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Stemar reacted to franksingleton's post in the thread Has somebody broken the Met Office weather model? with
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We were in Brittany, as far south as La Turballe for much of July, August, early September. For long periods all the forecast models... -
What you do to your boat is entirely your choice, but if you did that on my boat you'd be politely told to use your dinghy - or possibly...
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Stemar replied to the thread Cleaning Gas Cooker Burners.Don't just clean out the holes, there's supposed to be a small gap all the way round that maintains a small flame under the holes to...
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Stemar replied to the thread Pippin 20 Thread - For New and Experienced Owners :).I expect that you'll find the rot goes further than you think, but scarf jointing a new piece in shouldn't be too difficult. As for...
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Stemar replied to the thread Darkening paint.Years ago, I had to paint the walls of a house. The owner wanted pink, but the only locally available paint was PINK - a violent...
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Stemar replied to the thread Dipping an eye?.Dipping is certainly what I was taught on my DS, though I don't think it was called that. We had an excellent example of what not to do...
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Pretty sure this was taught on my day skipper a million years ago. It's normal practice if sharing a cleat as far as Im aware. I suppose...
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Stemar replied to the thread What has happened to all the motorsailers?.Could be a nice boat with a bit quite a lot of TLC. If I did take the plunge, the first job would be to get rid of that saloon carpet...
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Stemar replied to the thread Woman dies after shark attack while sailing in a catamaran 278nm SW of Gran Canaria.Horrible, certainly, but shark attacks are pretty rare - you're far more likely to die falling overboard
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Stemar replied to the thread Bringing Lines Aft.Looking at the photo, you've got a hole that goes through the top of the casting. Could you fit the pin for the sheaves through this so...
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Stemar replied to the thread Easy to reef, shaking out a struggle.On my previous boat, I had a similar issue, solved by adding a block at the luff cringles, rather than passing the line through the...
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Stemar replied to the thread Best antifouling this year?.On a drying mooring in Portsmouth Harbour, I gave up on antifoul. I'd tried several brands, and they were all a waste of money...
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Stemar replied to the thread Southampton Boatshow.That's why I'm an offshore member, paying a bit every month, but I wouldn't take it kindly if someone was aggressive about asking me for...
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Stemar replied to the thread Pompous Boat Terminology and Boat Owners.A good few years ago, Madame tutored French. One of the snottier parents she had to deal with said, one day, "we went to St Tropez for...
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Stemar replied to the thread New Benjenbav - spot the difference.Similar photos when house-hunting a few years ago caused me to come up with the expression "To lie like an estate agent's photo"