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oldbloke
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Coming alongside pontoons with a cross-wind - advice needed please!
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I suspect it was no accident that you were given this berth. Get your name on the list to move to an easier one as as becomes available
23 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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How many have chosen to have a folding e-scooter on board ?
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I'm not in need of a mobility aid at present but can see the need on the far horizon. My issue is cardiac so within my limits I am fine...
20 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Reluctant crook…
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I know Customs and Excise are a law unto themselves but, "de minimis non curat lex" . Its not as if we are Belgian
20 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Reluctant crook…
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Considering the trek you would have to make to either Brixham or ,more likely, across the river and up the hill to Townstall. In either...
20 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Windlass why electric
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Surely it's the other way round , in light airs no strain pulling forwards on windless. It's in breeze , waves,foul current that engine...
17 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Do you have a Padel Court, the latest must have?
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Many many years ago, at anchor in Florida, watching the sun go down we could see ,silhouetted on the flybridge of a large motorboat, a...
17 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Windlass why electric
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The seas are full of people merrily using their windlass to pull their boats forwards and then pull their anchors up. I guess they have...
17 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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River Dart, Singlehander for Newbie
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Not quite answering your question but.. You have South Devon as your location, if you are resident in one of the coastal councils you...
16 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Wing keels - good or bad?
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There are plenty of Spring 25s that have lived happily in mud berths without sinking or tearing the keel off. It may have happened...
13 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Wing keels - good or bad?
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I used to have a MG Spring 25 which came with the wing Keel as standard. There were various stories/ theories but the main one was that...
13 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Windlass why electric
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On our 30'er I use my arms. No major problems with corrosion after 70yrs. Much quicker than a manual windlass, although I do get the...
12 Apr 2024
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Island Packet-are they worth it?
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Of course this is not about finkeel only and balance or motion is another thing. I thought the sentence was rather clear: lightweight...
12 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Skin cancer - sailing in Scotland
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This thread prompted me to Google. Whilst I am aware of the "hole" in the ozone layer I hadn't really realised the reality of the...
9 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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Skin cancer - sailing in Scotland
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You are mis-reading that. The UV tends to be absorbed by the atmosphere, so the further north the lower the UV. I think the big danger...
9 Apr 2024
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oldbloke
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What can I do with my oilies that are no longer needed?
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I am sure the Greig City Academy in London would find a good use for them
7 Apr 2024
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