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. . . and an electric outboard. 😁

'These days' the mysterious German would be on our side, and our hero might get off with his comely daughter. 😁

I'd get it on while it's stlll warm.

I suspect bad connections, or possibly a failed sensor. I doubt, but can't rule out, that the engine is actually overheating as when it does the alarm should sound loud and the lamp fully illuminate. Note also that the simple small circuit board (usually located behind the gauges) which...

We need to know what happens when you 'Push here' on the land south-west of the creek! ;)

Alternatively, perhaps - a) Assuming transom exterior is convex, then laminate it - use thinner ply, say 5mm (depending on how sharply curved the transom) for initial backing plate and bolt to transom until adhesive cured. Then repeat procedure twice (or whatever, depending on total thickness...

I am sceptical that it is just a problem reading the map card, because apparently it can't find a satellite, either. Very unlikely indeed that the two's connections would go awol separately at the same moment. I suspect it is some glitch in the 'internal' workings' software or components...

As lusitano implies, replacement heat exchangers for the 4-108 (and some other Perkins models) are made by Bowman, and available from ASAP and other retailers. I doubt he would have very significant corrosion problems running seawater direct through the engine, though I don't know for...

On mine the central strip that goes in the track is like a thin vinyl. I assumed (having little experience of such things) that was standard. Another way of making it easier would be a thinner foot boltrope on the main - but likely an expensive mod.

Bring the mountain to Mohammed? In some cases it may be easier to manoeuvre the boom rather than the sail and pack. (And to do it all on the ground or pontoon, rather than the boat?) Detach boom from gooseneck. Lay the folded or rolled mainsail down, whole length of foot exposed. Position...

Oh, believe me, I did! If it's in there somewhere, I didn't find it. (I may have a fresh look again later.) (Perhaps it's concealed with the function that allows one to have both current distance and CPA filters on the AIS alarm, rather than just one or the other. 😁)

An idea (I've not done this myself - yet!) - spray or wipe some non-staining silicon lubricant between the track and the lazy pack. This will (at least in theory) reduce the friction you have to overcome to drag the lazy pack and bolt rope together along the track, assuming that is the...

I have on several occasion had 'helpers' do the wrong thing, or more often nothing useful at all, but as one who has often sailed single-handed and/or in long-keelers or other 'challenging' craft, that is easily outweighed by those occasions when having someone help, or even just stand by in...

That used to happen to me and is normal. It stays on until the batteries dissipate their higher 'float charge' (is that the correct term, I can't remember?), which is higher than the VSR shut off voltage, and can take quite a time if time if your batteries are in good condition and you've no...

if push comes to shove, and you do need a new heat exchanger, you can probably fit a remote one. Bowman (and perhaps others) make a range of such things. Alternatively, Bowman might perhaps make a core that will fit, or can be adapted to fit, your current housing. (They may even have made...

I used to sometimes sail on a friend's boat that had some charts with the Decca lattice marked on it, but have never used the kit. I first got a GPS, a handheld, in the (mid?) 90s, and would only use it when I was crossing e.g. Devon to Brittany. If I recall correctly it didn't have a map...

Not as far as I could ever work out. There is simply a fast/slow toggle, but it doesn't make anywhere near enough difference. If anyone knows how you can change it significantly, I'd love to know. I can live with it, but it's annoying, and is presumably consuming unnecessary power, doing...

Luke Powell tells the tale of developing his business building and renovating/refurbishing traditional pilot cutters, and the trials, tribulations and triumphs along the way. Richly illustrated with very many high quality photos of such boats under sail, under construction, detailed features...

I remember us being utterly amazed when a friend got an early boat GPS (and that was with selective availability, or whatever). We'd been used to having only an approximate idea of where we were once we were out of sight of land. Now this thing claimed to tell us where we were within something...