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Not 30 knots, or one of those water jets that allow someone to fly. There is some thrust though, I used to run a line from a "U" bolt on...

May not be relevant here but when teaching tides I would get students to look at the tidal stream atlas for HW Dover. Local HW but tidal...

Have you cleaned the tank and fuel lines as their could be a blockage upstream? Am rather surprised as I had a Honda lawn mower that...

30mm=3cm, just over an inch in old money. Are you sitting next to a tide gauge to measure so accurately?

Usually the Rocna resets very well but two reversals with unusual side effects were too much for its holding.

That was my preferred method of securing the boat in Norwegian anchorages, have also managed it a few times when bad weather expected in...

People used to anchor, sleep soundly, and wake up in the same place, long before mobile phones were dreamt of. According to @Neeves...

I fitted one in the 80's to a boat that would be cruising for up to 6 months each summer as far easier and lighter to carry paraffin for...

I think the correct term is 'moment of inertia'. The mast acts to dampen the speed of the roll.

You may want to brush up on your navigation. ;) Welcome to the forum.

You will need to see exactly where you are pointing the lance as it needs to be very close to be effective. I have used it to poke...

Taking all on board... SRM has it – hate the idea of kit lying around hardly ever used (speaking as a tight Yorkshireman). Can’t be...

Many years ago I was interested. At that time it was a case of applying for an invitation with details of the boat. I got an invitation...

If you can identify the make and parts number of oil and fuel filters on the engine you can probably obtain equivalent replacements...

If that blade is the one that should have the magnet stuck in it - without the magnet - its useless. You can repair that with gluing a...