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Adding a bow thruster to your existing boat will make life easier, and would be a significant difference, but so will gaining...

'Especially when the tide & wind are strong' that's for sure, choose your conditions, boating is not like driving a car single engine...

tnx, yes whipping great thought, thin the 3 strands (y)

the gypsy states '12mm' rope needed only the spiced bit that is causing the prob, so putting two strands in a long splice would be an...

agree octoplat does not work - tried it, sent it back, chandlers not impressed 'but I might have spread it over two links' yes, that...

indeed, may have to go to all chain your previous setup with a back splice, any concerns about the reduced strength with two core round...

i have 12mm nylon with 8m chain on a vertical lewmar windlass fitted on a central support above the locker the splice, when new, goes...

tnx, guys, bullfinch has excellent parts yeh cut it and extend it is an option, bit naff :sneaky:

need to be able to disconnect the hose from the wall fitting, this will do the job but i need a longer hose, can i fit a new hose, not...

Are you sure you really are "asking for a friend"......

Using sufficient force with a hammer on a prop retained by its shaft without completely solid hard point opposing the hammer looks like...

Yes it could be the wire at the Spade connector or the Connector itself. - what I am saying is before you go to the hassle of removing...

Everyone talks about wind. But really the sea state is the governing factor. The wind direction and local geography together with tidal...

How old of a git will you be in another 20 years?

I had to drill a small hole in an awkward corner where there wasn't room for my Makita right-angle drill. One of these drill...