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A free tip - buy a new silicon base gasket from Ebay and use it to replace the supplied rubber one to avoid a smell of burning rubber...

Plenty of Albin Vegas around in excellent condition in the £6k - £8k range. A very handy wee boat for a cheap liveaboard/offshore...

This sort of thing is not a problem on proper boats 😅. - W

I have worn various 'boat shoes' and the best grip is definitely bare feet. As for protection - I now virtualy never stub a toe. Being...

No, do you? — W

Tell him I'll give him £500 (forum limit) for his boat right now. Thanks, - W

I never wear shoes on board if it is warm enough for feet. - W

Bare feet are best - W

Curious that me posting that a friend's daughter was having to sell his boat to pay for his funeral generated a warning and removal...

Hopefully new sailors will avoid anchoring in situations where severe snubbing / snatch loads are likely to occur while the anchor is...

Not by you! I repeat that I have never claimed expertise "in all things anchoring" or indeed in anything. Come on, show me even one...

I guess this depends on your windless. We use thin polyester double braid and despite anchoring near 365 days a year there are virtually...

Thankyou for the lecture Neeves. I use a nylon snubber and chain hook. The snubber is a little less than one boat length. It works...

The extract you have diligently copied says the windlass should not take the full force when AT ANCHOR. Because of snubbing, iesnatch...