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Good job I’m 5ft 10!

@SimonD yes it is that one and I was being a bit generous! Spoken to a Yanmar specialist this morning so have some idea of the possible...

Went to look at one of these today. Windlass motor was covered in flaking rust; stern engine mounts were quite rusty; engine (Yanmarr...

Be careful what you report. Ponsharden boatyard is technically the other side. I haven’t been up there but the limited reporting...

Are you removing and replacing the bolts? If you are reusing or replacing with ferrous then you will get iron sickness at some point...

Lavac tried that as a vacuum seal but it wasn’t very popular ;)

Just to be clear, amongst other things, we (Nestaway Boats) sell ePropulsion, Torqeedo, TEMO and ThrustMe electric outboards. Anyway...

@PaulRainbow whats the practical difference between the EchoMap and the GPSMap?

Ask @jwilson if his boat in Falmouth is available

Fothering was (and possibly still is) a standard damage control practice in the RN. I’ve never done it in practice (either from my...

You could attempt to fother it by attaching ropes to each corner of a sheet/duvet and pulling it under water to seal the opening. It...

Personally I would fix with epoxy/thickened epoxy having wiped the surfaces down with acetone. When clamped you should get squeeze out...

Butyl tape. Put a bead around the frame and a small piece under the crew heads. Never sets and any squeeze out can be trimmed.

But if the original layup was epoxy then polyester has poor chemical bond characteristics. Usually easier to use epoxy as that bond to...

What is the replacement ply for? If it’s just a pad on the inside of the boat (to screw something to) then an adhesive such as Sika 291...