Recent content by tomboy352

Thanks, This is my prefered option. I have ordered a gelcoat match from Halbergrassy at £42 for a sample size and Im off to Glasgow , so I will pick up some parafin wax from Allscot Distributors as my last lot has dissappeared in the bottle Prepare Job nearly fill with a gelcoat/silica mix...

Hi my pontoon lines slacked off under load in a winter gale resulting in damage where the bow tried to cut into the pontoon, before the staff saw the problem, In the past I have repaired small blemishes using clingfilm and tape to hold the gelcoat. As the damage just reaches the matting and...

We lived at anchor 4months p.a x 6 yrs plus some travelling . On solar panels, running fridge and tv etc. On 3 x 70ah agms of unknown make. I am hoping that a 500 squid investment on a known brand will see us out. Although these days We will spend more time alongside Old or damaged...

I have emailed manufacture code and state of charge to Tanya Support asking for production date. When I get a reply I tell them that I will fully charge the batteries and monitor that they hold the charge. But I expect that it would be capacity that suffered rather than ability to hold a charge

Hi all, I have just received my Tanya Victron AGM’s. The voltage is 12.65v as read with. Fluke technicians multimeter. There is evidence of an attempt to clean dust off the top. I like to see 12.8v on a new battery which suggests to me that the AGMs have been self discharging for some time...

Thanks for the ideas guys. I Think I will try attaching the shock chord to the eyelets and the hooks to cut out chafe and perhaps the next size up of shock chord 8mm. On our yacht, I use standard type shockchord with the wire hooks at the mast to stop halyard rattle on the mast. The shock...

My daughter has recently bought a 31 aft cockpit , long keel s/y which has a nice, bespoke cockpit/boom tent. It fits around the topping lift, ties to the back stay with the 4 corners tied off to stanchion basses. The cover has eyelets at about 12" intervals which are loosely laced with a...

I have found some in Germany Daniel Gorgeous of Bremen have responded to my emails. I don't know the details yet but they have said that they will post 2 tubes to me

Hi, Does anyone know where I can CURRENTLY buy a couple of tubes of Black sea line 100 ? Chris

I have found a price list for a boatyard in Madeira, underneath the runway. It would appear that the longer you stay there, the more the daily rate is. To stay longer than 2 months in the yard, undercover,mast up, exclusive of hoist and cradle rental for 10m - 12m craft is upwards of Euro E23...

I have been using Mscan Meteo (the pay version) for more than 15 years. It will auto tune your receiver if you have the right model, there is a list. It decodes fax and RTTY and also navtex. Once you have it up and running and all the cables made up, it is very good, but at the price, you...

Azores berthing At that price differential, It would be worth tying up as a visitor, flying home, if I run out of time, and then returning to do a winter deal as a temp resident.

We have just wintered shore in Faro/Algarve, 2012/2013 and if the Azores High developes intime for our April to August cruise, we will consider wintering our boat in the Azores or Maderia for about 8 months 2013/2014 .Factoring in one return uk flight and afordable boatyard storage costs...

flares Thanks guys for your imput, I will look into Ayamonte and the Boom boom option. The hazardous transport costs are looking like over £400 for up to 100 kg minimum charge. Apparently, classed as un 1.4 explosives. Chris

Does anyone have any idea how much flares cost in Portugal ? where a typical coastal flare pack might cost £100 in England. Im looking at options to renew my flares over there. Thanks