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Having faced the same dilemma "Do I buy a Scrubbis" I did and can now say first hand I wish I hadn't. If there are any small crustaceans on the hull the Scrubbis will self destruct. I wasn't aware there were any crustaceans from the surface it just looked fibrils of weed. Although I had...

Happy to keep in touch PM me when you know what you are doing. Pierced heart was awesome one of the longest displays I have seen.

If you are travelling to Falmouth to cross your best bet would be to head for Alderney. Otherwise I would be taking the typical Poole to Cherbourg route. From Falmouth you will be looking at over 20 hrs and a night crossing which Day skippers may not be familiar with, the alternate being just...

I'll bet you enjoyed the airshow. I saw it as I left the Humber bound for Newcastle on Saturday morning. You will have seen the wind was right on the nose !! 26 hrs of motoring !!! I'm not familiar with the boat. What sort of legs do you have in mind? Can you take the ground? I haven't time...

You might want to consider a Dutch river cruiser, generous in proportion and mostly rated up to F8, and engined for a more sedate pace rather than getting on the plane as fast as possible. There are a few in the UK but those are frequently quite new so a trip to Holland after locating a few to...

Thanks for all the feedback I'm convinced enough to take a punt and by one

I have had some nyloc nuts suffer from uv degradation over a long period of time, not on my boat. The nyloc was uppermost and exposed to the sun daily and we are talking years. All that said I do have stainless nylocs inside holding my shrouds without issue.

Whilst there is no substitute for hauling out to get at the hull as anyone tried the Scrubbis and if so what feedback can you give. I am considering buying one but looking to see how well it works or whether there are better alternatives?

Hi I have my own boat in Whitehaven so would be very interested to help if still required