Recent content by westernman

Not really. They tend to heel to 25 degrees or so, then they carve through the waves like a hot knife though butter. Unless heading dead down wind - but nobody will do that in such a boat in anything other than dead calm conditions - and even then you would head up a bit and set the biggest...

That would be next model up which is 13,800 here. It also includes electric windows in the rear as well.

In France the cheapest Dacia, the Sandero with no extras, has electric windows in the front, a media thingy to stream bluetooth audio etc. 11,990 Euros. It does have wind up windows in the back and does not have air conditioning (essential down here).

Thanks. Do you know anything about Mannol oils?

Maybe if these guys had put the boat on auto-pilot and had a GPS accurate to 1cm they would not have scraped the bridge:-

I am sure we have some experts here who can help me out. I have the following specifications for which I am trying to buy some oil for. Ideally from my local Feu Vert or something like that. For transmission and hydraulic system: SAE 80 Hydraulic Transmission Oil: ISO VG 46 What are good...

A tame way of falling into the water compared to pitch poling.

A Lark is similar weight, size and performance to an Enterprise. I think the Lark looks much better though. GP 14 is really heavy - but nowhere near as heavy as a Wayfarer.

It must be time for a new anchor thread.....

I have never heard anyone call a Lark light. But yes - good sailing for two people, not too challenging and chances of getting a reasonable one cheap.

I bet the rates at the "Marina Ibiza" in August will make your eyes water. Berths - Marina Ibiza

I joust. Retracting is a PITA.

We are 15.3m LOD, 20m LOA. We have never had to book ahead. [ Western end of the French med, and the eastern end of the Spanish med and Balearic islands]

I apologise for the upcoming pornography. I think the only part of the original which was used was the upper half of the transom. Rotten bits where removed and what was left was used in the lower half of the "new" transom. Everything else in the boat is new. This kind of thing has been done...

I buy my Rolex's in Bangkok. I don't feel the need to invest in expensive bits of plastic to protect them......