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We have 6 AGM's, 5 Lifelines, I Chinese, but with spiral wound technology. 4 Lifelines were fitted together and are now 9 seasons old. 1...

I've just had exactly the same happen with 3 x Victron gel 110ah batteries, which are only 3 years old. My conclusion is that they are...

HD Chemicals LTD Plymouth Devon - Buy chemicals from UK supplier Strippit max. You can still get your oxalic acid from these people too.

Hanked on sails have the advantage of staying attached to the forestay when dropped. (e.g when using the spinnaker) Luff taped sails...

I needed some, but fell over backwards at the cost. The salesperson, obviously out of hearing range of the boss said "Buy our concrete...

Unless racing or in search of ultimate performance, furlers are the way to go. IMHO, of course.

There will always be a few who reject improvements that are available - but for 99% of cruisers I suspect a furling system is far...

The OP reminds me of a just post war feature in one of the popular weekly motorcycle magazines. At the time crash hats were only seen on...

the best result would be for the marinas to not co-operate with Peel. they should say we are not going to collect fees on your behalf...

The HAZ of itself is not weaker than the main body, assuming a 300 series stainless steel. The HAZ becomes susceptible to cracking if...

Exactly. I bought our current boat fitted with one. Took it in bits, weighed the cannister, re-packed it. After our six man liferaft, a...

I share the frustration with the Ocean Safety response, they seem to like to hid behind the "you need it servicing by us at huge cost or...

Cheaper to sell it and replace with a 1500 RPM job. You are working it hard. To make an oil filter work you will require two...

I think the OP is being coy. Instead of 'Bathroom Malfunction' he perhaps should have been more honest and said @$H1thouse Malfunction'...

Yeah it does pay to shop around. On a much smaller scale, I use a friends yacht with a Yanmar engine. The ignition switch has been...