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Dont agree. For example he says that a machete is only made to cause harm to another person. It was and still is in many areas a simple...

We only get mullet, but I’ve seen fish more like bass around boats somewhere on the South Coast, maybe Dover. A mackerel frenzy is good...

Nothing as impressive as the Op's encounter but we too are in Chi Harb and I often marvel at the amount of large fish hovering...

From direct experience over five winter seasons afloat in a fast flowing tidal river estuary - Littlehampton - at Dukes Wharf, that is...

As I had said, I too was surprised by this, but I was not about to question the owner's veracity and to his face. I have seen a number...

Quite right, the sales brochure for our boat, an American model describes the front walk round double as the 'Owners Stateroom' and the...

What oil are you using? On older, low tech engines viscosity can make a substantial difference. On a delivery trip with a 2,000 hour...

Fascinating stuff. I've nothing to contribute, except to say that I haven't anything against the Fisher 34 - it's always been among my...

I would say not generic plastic but only TruDesign

That's the trouble with these expatriates: they can't let go.

Why do you care? You live in France and are not subject to English law, except when you visit the UK. On those occasions when you do...

When we leave our heavy motorsailer for the winter, the special 8 ply 'octoplait' type lines are threaded theough some 25mm plastic...

We are moored to rings and I just slipped a short length of hose over the line to protect it from chafe where it around the rings. It's...

if it's actually permanent, treat it as you would a strop on a swinging mooring. That is to say, a shackle the ring to a rope spliced...