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I have coppercoat on my hull :cry: . I have just fitted a new saildrive & last year i painted this with trilux. I have enough to repeat the process. I am more than happy with Trilux so do not intend to change that this year. However, In the past i have filled the void around the sail drive with...

Friend of mine is one the way back from Camaret. He is currently in St Peter Port ( having beeen to St Helier as well) & says the inner harbour is virtually deserted. He feels like Billy No Mates. The weather is still pretty good, & even if one stops at Cherbourg to make the journey more...

In May my MD 2020 was running like a sewing machine. I was by the Gunfleet sands off the old lighthouse when suddenly I heard a ticking sound that became louder & speed dropped. The tick became a knock & 20 mins later power dropped right off & the engine stopped. After I sailed back to Bradwell...

I have a new Volvo Penta D1-30. I have seen numerous posts about the MD1 unit failing & how they can be byepassed using a momentary switch connected with 2 wires to 2 of the 3 terminals on the bottom of the MD1 box. (ie. not using the glow terminal) So to be one step ahead of the game I have...

How old does an AWB have to be before it becomes a MAB? & what is the defining difference?

I am in the process of installing a new engine & saildrive package & noticed something that may have been wrong with the galvanic isolator in the original installation. I thought that the incoming shore power earth would just have the earth going into the isolator on one side & out the other...

I am about to install a new engine & saildrive. The drive has a lovely bright grey colour & I am disinclined to start abrading it. When I bought the boat new the broker had already antifouled the prop so each year I just lightly abraded that paint & applied Trilux 33. I still have enough to...

I filed a Pleasure craft form yesterday to Ostend. However, due to an engine malfunction, I had to turn back. I want to cancel the Schengen application form. The emails are to a "no reply" email address even though it was acknowledged. I have tried ringing the number on the door on the border...

I am going SH to Ostend in August for the Paulusfeesten so will check in to the schengan zone there. I want to follow up with trip to meet a club cruise in the CIs. So my intention is to day sail along the French coast via Boulogne, Dieppe, Le Havre. to meet the others in Cherbourg. I will...

I always thought that one could sign in & out at Blankenburg. The customs office being by the harbour wall. However, one of our members has directed me to the Pleasure craft Declaration form. This seems to indicate that one has to sign in & out of Blankenburg via a Zeebrugge office ie Extract as...

Set of 10-year-old rigging suitable for adaption on project boat. All in good condition. Price £200 ONO. Collected.- Cash on collection. From CM0 7LY (near Bradwell Essex), or Grays Essex-- by arrangement Just needs top fitting removing where applicable, cutting to required length & a new one...

My VHF has not been a problem since new in 2003. However, I have 2 friends whose VHFs have failed to perform as expected, due to gradual deterioration of the cable in the mast. My mast is currently down for new rigging & hopefully will not be dropped for another 5 years for a mid term rig...

I spoke to a guy on a French registered boat today . It was in berth B1 at Bradwell. Next to mine. " Oh Hi, & where are you from" :rolleyes: "France" W ell I knew it was genuine because the ensign was tiny. All french ensigns are tiny. I think they are trying to hide. Unlike the Dutch who have...

I have been told that some dutch sailors, in Dutch waters, fly a flag on the backstay, to indicate that they are sailing solo. Is this true & if so does anyone know what flag it is please?

I have ordered 4 sets of charts & books from NV charts in the Netherlands on behalf of our members who are going with me on a cruise in August Value £280 (circa£305 euros) They are being sent from the supplier via DHL & when leaving the EU will be VAT exempt. However, VAT will be charged once...

My fresh water has been in the tank since end of March. I drained it as best as I could at the end of last season. I have not used the boat this year for various reasons & although it had a dose of Aquatabs when I filled it the water still has an eggy smell. I have drained it in the last couple...

Pleasure craft declaration This link gives the form for visiting Belgium ( I want to go to Ostend) To fill in the squares one has to first login. There is a link at the top of the form However, whilst there are a number of options I cannot see one that is available to me, being in the UK. I have...

My launch has some nice brass features, cleats, builder's plate, pins through the bollard etc.Unfortunately these are covered with years of Verdigris. Now the boat has had some new paintwork and a lot of cleaning , I would like to restore the brass to its original look. Can anyone who has gone...

I have just purchased a new Ipd ready for a cruise in 2 weeks . My old Ipad would not operate Active Captain I have installed it & connected it to my Garmin 95SV chart plotter (with difficulty). I was told that I could sit in the cabin & plot routes then transfer them to the chart plotter- which...

I have been researching a new smart charger for my boat. 2- 90 ah AGM domestics & 1 redflash AGM 24ah starter. Connected with a cyrix VCR The engine starts at the press of a button, so the starter battery gets charged by the engine easily. Most chargers have 1 or 3 terminals , but when I enquire...