Recent content by Rabbie

Keen 40 yr old seeks employment on West Coast Scotland centred on Oban (but not essential). Anything (except fishing!) connected with marina work, boat handling, preferred but will do any work to get settled in the district etc. Qualified diver(not commercial) RYA Power Boat Cert, etc...

Forgive me if this topic has been aired here before but I have been away for a while. I was led to this article today and I was very surprised by it. The US seems to have been somewhat lax in replacement strategy regarding their ageing satellites. Next year seems to be the possible start of GPS...

Peace and quiet. Having cruised the south coast for nearly 40 years, I can count on both hands the times I have stayed in a marina. Reading these posts, you may understand why.

Hope this hasn't been posted here before - can't be bothered to look! USS REAGAN When the Bridge pipes 'Man the Rail' there is a lot of rail to man on this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 45 acres. Her displacement is about 100,000 tons with full complement. Capability: Top speed...

I was in the CalMac ferry 'Jupiter' returning to Gourock. Saw you lucky boys out there and was sooooo jealous!

Were you sailing between Gourock and the Cloch yesterday around 1300 when I took these?

Looks like somebody put his foot in it!

OL Atlantic, heavy duty stainless steel. As shown here - http://www.seamarknunn.com/acatalog/info_OLATLANTIC%20195.html Only used 2 months. Motor now sold. This is a very high quality lock. £35 incl p&p.

I have lost count of the times I have taken the same action. Ditto sleep-destroying clanking halyards!

It certainly is a gem. I stumbled on it by chance and have found that it can seriously damage your health - you cannot drag yourself away!! Enter any subject in the search box and you will be hooked!

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WW Potters. I have owned 2 Potters in my distant sailing past, a wooden Mk1 and a GRP Mk2. They were designed and built by Stanley Smith (of 'Nova Espero' fame) at Totland Bay, I.O.W. Stanley based his design on experiences crossing the Atlantic both ways in Nova Espero, a 19 footer open boat...