Recent content by Tomahawk

If we winterise our boats in autumn, ……. why don’t we summerise them in spring?

He must have lived a good life to be so well remembered.

How to tell if there is fuel bug?

Thank you..

I am looking after a friends gin palace whilst he is a bit poorly. Turns out it has a lot of water in the fuel. I pumped most of the water out yesterday, but obviously I am concerned about fuel bug. The tank is almost full so a lot of fuel so far too much to simply throw away. I would rather...

I made the following commennt.. If the purpose of the restrictions is to protect the environment, it should apply to all people who take recreation in the area.Restrictions should specifically ban recreational diving amongst the seagrass. The only diving that should be allowed must be licensed...

I wonder if the so called charity actually knows what the little blighters are getting up to

Not any more

It's that Fred Rift at it again

What you have to appreciate about khaki coloured water is that it separates the men from boys.. what may look nice and friendly oft turns out to be a rather unforgiving sandbank..

What 30 Ft boat? Would you like some company?

Make a habit when entering Eastern of sticking close to the control tower until they give you the green light,,, then crossing the entrance to the southern breakwater before turning sharp to stb.. (and the reverse on the way out), they will get to know you and trust you. We were instructed to...

We breed them tough on the East oast

Given the level of population growth of Essex and Suffolk planned over the next two decades and the fact that every boatyard is full to the fences (which can be demonstrated by google satellite) there is clearly a lot of need for a lot more boating facilities. The problem is as always the eco...

It's a funny old world. Abaondoned and decaying boats become part of the eco system providing a habitat for anything that can shelter on them. Yet these days they have to be removed to portect the eco system.