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We have lots of cupboard doors with small brass-effect hinges which need replacing - some broken, most rusty. I have successfully got 3 screws out of this small door but the 4th is proving very difficult. The screws appear to be brass but are flat head and very small. Since I think there are...

Since I've had lots of useful help from the forums recently on practical subjects, I thought I'd try posting something potentially more contentious :) We currently have an 11m sailing catamaran. Our last boat was a Rival 41 which had a 38hp engine. We feel we have lots of engine power now -...

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Sorry - yes me again. Just posted on varnish but we're onto the winter list so here's the next one ! Having had our 36' catamaran for a couple of years we have decided that we would like two new goodies - a full cockpit cover to give us more space and to keep out the British weather - and we...

We need to re-varnish a lot of the interior ply on our catamaran. Water-based varnish is essential as HWMBO is severely allergic to anything oil-based. Most of the interior is ply in a palish blondish colour (ash ? certainly paler than pine coloured varnish) and is silk. We would like to...

Have some small areas of wear on the mainsail cover which I'd like to repair while replacing zips. I suspect the original canvas is acrylic. I can either pay £21 for a metre from say Hawke House or £6 for half a metre of "60 denier waterproof canvas" from an eBay supplier. Anyone know what...

We bought our 36' catamaran early in the Covid saga before prices began to shoot up. Since then 2nd hand boat prices seem to have increased markedly. Having looked around we cannot see that we could replace the boat for the purchase price, for which she is insured, in the event of a total...

We're about to start using OpenCPN for more than local sailing and I'm feeling lazy - hoping that our plans for the summer won't entail typing in lots of waypoints from charts or pilots, or using a mouse to position a waypoint and then type in name/details. Does anyone know of digital sources...

I have finally managed to prise possession of a large number of back copies of YM and PBO away from his lordship. We have our own collection of both, plus a considerable number of earlier YM copies which he bought. The rough periods comprise : Yachting Monthly - between 1974 and 2008, with...

Has any non-EU boater traversed them ? We (2 Brits with dog) have for many years planned to "do" the French canals. We now have a boat with suitable draught. But we would like to do it slowly - taking more than 90 days. So I looked up the rules for a long stay visa and the web site...

We've booked a visitor's berth for a few days while we have guests to make logistics simpler. However they've offered us a berth on D pontoon and I cannot work out where that is. Anyone know Noss and can tell us please ? TIA Penny

Having acquired a cat with 1M draught we fancy revisiting old haunts on the East Coast. Planning mostly to explore muddy creeks and seeking peace and quiet. However we are thinking of doing the trip from Dartmouth as a delivery and then spending a week getting ourselves sorted out, getting the...

We are re-naming our new-to-us boat and have removed the previous name. About to polish hull with Meguiar's. Should we be applying the name before or after polishing ? And any tips for doing a good job when applying the letters? She may be called SNAFU 2 but it would be nice if it was not a...

Treat me gently - I am a total neophyte when it comes to engines ? Last year we acquired a cat with two Volvo 2003 engines 29hp presumed to be original (1995). They each have a Volvo (Valeo) 50A 14V alternator - also presumed to be original. I would be very interested to know what we might...

Just read an interesting thread on the topic covering Western Scotland EE SIM for the West of Scotland. We are hoping, Covid permitting, to return to old haunts on the East Coast with our new-to-us catamaran. Having 4G is very important to us so I wondered if East Coast sailors could advise on...

We are in the process of buying a 34ft cat on the Isle of Wight and are hoping to be able to sail around the Solent for a few weeks before heading back to Dartmouth. Can anyone suggest anywhere (pref on the mainland) which might offer us a few weeks (say 4 to 6 ?) with walk-ashore and...

Hi all - we are considering a boat currently owned by a Spaniard and on the Spanish register. I noted on a previous thread that Elessar had bought a Spanish boat successfully. We are a little confused by the Matriculation Tax. Is this only for boats imported INTO Spain ? Would we be liable...

Just (sadly) sold our pride and joy and am cancelling the insurance. But we still have an Avon Searider tender and an outboard. Any suggestions as to who to go to to insure these (as Pantaenius don't do tenders) ? TIA Penny

Wonder if anyone can help. We hope to be looking to get a survey on a catamaran in the Plymouth area shortly. Has anyone got any recommendations ? TIA Penny

Looking at a boat which has a pair of Sonic sail drives and have been told they do not have a rubber seal they are direct mounted to the hulls. Since we are complete neophytes when it comes to saildrives rather confused. Thought all saildrives had seals which had to be replaced - every 7...