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Not really. You would need a second block. - W

Low friction snap rings are cheaper. - W

Of course

Avy-J has no genoa track, and I do not intend to fit one. The genoa sheets are led to the winches via blocks shackled onto the toerail. The genoa is a fairly high-cut yankee, so the lead is not too bad with one or two reefs rolled in, but obviously any more than that and I would like to move...

Or get used to it working backwards, like we did. - W

I used plastic electrical conduit, supplemented the stickyback with sealant and painted it gold to match the anodising. It's lasted 6 years so far (he said, touching wood . . .) - W

He got back to me straight away, but no joy. - W

The There is more space on the pontoon than on my boat

It's not the GPS aerial, I have tried a new one. - W

I like locking turns 😎 - W

As some of you will know from a previous thread, our HP33A on Avy-J is suffereing from the dreaded 'no GPS signal' and we are going to have to replace it. Thing is, I went to a lot of effort to neatly flush mount it and the 528A has a completely different footprint. Is it sensible to try to get...

If you want to get rid of the old powdery antifoul and get down to a hard, smooth substrate thst is maybe halfway through the previojs coat as well, use a Bahco scraper or similar. I did this a month ago and got down to a hard multi-coloured surface by applying just the right amount of...

Ordered one. - W

That looks like a very handy tip. Does it stay on a whirling prop and stop fouling on a stationary one as well? - W

When we were out of the water a month ago I noticed a pinkish tinge to our 3 year old prop and a bit of a dull sound when tapped. I blamed myself for not having fitted a shaft zinc when the prop was fitted 33 months ago, and duly fitted one. We then had to lift out a month later, a month we...