| My swinging mooring |
Hi, Just after comments really; I have moved my boat (32ft 3.5 ton motor boat) down to Poole Harbour where I have a swinging mooring. Went to it first time on Saturday. ...
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| Mooring layin |
I want a boat yard to lay a mooring for me. What are peoples experience of this . What extras are there. Do they put on the mooring warps and pickup buoy? Thanks Rich Westerly...
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| Scum on the sea |
The Solent at the moment is filthy with brown scum, which people tell me is algae due to the warm weather (the sea is 2 - 3 oC warmer than usual at this time of year). Is this happeni...
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| raymarine chart plotter C70 - track data out of archive |
Hi, I just come from a sailing trip in Croatia. The boat was equipped with an Raymrine chart plotter C70. For the documentation of our trip I need access to the track data, whic...
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| RYA Chart plotter software using? |
Can one plan routes putting in tidal rates etc without having GPS plugged in. I know on the training software ther is a simulator which allows you to. I am sat a 100 miles away from boat and...
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| Towing a sailing dinghy behind a Discovery? |
Hi All, My first post here so be gentle ... ;-) I am selling my Leader sailing dinghy to my sister and they have a Land Rover Discovery and only tow a caravan or general pur...
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| Rewind stater spring |
Hi There. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement rewind starter spring for a 20HP Mariner outboard. I've seen similar items on Ebay for about £20, but other labelled for other ...
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| Sweline 36 footer |
Can anyone help with some information on the Sweline 36? Apart from Norwegian gobbledegook I can't find any informative data on the net. Allegedly a cruiser/racer, designed...
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| Duogen? |
Anyone got one of these? Good/Bad? Quality of manufacture, long-term viability, real output, usability issues one way or t'other? Thanks.
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| Spinny pole end fittings |
Anyone got a good source for a 45mm ID spinny pole end fitting? I can't identify the bust one, so I guess any piston one will do - googling only seems to find smaller dinghy ones. ...
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| Are American small boat papers of any use in Europe ? |
Are American small boat papers of any use in Europe ? Have an American (US Coast Guard) 100 ton Masters license , and have used it in the States to deliver sailboats; ( I'm a sma...
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| Deep Water |
I've just watched the DVD of Deep Water - the story of Donald Crowhurst's sad trip & death. It is done as a documentary, and covers the subject well, though with an inevitable melancholy a...
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| Happy anniversary Ric |
On this day in history John Paul Jones on the Continental Sloop Ranger captured the HMS Drake. The Drake struck her colors..ie: surrendered after taking a beating for an hou...
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| A Quick one or two word response to Sadler 34 |
Okaydokey If a person was going to spend fifty thousand Euros on a Sadler 34 for the purpose of travelling around the world for five years. Is there anybody in this group who woul...
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| FS: SG-2000 HF SSB/CW/AM 150 Watt Transceiver |
We are down-sizing the house so I am selling some of my HF rigs. I have two of these and I am keep one as my primary HF rig, and am selling the other. It is an SGC model SG-...
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| Exmoor Beastie |
Just a reminder that 'The Exmoor Beastie' 3 hour pursuit race, that should have been held in March, is now to be held on Sunday 6th May. See 'www.wimbleballsc.org.uk' for details. ...
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| Spam -(sorry)Jaguar 27 +Volvo Diesel For Sale Special Ofert ! 7000 Euro |
http://cgi.ebay.de/Segelyacht-Jaguar-27-8-20-mit-Volvo-Motor-Diesel-TOP_W0QQitemZ330112254713QQihZ014QQcategoryZ132166QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem For YOU !
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| Biscay Crossing Site. |
Can anyone recommend a good Web resource discussing/advising on crossing Biscay and associated preperations. A quick google seems to reveal little beyond this: http://www.franksin...
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| VHF reception recently |
I've just sailed (or rather motor-sailed, due to very light winds) Solent to Guernsey & back, during which time I was getting VHF 'all ships' transmissions all the way there and back from ...
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| "Two female teenagers." |
Anyone else hear the call on 16 for assistance for two female teenagers stranded near Cobbs Quay this weekend? I bet it started a bloody stampede! I hope in the event of a S...
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| Seagull con rod |
Can anyone help. My trusty Silver Century Seagull broke it's con rod last weekend. Big end burst into bits. Anyone got any suggestions as to where I can get another? Thanks ...
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| ICC expiry |
I noticed that there is an expiry date on my International Cert of Competence. Does that mean that I have to go through a course again or can it merely be renewed? Thanks Rich ...
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| Sadler 34 |
If you read my last post you may very well assume that i am mad to asking this next question. Does anybody know where i can get advice on what to look out for when purchasing a Sa...
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| Modern Day Marie Celeste? |
Herad it when I woke up, then read it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6574547.stm Very odd. Can't have been gone all that long, from what the reports say.
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| Millport Bay |
Sorry for the delay in posting but Homecall/Pipex/Tiscali has been playing silly ******* again! The public moorings in Millport Bay adjacent to the Old Pier have been relaid for t...
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| Chartering in Thailand |
Just got back from our (third) Thai charter and second time off the Koh Chang archipelago. It really is a great area to sail - almost everything is line of sight with very few hazards to w...
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| Irene McLachlin |
The name of the Ardinamir character crops up a fair bit but I'd always assumed she was a figure of the distant past maybe the 60's era. In fact, according to Libby Purves' "One Summer's Grac...
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| Avoid these compasses . . . |
Back in the early 1960s' the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts decided to diversify so they started producing other products. Among them were a line of expensive compasses for yachts. I...
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| www.SKIPPER4U.com - Your Friend in Croatia |
www.SKIPPER4U.com - Your Friend in Croatia
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| Islam Is The True Religion |
Islam Is The True Religion THE RELIGION OF ISLAM The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means. The rel...
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