xyachtdave

Dual lever isn't that uncommon, I've seen it on fishing boats and work boats. It's a great way to destroy your drive plate by switching...

The mate's boat was, at least, labelled, but yes, it was easy to get it wrong when things are getting interesting, so it really mattered...

Especially if, as on a friend's boat, the throttle is fitted across the boat, so it isn't obvious which is which.

That sounds like a recipe for disaster! Reminded me of when a mate bought an old grot box thinking he'd got himself a 36ft boat...

*engineers weep silently into their tea*

I’m not sure you’ll be able to round the nuts and bolts off properly with a really good one!

And a lot cheaper than a lathe.

Sorry but that looks like a good tool to completely round off a nut or bolt head to me!

What a week away that was, escaping the French authorities to nearly fall foul of Ramsgate Port Control on your return!

Port Control tried to turn me away too, insisting Nepos was not on their list. I had to firmly insist that we had booked with the...

Ditto, I've been on a boat where the two-blade folding prop (no idea which make) was distinctinctly underwhelming in reverse - meaning...

of course what I really want is one of these....

Empty Yacht Found High and Dry on Cornish Coast

More throttle is often applied in these situations rather than less so that's a possibility. Exactly that situation prompted my query...

Amazing that level of damage can happen on a sailing school boat berthing in a marina. I wonder what the circumstances were…