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If absolutely nothing is working it sounds like battery connections. Unless your van has a 1-2-Both switch😉

Dick Durham tested a novel antifouling technique about 10(?) years ago, reported in YM. It was a collection of thin, self adhesive...

I think Jonathan was commenting on the effectiveness of some modern antifouling paints that do not live up to their advertising. As this...

I have read technical papers suggesting that in elderly GRP layups a strength reduction can occur when the bond between resin and glass...

Your Redflash has a shorted cell, the charger would have tried to put as much charge into this as possible, which would cause it to get...

I have had the same Dyneema shackle on my genoa sheets for a number of years now. The outer sheath has faded noticeably in the Greek sun...

.............. Thank you for the vote👍 The big plus for synthetic lubricants is their greatly reduced oxidation rate at high...

That may be true for your style of boat use but in mine in the Aegean we often motor for voyages of many hours. In a good season our...

API CI-4 has all the properties we could ask for, along with a modern additive package.

Oil for yacht engines This is an excellent source of information on oil for yacht engines. Personally, I use the following in our...

Opposite for us. After holding us all night in quite wild conditions our Rocna suddenly dragged at about 0700. Hauling it in we found a...

Your best bet is probably some sort of super-zoom/bridge camera. The more modern ones have built-in image stabilization so you won't...

Bruce anchors are notoriously good at collecting rocks Not to be outdone my Rocna has collected a very similar one, but being less...

Care is needed when buying Planar heaters. The name is not registered and thus can and is used by Chinese advertisers. Planar changed...

And Maxwell. I have one.