steve yates

Theres a lot of truthin that, and yet…. And yet… :) I own two old boats, one was slowly done up over two years, and even now is out...

I'm looking to buy at present and spending days trawling through ads and my costs spreadsheet trying to work out what scenario offers...

It may be the quickest and most sensible thing to do but while we'd like to get there in reasonable time it's as much about getting to...

Very sensible approach. Take your time, get to know your boat and enjoy the trip. It will be a blast. Need to work with tides and...

It came with my boat when I bought it in 2015, so it was already second hand then. Had numerous issues with the carb and other bits and...

Interested if Ian doesnt buy it.

So, as you say, this is a very minor thing. And any discrepancy easily cleared up by the marina staff. That's my interest, not the...

Sell it and buya brand new one if you dont go electric. My engineer told me to do that two years ago, said I would get £600 for it so...

A slightly off beat take on this. The benefits of an electric ob are so huge, and the drawbacks so obvious, that perhaps folk could...

True but theres all sorts of explanations. The most likely being they took themselves to hospital on arrival to patch up the injuries...

Its an incredibly minor, local news item. You don’t really think that a single one of those sites will have done any journalism at all...

I think you thought my first comment was a dig at the BBC, it wasn't. This is how journalism works in the UK these days, unfortunately...

When I'm sailing, especially deliveries, I read anything but books about sailing..... :)

Best invention for sailors that roam is the mighty kindle!

It didnt happen in gosport. it hit a wall in cowes, search was launched but couldnt find them then the boat turned up in gosport.