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What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?
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Not easily. Legs are expensive to buy and you really need to use them regularly to justify having them. Careening is a no-no with most...
Today at 17:52
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What anodes required for Vp2030
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Should not really be necessary, although it can help if you are in a high eroding area. The leg anode will go first as it is closest but...
Today at 16:11
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What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?
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Not all bilge keels are the same. Later well designed ones like the Sadler, Hunters Cobras Mirages later Westerlys and Moodys are very...
Today at 16:07
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What anodes required for Vp2030
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No. 130 did not come in until 2005 and very few were fitted to the 2030. The plate shows a reduction ratio of 2.47:1 which is correct...
Today at 12:39
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What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?
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Only a tiny minority of cruising boats are old style long keel and the majority really don't seem to have a problem with their boats and...
Today at 12:36
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Tranona
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What anodes required for Vp2030
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That is a 120S saildrive and you will need a modified anode from Ambassador Marine.
Today at 12:23
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Whipping with loops
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With polyester there is no need for whipping - just seal the end and then sew in a loop which will be no larger than the rope. As an...
Today at 10:49
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Tranona
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What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?
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The boat design is largely irrelevant as just about any boat designed for coastal cruising will do the job. The challenge you have is...
Today at 10:15
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Yet another AC/DC Earthing/Grounding Question
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The anodes in the engine cooling system are unconnected with anything outside. They sit in a different body of water/electrolyte. The...
Yesterday at 23:17
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Tranona
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Whipping with loops
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Easier to sew the loops in afterwards using a sailmakers needle and whipping twine.
Yesterday at 18:30
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Old XM 260 inflatable is it Hypalon or PVC construction.
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This polymarine.com/advice/pvc-or-hypalon/ may help. Not listed there but almost certainly PVC as it is a badged "generic" Chinese type.
Yesterday at 15:48
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Yet another AC/DC Earthing/Grounding Question
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I understand that and have just commented on why most of it is unnecessary. Anodes are needed where 2 dissimilar metals are in contact...
Yesterday at 12:19
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Yet another AC/DC Earthing/Grounding Question
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Then it is not necessary. Through hulls do not require any anodes. However the connection to the engine may well be as a path to the...
Yesterday at 12:03
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Hull number on Hunter Duette.
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I believe they, like many other builders used sail number to identify where it was in the production run. not reliable as easy to...
Yesterday at 11:59
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Yet another AC/DC Earthing/Grounding Question
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What is it bonded to and protecting?
Yesterday at 11:55
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