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yes, that makes sense. ta
9 Aug 2024
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storm sail fitting
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You will also need to consider a suitable deck fitting to take the stay loads, positioned so storm sail and hanks can not touch/damage...
9 Aug 2024
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Will my boat journey be rough?
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10-11 second period is quite long, more of a swell than waves. Go out and see, if you don't like it head back in. Nothing wrong with...
9 Aug 2024
srm
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storm sail fitting
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I had a cutter rig on 35ft plus short bowsprit. Had a high clew headsail made having specified good windward shape when deeply rolled...
9 Aug 2024
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A game changer watermaker if its as good as claimed.
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Yes, I remember that. The guy behind the idea got very upset when people questioned it and some offered to review it. I think the mods...
9 Aug 2024
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A game changer watermaker if its as good as claimed.
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Some time ago there was a low cost propeller towed water maker that never worked and was discussed here. The real issue is the lack of...
9 Aug 2024
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Tide Clocks
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If you sail in an area with an asymmetrical tide curve it won't be any use. Like the old "rule of twelfths" the machine assumes a...
9 Aug 2024
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Thanks all I was thinking of getting it for home for the kids to get to know the pattern, but now I feel that hanging a printed sheet by...
9 Aug 2024
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Emergency tiller
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I bought a used Monitor windvane gear at a sensible price (and sold an Aries). Monitor offer a kit to convert the gear to an emergency...
9 Aug 2024
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YM- exam only?
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When running practical courses for pilotage exercises I would find my own clearing lines, as wide as possible, then sit on the counter...
8 Aug 2024
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That works. The other way of looking at it is most of the time you don't need to know exactly where you are, but just where you're not!
8 Aug 2024
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Emergency tiller
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When I bought my Prout catamaran it had an emergency tiller that fitted into the stbd rudder. The boat had been coded for commercial use...
8 Aug 2024
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Recessed Foot Step
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On two of my boats with shroud chain plates on the deck edge I fitted three rungs of ratlines above the top guard rail. The primary...
7 Aug 2024
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Dinghy boarding steps on our 45’ aluminium hull:
7 Aug 2024
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Have seen welded in steps up the sides of large steel fishing vessels. Something of a modern boat owner's myth. Older boats such as...
7 Aug 2024
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