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Both seastate and gain on my simrad wheel pilot were set to auto, over the years I have found this unsatisfactory and often bemoaned the bzzzz bzzzzz bzzz all the live long day when annie it turned on. The manual suggests in heavy weather the gain should be low and discusses seastate as a...

My horn died, it was one of these, though mine was from a jumble, below is the force4 own brand, mine seems to be identical. I want another, there appears to be the type as above, or the more expensive afi variant as below. A couple of points, the sound out of the one I have/had, is...

I telephoned him last week with an urgent order for a VHF antenna to coincide with me mast being unstepped for essential maintenance. I received the antenna at a great price 24hrs later, in time to get to the yard. I had left it late and was worried I would not get it in time.. fab service...

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Regularly, especially from our friends in Jockland; We hear how wonderful it is being the only boat out all weekend, or how the closest they come is seeing a boat on the horizon. I don't know if it is a grumpy old git thing, or misery doesn't love company as you get old, but I really enjoy the...

I have just changed the water pump, what a nightmare, never had a car that requires a cam belt removal to swap a pump, am shattered after taking most of the afternoon to carry out a 1 hour job, lol lol lol CAR- 1998 ford escort, 1.6 zetec, a/c p/s options. I am trying to refit the belt, and...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7965177.stm What a horrible situation.

I missed the jumble and need to replenish my ss screw box, which I brought home especially to take with me. Usually I go through A2A4's bins and pick sizes on sight. I would like to put in a mail order and it is quite difficult to work out from his pages which screws I need to order. This may...

Running the stbd engine t'other day, noted the water light flickering and buzzer pipping, no water, we had checked, but we had seen the gasses emptying residual water rather than a good flow, we were mistaken and thought all was good. We now knows what good flow actually looks like (I am trying...

Is there something inherently wrong with this. I am not talking of the specific case currently highlighted and on the phone in shows. But comments from many of the general public with regards disabled types having the audacity to own a boat and actually use it kept following the same course...

I want to carry a couple of wet weather jackets (maybe salopettes too) for guests. I think it would be safer to carry large as they should fit most and could be rolled up- hey, beggars can't be choosers. All I ask is they are still waterproof and clean, tidy; oh and lightweight as most of the...

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It has been so long since I adjusted the mixture on a petrol engine that I have forgotten how to do it.. Last weekend I started the o/b which had been warm (i.e. not outside, from conservatory to boot to boat). I rather stupidly let go the choke to soon and stalled it.. from then I flooded it...

housework please I am trying to PM you. bloody northerners, never clear up after themselves.

Credit crunch does not claim another yard... Yet a South African based luxury catamaran builder has been but on receivership alert after taking a big order from the UK. It is strange said the yard manager, all the other yards in the country are closing through lack of orders, yet the receivers...

We Draycote sailors require a forum of our own please..!? We have a pier and everything!

woohoo, I just won a photo comp with one of these images, so I can now unleash them on the world!

I have a Worcester 240 boiler. It has two or three problems, or symptoms I dunno. One is a worn Giannoni Diaphragm in the Diverter Valve. Fine, I have found one on Ebay for a fiver, no biggy to change (apparently plumbers can charge over £100 to replace this, even I can do it in under 20...

Anyone who has bought crystalline panels will be aware of a steep learning curve that arrives about the same time as the man from interlink/TNT/parcelforce arrives at the door. I eagerly opened the package hoping to find some reading material... nada. For the last couple of days I have seen so...