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When we got rid of the gas on board we bought a low wattage toaster from our local camping shop . It’s perfect for running off an...

The only reason not to use a toaster would be if you can't spare the space.

Toaster? They use electricity too!

Put up with a smaller diameter to have some stretch. It’s a big part of what makes the system work.

An advantage of climbing rope is that it has a braided cover specifically designed to protect the inner core from abrasion. A...

I can support NormanS comment. I used one of my old climbing ropes as a snubber, and it no more promoted boinging around than did the...

Perhaps you are confused by my terminology. I used the descriptive word "elastic" to differentiate the type of climbing rope. There are...

Fair one. But my career background means there was no room for speculation. Investigation, yup. Guess, definitely not. Killer. So...

I’ll always mildly disagree with your dislike of speculation - I think we all learn something from discussing all the possibilities and...

Content removed. This thread is NOT about boat sales/purchase, VAT, etc. Please keep it on topic.

I think it's more of a lifestyle issue than cost. We have our own boat that, of course, has continual maintenance problems but we like...

Just picking up on oldmanofthehills' comment re weather helm and centre of effort of sails. This concept of cof e of sails versus centre...

Thanks. My engines are under the bunks so I need to check that aspect.

The cheap controller will be pulse width modulated type not MPPT as claimed. (possibly) PWM is in effect a simple connection solar pV...

The eBay one is unlikely to be MPPT and although will work will not be as efficient as the the victron especially in lower sun conditions.