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Any guidance please.

I have seen a stain for use with Le Tonk. but it says it has a green sheen. Are there alternatives for Le Tonk ?

Well done my friend. A small boat, single-handed is where real sailors are made. There are plenty of Yachtmasters around who have never been out there on their own .

Well done, an old fashioned adventure, requiring no flights. Brilliant

Torquay.

Well done Dreamer , that was quintessential PBO explanation- comprehensive and clear to understand.

Yes indeed, I think this OP (not that I know what an OP is !) has had his answer. Thank you 'Me Ansomes' (Cornish you know , the Cornish we First Nation's use! )

Fitted new Blakes seacock. Must it only be Blakes grease ?

Having found last season the brass and stainless steel main engine seacock coming apart I've just finished installing a Blakes. Why - you can take a Blakes apart and see what's happening, use a bit of grinding paste, and put it back again with confidence.

I bought a boat with a Dolphin. After many mishaps in not having complete control, out it came and in went a Yanmar 1GM1O. What I should have done was to have bought the boat having negotiated down the price to cover the cost of engine replacement - but that's for clever people !

Being a luddite in this age of IT,, I can never entirely leave paper charts . So like any none politician, I compromise. So YEOMAN NAVIGATOR it is !

What are the circumstances for using a SLOW hardener ?

My last boat had a bowsprit with the anchor roller on the end of it. My current boat has no bowsprit , just a bow roller. When pulling up my danforth anchor, in even a slight sea, it is very difficult to hold off the anchor from bashing my wooden bow. Any ideas ?