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If you are a believer in KISS why are you even contemplate using such a thing on a 28' boat? Don't waste any money except for adding...

Suspect the engine/box is now out of line with the shaft. The shaft will be a very close fit - was it difficult to get it out? In...

They have been for over 40 years, long before the material became common in ball valves.

Yes. Most states set requirements for both boats and skippers for commercial use. Inevitably they are more stringent than those for...

That only applies to the river Thames. It is effectively a bye-law and is not precedent for anywhere else. Most rivers harbours and many...

It is not a matter of price - it would be illegal to import a Vega from Sweden into the UK. Even if you consider price a top notch legal...

Depends on what type they are. If they are Blakes, highly unlikely they need replacing. If they are ball valves then you essentially...

There are often differences between "markets" that can be exploited whether it is because of differences in fiscal regimes, regulations...

For £25k budget to a ready to go boat you are in more modern boats including Sadler 29 and 32, possibly Fulmar, Moody 30 and 33 and if...

8 hours is unusual, never mind 24 (although I once did over7 days under motor in delivery mode across the Med). Even 8 hours motoring...

That is quite common. Most marina contracts are fixed term and non transferrable. The seller is misleading if he suggests otherwise...

Hot air gun and a Bahco scraper...

Agree totally. Boats are toys and perhaps better to treat as a sunk cost. There is no reliable way of determining residual values or...

At displacement speeds that is only 100 hours a year. At planing speeds about 40 hours

You need to understand how batteries are used in small sailing boats like the OPs Sadler 26. The typical daily consumption when cruising...