. this ment that i got about 45 mins sleep every hr your body gets used to the system very...

we had an origo 3000 on our old boat and my wife used a steamer and a pressure coker at least twice a day. we got 10 days cooking on the two burners for a litre in each. if you dont like the smell come to france and buy alcool brulee. It costs about €4 for 5 litres and doesnt smell the cooking...

you dont need to add coper but if you add chilly powder at about 10% by volume it does make a difference

as we no longer live aboard a classic yacht although our 32 CW is 30 years old we have friends going to Brest 2008 on their old scottish drifter called Veronica Clive and Jenny Smith are a lovely couple and very friendly. Jenny is a killer with a needle and thread and clive was in the coastguard...