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On a recent incident a yacht (40ft...ish) lost it's rudder. The crew tried to use a sea anchor on two spinacker sheets to steer the boat. The load on the swivel between the anchor and sheets overhualed the swivel which siezed causing the sheets to twist as the anchor rotated. The sheets wound...

Is this the most useful sailing channel on YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/@ministryofsailing/featured

My main concern is about build quality and design-for-safety, rathar than aesthetics. Is there a cut off point for these attributes? We looked a a few recent models. The cabinet doors fitting was very messy, the teek deck was coming adrift in places and there was a lack of hand holds.

'They' say Oysters went bad. What year was the last good ones?

We found citric acid to be much more effective that HCL. To plagiarise my chemist friend… ‘… use citric acid, a coffee measure cup every two days or so flushed down the head. It is a powder solid. It is odor free. It not only decomposes carbonate salts, but also as a chelating agent, it also...

Similar plea for a chemist here.... Cleaning Toilets - Cruisers & Sailing Forums We have a Purytec in-line fitting, but no Purytec consumable. We fill a screw on bottle with crystaline citric acid. It doses the system on every flush. Change it every 10 days or so. Cheap, safe and...

Imagine.... I'm French. My '59 Les Paul, once own by Peter Green ;) was bought in Demark Street, London, VAT was paid and it was taken back to France in 2000. In 2001 I sell it to a Spaniard who takes it to Spain. In 2002 it's sold on to another Spaniard. Since then it's never left the EU. In...

It makes logical sense that the VAT paperwork and proof of presence in the EU should be persistent, but I'm struggling to find any reference in the transition agreement relating to post Brexit UK VAT payment being a trigger for the 'being in the EU at the end of TP' condition. Any other...

A UK registered and owned boat is Union Goods if it was EU VAT paid and in the EU at the end of the Transition period. The VAT invoice is from a UK company, VAT paid to HMRC, pre BREXIT and the Bill of Sale is dated pre BREXIT. After a number of transactions the boat is sold to a new owner, an...

Surely yachts and houses are treated differently? You can gift part or all of a house, but if you live in it you are considered to be benefiting from the whole asset until your death. If you gift part or all of a yacht and sail it until your death you are considered to be using only the part you...

If it wasn't for Patrick I'd still be mystified about Course to Steer.

If a husband and wife register a boat Part 1 and declare the kids shareholders does this mean they're received a gift for inheritance purpose.... and after 7 years their share is outside the IHT threshold?

Very helpful. Thanks all.

We're considering overwintering on board in Torrevieja. There a 3 marinas. Which is the best for liveaboards.... community, facilities, activities etc?

I'm in Malta. I'm looking for a 15hp Yamaha or one of the Yahama-a-likes.... such as Tohatsu.

I here tell there's someone in Malta that will sell you a 2 Stroke Yamaha outboard. Anyone have a contact?

Ooh.... just found it... https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003720734582.html

Where can I get one of these for my outboard motor!!

Anderson Powerpole?

That's useful. Thanks. We've just done two years in Greece. Loved it. We're MdR for the winter and doing Sicily by rental car.... (57c/day!!}. The plan is Malta, then the Aeolian's. ...not sure where to go after that.