Recent content by Sea Devil

For the 3rd time my Raymarine ST60 log insert - water ingress blocker - has pulled out completely when changing from paddle wheel to blank. Frightening amount of water rushes in until blank is screwed into place! What is happening is the arrowed 'stainless' clip is releasing the circled inlet...

I absolutely stand corrected but I don't think the average beginner family sailor is going to have the wife and kids on the rail trying to keep the boat upright! :-) my video was intended for beginners - newbies to boating - Experienced sailors like you don't need my video.

I think it was my video which started this thread which has drifted off but my latest video addresses some of my feelings about Raymarine products which are not quite what they seem. Re my 2 wheel comments, the video was mainly being viewed by fairly inexperienced sailors and I wanted to point...

I am very unhappy with Raymarine products. I have just posted a video about some of them

The copyright possibly is owned by the surveyor... Normally ask the broker/previous possible purchaser for a copy of the survey and 'normally' they will end it to you... The person who commissioned the survey will certainly be pleased to share it with you for a fee to help offset their loss I...

I will try to remember to let you know when the insurance video comes out which I think - hope will be helpful... It will be on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCHwNBRMwKc-aYYdKzYON4Q my SailingGently channel... Insurance is a big topic out here but everyone has it and thousands sail...

I have 365 insurance with hurricane cover and am writing a script at this moment for a video on the subject but: Thousands of boats out here in marinas either hurricane season afloat with everything stripped off - sprayhood, bimini, sails etc and employ a guardinage company to look after them...

It's changed a lot since I was in the Caribbean for around 3 years some 30 years ago! It's modernised and become much more commercial but with the option of still being able to spend the entire time swinging on the hook 365 anywhere from Trinidad to Puerto Rico to the ABCs to Mexico and being...

Fine - enjoyable although Biscay was sometimes a bit lumpy.. So many lovely little ports all the way to Corunna it was always fun.

See you out there... Because I will be marina based and go off sailing to the other islands only when the mood takes me, I do not feel very reliant on solar power and just want a power source when on anchorage .... I am keen to keep auxiliary equipment as simple as possible... and as...

2 x 65w flexible for 150 euros the two. Most attractive thing was the price... All part of preparing the boat for shipping to the Caribbean this November

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I am having 2 65w solar panels attacher to my bimini... If I don't complete the wiring run to the battery for a few weeks will it damage the panels having nowhere to 'send' the charge to?... Leaving the two leads unattached to anything?? Thanks Michael