Recent content by PlankWalker

When you are 70 or 80 you will understand.

First Rule of Sailing, Don't Bodge.

Been on a swinger for 50 years never had a problem

Lavack

Ball valves are not the best cocks, cone cocks are, and the ones you can take apart and grease the cone are the best of all.

ROCA make stainless hinges in both 304 and 31 6 Stainless, make sure its 316. The difference is about twice the price, but it wont rust.

Oxalic acid doesn't clean, It bleaches the dirt white.

A knot was the downfall of Suzy Goodall's series drogue, leading to the loss of her Rustler in the Southern Ocean. I have no knots in my series drogue, just Brummel splices and stainless thimbles. Things have moved on since Don Jordan's day, We have Dyneema now.

I get my socks from Quebec, They come in one color, grey with white toe and heel and red and white top, they are a slightly courser wool than British socks, And the Quebeckers know a thing or two about cold feet.

ds797 If you had worn PPE in the 90's. You might now remember if you had worn it then.

Inreach is good bean going for a long time now.

I think you need a swinging mooring.

Why don't you correct it, if its out. Though spirit levels are not verry accurate on a floating boat. Slacken off one side and tighten the other, counting the turns as you go. you'l need about one and a half inch to 2 inch aft mast rake on 33 footer

I just use a 3/4 inch chisel, keep it sharp and use at a slight angle, works very quick.

listen to Stemar. and definitely no teak oil. you will need to re screw and plug quite a bit, but I cant make out the condition of the caulking. If its just a bit proud here and there where the teak has worn faster than the caulking. just pare the caulking down with a sharp chisel, or you may...