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Boom roller reefing
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Have only sailed on two boats with roller boom reefing. The second yacht I owned, delivery trip from Dartmouth to Shetland convinced me...
26 Jul 2024
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Shetland and Fair Isle are on the list. No passports so no further this time. Was in Stromness yesterday and looks the same as it was...
25 Jul 2024
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Congratulations. I would suggest Fair Isle, then Shetland, all doable with day sails but beware the tides. Then an overnight passage...
25 Jul 2024
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Stern spring or bow spring which ever works better. In our case we almost always stern spring as there is a reasonable curve from...
25 Jul 2024
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Sailing goose winged in light wind along Loch Ness heading south west. Boat in the distance ahead also goose winged. Distance between us...
25 Jul 2024
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The simple answer is yes. With a stern spring it is the lever between the prop and cleat. With a bow spring its more a case of using...
25 Jul 2024
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Lots of rope work I would imagine. Presumably being pulled by horses?
25 Jul 2024
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Quite some years ago, a friend with an 'Antigua' catamaran in Liverpool wanted to 'get some miles in' and asked me to take them ( him/it...
25 Jul 2024
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A bit of thread drift. The first time I went through the Caledonian Canal I looked through the regulations for transiting vessels. The...
25 Jul 2024
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Please stop doing this .... it's better when everyone else thinks that there needs to be an anchor symbol or an entry in the pilot book. ;)
25 Jul 2024
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A thought
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Someone thinking outside the box seen in Angra today. Not a "recomended" anchorage, but no doubt very pleasant as we are in the middle...
24 Jul 2024
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Better still give someone the line to throw from the windward side, much easier and better range. Have done just this a few times to...
24 Jul 2024
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Or just warp/walk her out of the lock like in the old days and depart where the wall curves outside the gate.
24 Jul 2024
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Conventional theoretical advice is to attach a spring from the bow (rigged to slip) to a point well back and motor forward against it...
24 Jul 2024
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Jabsco HD Water pump (inbuilt) pressure switch issues?
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Have had similar cycling, but not so fast, without an accumulator in the circuit. Caused by a either a slow leak in the circuit or by...
24 Jul 2024
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