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There is a nice looking example of this boat for sale locally. I have no idea of the particular things to look out for on this marque. The plans suggest that the mast step might be a little eccentric, but I may be wrong. I would be v interested in useful comments from those who have or have had...

Last time I used Perfection Plus, I had a problem with small bubbles which I 'sort-of' resolved by following advice on another thread long ago. I have just finished some 5 coats of PP and tried something different this time. I was pretty sure last time that the bubbles were not caused by...

A French sailing friend asked me if I was familiar with Seagull outboards... I said 'no, why?'. He said that he has a long-shaft Seagull (he thinks 6 hp , can this be true?) which is u/s, and he would like to find somewhere to get parts. Being ignorant of these things, I thought that Seagull's...

Hello, haven't been in this room for a long time. My friend SailFree heard me moaning and suggested I post here. I am looking for a solicitor to look at my problem vs UKHO. In 2003, I purchased TotalTide 2003 which is supposed to issue me with a Permanent Key. However, if I ever have occasion...

I have a potential buyer here in France. He is asking if he can hire the boat for a weekend, but of course that is not allowed on my insurance. But it does raise the question: does one arrange a trial sail on a second-hand boat? When I bought Black Sugar, I had a trial sail on a number of NEW...

I am currently living in France and due to an chronic medical problem, called ageing, I want to sell my beloved Rustler 36. Now, she is currently down on the River Vilaine, quite a fair drive from the North Coast, or even from the airport in Brest. I have to decide whether to sell from where...

Just to make sure of my terminology, I have red antifouling, black topsides, and between the two a 4" white line which I think is called boot-top. I find that the boot top is really not located well on my boat, it is too low and I get minor fouling on my topsides above the line, and the dirty...

Ref a thread some time ago about Honfleur. This emal from Tourist Office... <span style="color:red"> </span> Dear sir, Finally, there will not be construction work on the locks this summer. So you can come over to Honfleur with our boat when you want. Kind regards, Ophélie Alleaume

Having returned here after a long-ish absence, I find, or seem to find, that the search facility has changed. So much so that it is pretty useless. I used to be able to search all posts for those by XXXX or for a particular search string. Or, I may be stupid, and the searching is still there...

Oo, er... never been 'ere before... 'ere goes... I am looking for info on spending a holiday on a canal boat on the Canal du Midi. There is a lot of choice available via Google, but there is just nothing like personal recommendation. I am sure you guys will be able to help. PM or direct on...

Sorry to raise a probably hoary old subject, but my fenders are pretty flat and not doing much good. There seem to be a number of different valves on fenders generally, do they ALL respond to simple air pressure inflation, or do some HAVE TO have some sort of needle adaptor?

Excuse the subject line, it may be misleading... Our boat, as original, has anti-fouling up to so far, then a white line about 4" wide above that - is this properly speaking a boot top? The actual water-line is roughly midway up the white line. Originally, I think, the line was painted with...

This is actual wave height from Brittany on-line buoy. 40ft and rising... who said they dont use feet for wave height? web page buoy total info here... Brittany Buoy Waves at sevenstones buoy any mathematicians want to extrapolate?????

The forecast for the N Brittany coast tomorrow... 15m or 50ft if you prefer!!! I am off to double up all my warps. Wish me luck.... (May get some photos tomorrow)

Dont you just love it when a snook is cocked at authority.... fast tractor

According to my Ships Radio Licence - just received, but posted in January (APPARENTLY !!) - Page 11 says that for all transmissions on my HH portable I should use one of the following (a) The "T" reference number indicated on the Licence (b)... Now, on Page 1, there is a space for a "T"...

This article for a tale of woe.

The washing machine on/off button now only works when pressed - release and it turns off again. Hence the stylish 'button replacement kit'. I am thinking of patenting this, whaddyathink? (The clamp is just for weight, German buttons want tough pressure). Anyone a more Heath Robinson-ish...

Would someone be so kind as to give me the URL for the site which identifies boats, their owners etc. It has been mentioned on this forum from time to time, but.... PS, I mean the online interactive site, not the MCA dead end...

Story at the top of the page. This is a bit of a shocker. I seem to remember twins being found not-guilty of murder of their parent(s) where the evidence was considerable that one of them did it, but it was impossible to convict both. Wouldnt the same sort of principle apply here? Unless the...