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Merry Fisher 1095 - steering's gone clonky/notchy/stiff so I'm going to top up the fluid on my next visit because it's down a bit then turn the steering wheel from lock to lock maybe 40 times which should clear any air bubbles, hopefully! Question is, and it probably won't make any difference...

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Sponged it out and it refills maybe a half bucket full and can't figure out the source. Left the bilge dry when down there this week but after a day got the half bucket full again. It dribbles in through the limber holes from aft to forrard - the boat has a slight bow down attitude. Left the...

… postponed until September 2021 … I'd call that a cancellation given that they have one every September! They are going to have something smaller though by way of compensation.

I can't get Patio Magic here … wanted for mossy looking stuff on the teak swim platform in a difficult to access part under a life raft canister which I'm removing … 'next best thing' suggestions please? I use the normal Wessex 2 part teak cleaner stuff for the platform which is good but...

Pondering some Hurley H20 davits for my swim platform. The rib is 2.8 m (9.24 ft) and beam 1.5 m (5 ft) . Very light 3D aluminium rib. Anybody got one or had one in the past - pros and cons? ... The rib lives on the flybridge with a crane at the moment, operated with 2 good sized self tailing...

Does anyone use these things on the boat? Do they work? Neither of us is IT savvy - buying the gadget is ok but we're both lost when it comes to the sim card bit - do we get pay as you go or a 2 year contract? How long does 10/20/40 GB last maybe watching tv on a tablet for 2 hours a night...

And before the usual doubting Thomases turn up ... no, it isn't photoshopped. Sennen in a 2014 storm.

I've used International Woodskin on exterior teak before but found it had a sort of sticky feel to it ... having followed the instructions to the letter. Has anyone used a successful ​matte varnish on exterior teak, please? The Woodskin doesn't fade, flake, peel or turn black so it would need...

Anyone added a cockpit roller blind? The sort that stops nosey people watching you eat your dinner and keeps the sun off your back when you're already peeling! To drop down from the back end of the flybridge to behind the transom seat in the cockpit. Probably very expensive from a boaty shop or...

Bought a Beneteau Trawler back in the Winter ... they have a fair bit of teak capping rail around the cockpit and up the starboard side deck. The previous owner at some point has used teak oil on this which now looks awful! Any suggestions as to the best way, if there is one, of getting rid of...

Jabsco electric toilet pump is leaking a bit, nothing much and it runs along the channel and down the shower drain. Looking at the exploded diagram and reading the Jabsco blurb it would seem the diaphragm needs replacing. To me most of these gadgets are miracles of science so should I attempt it...

..... the bridge! Not a very good pic I'm afraid but this chap has whacked a bridge, presumably with his radar arch because the front isn't damaged. The whole thing has unzipped itself and half ended up in the cockpit in a horrible mess! Empuriabrava yesterday.

Has anyone used one of these to check on props, tabs, weed etc? ..... Any good?

My marina's wi-fi signal is not great … sometimes we can't get on at all, sometimes it works ok but slow. Is there some sort of booster I can plug into a mains plug which will boost the signal to my tablet or laptop, please? (simple rather than hi-tech answer appreciated!)

Bringing another 'new' boat round to our pontoon yesterday. No longer need 35 knots and having to shout to the memsahib to get her to put the fenders out! … having taken 1 boat down from the UK and bought another 3 here since living here for three and a half years I think we'll settle on this...

Marine Assistance is the name of a company in France that appears to be the French equivalent of Seastart in the UK except they're cheaper! Anyone use them? Anything to report?

Considering swapping the old winkle barge (aka the boom box!) for a Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 … anyone got one, please? Pros & Cons? …. :encouragement:

I was surprised to see pilot cutter Peggy on the market. She's in a bit of a state but no doubt still sails like a witch. They really need to clear her out, maybe take a skip, to have any hope of selling. Maybe her age and reputation will be enough. I always thought she looks a little weak...