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My Awlgrip stripes on the hull, 8 years old, are getting stained with what looks like salt? See attached. Does anyone know how to clean it off? I've tried the vinegar and baking soda trick but no luck! Or is it just UV damage and my Awlgrip needs redoing?

Whilst running the engine the volts on the control panel suddenly shot up to 15+, the plotter 12v alarm window came up, and the BMV alarm went off showing 15.86v?! I've had this before, and it turned out a new regulator and alternator refub/service did the trick, about 2 years ago. Surprised to...

Just wanted the latest advice on clearing in to Panama coming from east and wanting to visit San Blas, is it still: 1. Linton Bay 50nm west of San Blas, see the port captain in the marina 2. Bus to Portobello from there for immigration and passport stamp 3. Back to Linton and take the boat 50nm...

Heading to Santa Marta next week, been told to complete this check-mig before arrival but it doesn't work when you click Maritime, the entry port list is never populated, been trying this for weeks. Pre Registro Web No response from emailing everybody and anybody. The visa shops online say...

Leaving the Caribbean in the next week bound for Bonaire. Currently in Grenada, plan to head north to clear out in Carriacou before taking a WNW track for 300nm until 100nm north of Los Roques, before turning SW to round the bottom of Bonaire, 135nm. I'm reading about pirates, crime and general...

Does anyone have the polar values for a Hallberg Rassy 36 that I can put into predict wind? It has presets for a 342 and 37, but not a 36.

Noticed an interesting pattern with my battery bank which I can't understand. Victron smart battery monitor, 4x100Ah AGM Exide batteries, less than 12 months old. What I notice is that during overnight passages, when the nav electronics etc are running, once the battery capacity drops to around...

I've trawled everywhere for an answer but to no avail! It's very old, has been working perfectly last 8 years I've had the boat, but now it seems to almost continually switch from Auto to Standby. Does anyone have any ideas? I've redone all the electrical connections and cleaned etc.

Checked in to France, sailing 10 days offshore to Madeira - can I check out of France to reclaim 10 days on my Schengen clock? Or is it once you're in you're in?!

I'm looking for a yacht surveyor in Lanzarote (there must be someone, can't find anything on the internet!) - does anyone have any advice/contacts they can send me? They would need to be English speaking and produce a survey and valuation report acceptable to an English insurance company. I'm...

Brand new Bruntons H5 Auto prop fitted, but when the power hits 1800rpm it makes a whining/grinding noise in both forward and astern. Anyone have any knowledge on this kind of issue? I'm chasing Bruntons but not getting anything back as yet. We took the boat back out of the water to check the...

Buying a gas bottle and the gas to go in it is proving very difficult here in Darthaven marina and the area in general. Anyone have any tips or suggestions (or an empty 7kg butane bottle for sale), have tried gumtree, Ebay, etc, but not having much luck. Seems like I can't buy a bottle without...

I've started to get an eggy smell from the heads tap, and the galley foot pump outlet only - not from the galley tap. So the smell isn't everywhere. Never had this before in 8 years, but have always put a chlorine tablet in when filling up. I'm now using a watermaker. The heads and galley are...

My Raymarine i70 stopped working, so sent it back for repair and was sent a new i70s - next generation model. I note on my old i70 2 sockets for connection, in which one had the blanking plug. In my new i70s though, only one socket, and no blanking plug. Can I just plug it into the one daisy...

Installing a hydrovane backing plate - gap filling the plate to the GRP - reading around, I think the West Systems G-Flex 655 thickened epoxy will do the job for me - anyone got any experience of this? Or disagree? G/flex 655 Thickened Epoxy Adhesive

5 years have passed since I had my rubber fuel hoses replaced, and I recall it being mentioned by the engineer that they should be replaced every 5 years? Just wondering if that is correct/best practice? They look and feel ok, no leaks. I know many of you will say why replace if they're ok, but...

Anyone got any advice on health insurance for someone in the UK planning to leave in the spring to go RTW? What options are there? Providers? Any idea on costs?

Inverter installation manual specifies a 300A fuse - should I be using a Class-T fuse (e.g. a Blue Sea Fuse A3t (class T) 300amp) or will an ANL fuse be sufficient? Also, reading around the subject, should I be fitting a Battery Isolator Switch between the battery and this fuse? Or does simply...

Fitting a water maker, it requires 10mm cable, which should run into a circuit breaker, and then on to the water maker. I'd like to fit a button circuit breaker in the control panel, but it comes with 2 x 6.3mm male blades - I'm not sure how to connect the 10mm cable to these, can anyone advise?

Anyone else have issues with the Redport Halo app stopping working on an Android phone - it gets stuck in a cycle of 'firmware update required' and no longer works. I've tried all the usual, restart, uninstall/install, updated the firmaware on the device using my laptop, etc I've contacted...