Recent content by tony_lavelle

I have the same problem. Did you ever find a fix?

I bought a dozen new Treadmaster panels for my Westerly Corsair. The original panels are 4ft x 3ft but the new ones are 1200 x 900 mm. This means there is a noticeable gap where the new ones are smaller by 19mm in length and 14mm in width, exposing where the old panels have been . removed. I...

Thanks Fred, I've nicked the above for the MSBA website (www.msba.org.uk)

Sorry if this has been mentioned before but has anyone looked at the percentage of attacked boats that have (1) black bottoms, (b) spade rudders, (c) fin keels, (d) GRP hulls All the photos I've seen are of GRP yachts with fin keels and/or spade rudders and black-painted bottoms, so they might...

OK thanks everyone for your helpful answers. Clearly I'm not the only one who's confused.

A friend with an uncoded "heritage" tug registered as a pleasure vessel says he can only have 12 people total on board. I thought that the SOLAS limit of 12 applied only to passengers, the crew being addional to this provided they have a genuine role in managing the vessel. I'm not sure whether...

My Beneteau 311 was 25mm (I think), but that was with a Volvo Penta 2020.

Some solo sailors fly a numeral 1 pennant (big red dot on white background) with the same meaning, especially in Europe I'm told. Very useful on inland waters so lock keepers and bridge operators are aware.

Apparently it's on the "Ramsgate Riviera"

I thought cruising was forbidden at weekends as it reduces the bar and galley takings!

Sakura looks like a Contessa 26 heavily modified (recently I suspect) for single-handed blue water sailing with a junk rig and blanked off windows, plus wind vane and viewing dome. The Junk Rig Association may have details. I reckon she could get off the shingle with a high tide and a lot of...

My motor cruiser had a new Raymarine autopilot fitted 5 years ago by the previous owner with two P70R control/display heads (new type with with rotary knob). The "up top" one went blank during the winter due apparently due to moisture getting into the LCD panel in the sealed unit, supposedly...

If you want to organise a group visit to the sub, the owner (John Sutton) is usually happy to oblige for a small fee. It's amazing inside. See the movie Black Sea starring Jude Law on YouTube.

What is the max air draft to get through the bridge from Limehouse Basin? I have seen various figures quoted. all pretty low.

Having recently tried to organise a club rally to London I discovered that most of the marinas have stopped accepting visitors, leaving only St Kats, which is eye-wateringly expensive and has limited capacity to get boats in and out through the lock. Limehouse (now run by Aquavista) has stopped...