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I said pretty much this after seeing the Aquaholic videos at the Princess factory. Men, hand making individual wiring harnesses for the...

It’s interesting to me that my 2002 Jenneau boat has a fully connectorised automotive style wiring harness. It looks like it was...

Since we rarely go beyond motoring range of a safe haven, my what-if plan is a big pair of bolt cutters (I'd cut the bottle screws or...

I only skipped through the article this morning but I was surprised by the downflooding angle for this boat, which I think was somewhere...

Yes, folk are buying quality and bespoke. Sun seeker is delivering bespoke, but not the best quality. Who cares if it takes 1 hour or...

As you have been told many times by myself and others you are misreading the Act. You are the only person who is taking this position...

I used to fill my Citroen CX up with 100% bio-diesel made from rape-seed in Munich. In 1995. It was marginally cheaper than diesel and...

Of course they did How do 95% of people buy a house? They put down a deposit & use the asset of the house as collateral against a loan...

There are competent builders in China. For instance many Nordhavns are built in China (I think the remainder are built in Taiwan)...

It seems to me that UK boatbuilders down the years all followed the same path - 'Let's build bigger and bigger boats until we go bust'...

Re post 12. Seems to be a recurring theme with UK boat builders. Lack of investment in new 'technology' to build and assemble boats.

I think you will find that the bit on hold is having to conform to the UK version of RCD (which at the moment is the same as the EU's...

The UK and EU have essentially the same rules on that point with the exception that I think the UK have extended the three year time...

So it is very effective for anti-fouling??

Only if you sail back again within the time limit for RGR which I think is three years. Also watch out for a possible trap with respect...