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When we had a Lavac, we quickly came to the decision that nobody would "press the button and walk away": first flush, then wait the...

Aren't bricks cleaned with HCl ? :)

A friend of mine wnated to use hard-top rainwater for washing etc. but it wasn't really cleaning enough. He asked me what I thought...

That's what I use while coastal sailing, there are usually boats around so I clip the DSC VHF to the lifejacket belt; in particular when...

If you plan to cook while underway, allow plenty of room. When the boat heels and moves with waves, the damn thing will begin to...

It's a criminal investigation in Italy, I seriously doubt they will grant foreign bodies -as official as they can be- any quick and...

The Forum Accident Investigation Board is much quicker at jumping to several conclusions though. Doesn't need any real evidence either. :D

A lot of information on this thread: 56m luxury sailing yacht sinks off Sicily, 7 missing It sounds as though the keel is potentially...

I kept incandescent deck navigation light as well, I mainly use them while under engine or during final approaches, otherwise it's...

Yes and no :) The advantage is the boom will not fall on the deck or people s heads while the mainsail is hoisted / lowered; the problem...

No point in changing the steaming light!

It's the problem with unedited information of all kinds - quality - different opinions, dodgy, unverified "facts", out of date info...

All I really need to know is whether a 1980s French AWB will do what we want, and if so which ones are good and which are lemons...

In many ways it's incredible that 2 teams working completely independently have produced two such incredibly evenly match boats. The...

No problems :) SL41 sistership on her keel only, no props. They (used to) race and cleaned it every few weeks (now not allowed any more...