Recent content by wooslehunter

+1 for Bulgin. Swap them. I had the brass type on a previous boat & replaced them every few years. They look great for a season, then start to corrode & unless the connections are greased, they corrode too. Bulgin last for ever. I also had one connection for the wind instrument going through a...

I sold my boat which I'd fitted with Raymarine ST60 instruments & bought another at the start of last season. The new one has a Garmin plotter, plus other N2K connected Garmin kit. The wind instrument is an older type that's stand alone & I'd like to update & connect into the N2K network. I'm...

Having a spare antenna is always a good idea. If your only antenna is at the top of the mast, & you lose the mast, the antenna probably be under water or no longer connected. The alternative is a secondary pushpit mounted antenna or a handheld radio. If you have the former, simply swap the...

I have a CP-180i that's been absolutely fine since I bought it a few years ago. First trip out this season, it started to reboot randomly. I did a memory reset & problem seems to have been fixed. See chapter 17 in the manual on how to do it. Be careful though as resetting the memory will remove...

Hi All, I have an old 4HP Tomos outboard that's perfectly serviceable. But, some nice s..t stole the fuel tank. The problem is that the fuel connector seems to be unique & no longer available. Ive checked around the obvious sources & nothing found. Anyone know where I can get one to convert a...

Have one fitted in a Centuar. It’s mounted an a shelf for & I did look at replacing when I bought the boat 15yrs ago. It wasn’t working well. But I opted to service it & found a part broken in the pump. The most difficult job was getting it out; the bolts were poor quality & had rusted. It now...

I do it ashore. Take the hose off the raw water pump & connect another to a bucket. Put a hose pipe in the bucket & run for as long as I want. The hose pipe has a valve on the end so I can adjust the flow to match the demand from the engine. Once I'm done, I switch off the hose. Then add...

+1 for Christchurch Sailing Club. I stayed on their pontoon the year before last. Bit of a trek up the harbour but if you only draw 3' as do I, it's fine. Like many shallow places, you just have to get the tide right & stick to the marked channel. Club is friendly & an easy walk into town. I...

+1 for PLAN EVERYTHING. Ask marinas when you check in on VHF which side to rig the lines. If things are not going to plan when anchoring, berthing etc, bail out early & try again. Don't be embarrassed by trying again in marinas. Its far more embarrassing if you mess up completely & hit...

For what I've used them for for over 35 yrs yes. But for what they've diversified into in the past few years no. I first started using them as a teenager getting into electronics. I did an electronics degree & got some parts for my final year project from their Manchester branch that was...

I think of my rentals in terms of, would I be prepared to rent under my terms. 4 months is too short IMO. I generally offer 6 months with the idea that I'll offer a further 12 months if everything works out OK. If I get a really good feeling about the tenant, then I'll offer 12 months to start...

Since no qualifications are required in the UK for leisure boaters, the ICC was introduced to enable UK boaters to go to countries that require qualification. Hence there are a whole range of ways you can get one & there are a whole different set of categories for the ICC. From the RYA website...

Didn't get a chance to read the whole thread but take a look here: https://www.emsworthslippersc.org.uk/sailing/cruisers There's a photo of our lift. We do around 35 boats over a weekend & many have their masts lifted with our derrek. You can just about see it set up to the left of the lift...

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