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Just like any piece of equipment on any boat. Learn to use it by practice, practice, practice. It's a valuable tool on modern High...

Centre of Milton at 914mb. Eek.

First Mate and I share the job. She is I/C helming, I rush about fixing the warps and fenders when coming alongside. We are both I/C the...

All the imagined reasons LED may not be compliant but the simple fact is that those of us who have done the swap know ours is the...

Two technical reasons about LED's that are part of the "Also keep in mind that the navigation lights will no longer be certified and may...

Some of the thirty year old plus plasic lenses I see on boats woul probably not pass the legal requirement either. As there is no MOT...

Some years ago I changed all my nav lights to LED. I use cool white in the anchor, stern and steaming lights and the Tri and bi colour...

Looks like they already have.

Here's the standard yachtie cost analysis, 1. Divide the current requested price for something by the cheapest they've ever got it...

The KiwiGrip we used on our Steel Hartley 32 in NZ was cheap, easy to maintain/retouch up. Never had any colour change/staining issues...

Just mask the area and re Kiwi Grip. It is dead easy.

Without the benefit of seeing that pic, but with three medium ball fenders and two extra pontoon cleats spaced where they were needed, I...

Got one of those. A bit of ply cut to fit the opened bottom helps to spread the load.

Some boats - like mine - have keel stepped masts. These will always leak rainwater into the bilge. From the sheave slots and halyard...

I leave the galley seacock open and drain via the sink. To my mind 46% is lower than you need. I use the dehumidifier on its most...