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It would appear that the boat was dangerously unstable. What a nightmare. Red Sea tourist boat sinking: Survivors tell BBC of...

Thanks, everyone. No Fertan, then. I know spraying it is very much second best, but the only time I could see me using that anchor is if...

All I'm going to say on the subject of Snappie travellers is that we never found it to be a problem. It doesn't take up a lot of room...

My tiller steered boat originally had the traveller at the back of the transom. The owner prior to me moved it to the companionway. We...

We had a Snapdragon 24 for about 18 years until Madame could no longer manage the companionway easily. Not the fastest boat around...

True, but how many million-pound boats are there in Oban, and how many in Solent Marinas? Don't get me wrong, looking at the map, Oban...

I have an anchor which has been treated with a cold galvanising paint and, a few years on, is now well speckled with rust. It's a spare...

Exactly, but it's a useful figure to remind someone who's thinking about buying a boat that buying is the easy bit. IIRC, the 10% isn't...

It’s scrap. All IMHO.

A lovely boat, but I've got far too much sense and far too little money and energy for a wooden boat. Like the old joke about dogs and...

Same, but not in crowded waters, as you can't change course in a hurry if someone ignores colregs (that "I'm racing" guy, for instance)...

Hammerite metal primer, then a spray of the Hammerite that you like. Optionally, Fertan treatment first.