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Difficult to believe that a builder would attach a chainplate with screws. I would expect a tapped plate bonded into the moulding, which...

Lovely looking boats, very expensive, especially new, with nice features. I was very impressed at a recent boat show with everything but...

Island Packet use thick aluminium backing plates. I fitted two threaded eyes-12mm ones-and used some 10mm aluminium plate I had left...

Lovely boats, well built, very expensive. I will be selling our Island Packet SP Cruiser in 2025/6. A 2007 build, all the bells and...

How do you keep the ice in your drinks?

This is a definite possibility. Disconnect the drive belt for a few seconds-just long enough to see if it is OK without a highly...

Is it possible that alternator is over loading engine at low revs Seem to remember this happening on one

Shall we have a sweepstake? Will Wandsy buy a boat or not? What odds-anyone care to make a suggestion? I dont think he will ever buy...

Read Sir Alec Rose's "My lively Lady" He tells how he purchased an ex liberty boat lifeboat, converted it and started his sailing...

If you are not deep draught, there are plenty of places to anchor avoiding the worst excesses of summer visitors.

The key is purely a locator. The drive is taken by the taper. Very important to ensure the prop/shaft joint is not 'keybound'. This...