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    Roberto replied to the thread Anchor Tripping.
    There is also the farmer version, suitable for plough anchor chains
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    Roberto replied to the thread Anchor Tripping.
    Sport fishermen often anchor over rocks and if it's bad weather they motor back to port, they don't need to hold their boat through...
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    Roberto reacted to RivalRedwing's post in the thread Vacuum gauge with Like Like.
    I did similar. Select the unused outlet port to monitor the filter. I just attached a short length (20cm) of copper pipe between the...
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    Roberto replied to the thread Vacuum gauge.
    Hello, I bought the gauge but I have not fitted it yet: I have a CAV filter head and thinking of using one of its free ports, I need to...
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    Roberto reacted to Bouba's post in the thread Cassis with Haha Haha.
    This type of dog is designed to be invisible on a sea grass beach and then attack you
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    Roberto reacted to vas's post in the thread Cassis with Haha Haha.
    I really cannot understand how the French have not kicked you out of the country! ffs! pizza with chips???
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    Roberto replied to the thread Automatic lookout, for a price!!.
    It was formerly known as "Oscar", it was mounted on a number of Imocas during last Vendée Globe. At the time reports were not...
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    Roberto replied to the thread Alternative fabric to Sunbrella.
    Best luck, it's by far the most difficult and time consuming piece of canvaswork I made, but very rewarding too. Unfortunately the clear...
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    Roberto reacted to lektran's post in the thread Alternative fabric to Sunbrella with Like Like.
    Sauleda is available in 150cm wide, we have a roll on the boat waiting patiently to become a dodger
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    Roberto replied to the thread Alternative fabric to Sunbrella.
    Hello, I made all my canvaswork (bimini, sprayhood, lazy bag, etc etc) with Sauleda fabric, during 2009 I happened to be in Spain and as...
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    Roberto replied to the thread Shackle failure.
    Consider also your other uses of the spinnaker halyard, if any: for example, sometimes with the sail still in the bag at the bow, I hook...
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    Roberto replied to the thread Shackle failure.
    I had a couple of shackles identical to the one in your picture and they were really not up to the task (I eventually kept them for the...
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    Humbly kneeling in front of one of the few top philosophers of the last 100 years :)
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    Roberto replied to the thread Fickering Masthead Anchor light.
    +1, all leds I had went dead some time after having begun flickering, even those of a powerful and quite expensive torchlight with...
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    Roberto replied to the thread European lake sailing.
    Sorry have no details but Como Garda Maggiore lakes I am sure you can find your happiness, they are all crazy about sailing, from...
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