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What a marvellous idea. Put an electric drive into a boat known to be sluggish in light winds, and heavy to push along under engine. At...

Was rather thinking of the time I was getting blown on to very rocky lee shore just outside the entrance to Fowey. Spent an hour...

Very interesting video. Important to watch until the end.

Probably a better way of storing it 👍

Strippit also comes as a gell in a can. Never see it as a powder but fair enough.

UGH !!! Not trying to be rude - but are you serious about this ???? My very first intro to boats was an Enterprise and I cannot...

Do be very careful please how and where you hang the outboard. The transom is usually pretty skinny plywood and likely to be a bit fragile.

You could try Jersey. The advantage being cheap flights from Scotland, cheaper winter rates than Boatfolk marinas and their winter...

It is caustic soda, as shown in the MSDS. It will not attack GRP. It may be bad for anything made of aluminium, so care needed. It will...

Indeed avoid stub keel or lifting bulb on a drying mooring. My old anderson 22 sank twice due to such so we then took insurance and ran...

Always a niggling worrythattheboat is safe if your a long way from it.I would go for hauling out,having time to thougherly check it out...

Having your boat so distant requires forethought as to how you reach it. You need a reliable mooring ferry that works through the winter...