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Here's one that catches the eye: Westerly Centaur for sale UK, Westerly boats for sale, Westerly used boat sales, Westerly Sailing Yachts For Sale Westerly Centaur - Apollo Duck Just look at the work done recently - engine 2019, main 2018,Genoa 2020, rigging 2015....even a liferaft 2020 The...

I have to disagree with the last bit - I think it is pretty easy to find a small boat for <£5k where the owner has done most of that and the boat is pretty much ready to cast off and sail. The key is in picking the good from the bad - but finding one with recent receipts for work is a good...

Why not? If he starts down south by the time he gets to the Northern waters he will have a lot more experience :) There are plenty of boats out there for under £5K that are very capable of doing it and plenty of places on the way where you can build your experience safely.

I can understand why manufacturers take that approach. In everyday usage there is very little power drained from the engine start battery and it will normally be adequately recharged from the alternator when the engine is running. Fitting a smart mains charger to charge two banks independently...

The difference between 12.7 and 12.6 isn't really significant - cheap meters are not 100% accurate. I would tend to believe the readings on the switch panel meter. You don't say what size the battery is or what the current draw of the fridge is. After running the fridge for a while you should...

At the very least I would cut away some of the fibreglass - or drill a 1inch hole - to get a better idea of what you are dealing with. If the bearers are rotten and there is only a thin layer of fibreglass then there might not be much holding the engine into the boat and I am not sure I would...

Could you try giving it a good dose of "wood hardener" then filling and screwing into that?

You can't make someone bankrupt for the cost of a tank of diesel unless they have a VERY big boat.

Or just as bad - having to wait in a shower queue when all you want is a quick pee

Pretty much the same in UK for small claims. For anything else the costs are ridiculously high.

We are talking about a business defending a claim rather than an individual bringing one. If you are a business you have a legal department to handle such matters - that costs money. At they very least you are looking at one day to prepare and one to attend - plus you are likely to need at...

In a business context the cost of going to court - which will include your time taken away from other activities and probably professional fees for a lawyer - are likely to add up to a couple of thousand that you stand no chance of getting back, win or lose. The sums are very different if you...

It looks to me as if the propeller is intended to be turned by the water rather than being powered - and the mounting doesn't look appropriate for transmitting mechanical force. I would go along with it being some form of scientific measuring device - perhaps intended to be a few feet down...

I didn't really enjoy the last one that much - Americas Cup should be about match racing but - other than the start - there was very little of that. But still watching those machines foil around the course is spectacular so I will probably watch some if it is available on free to view TV

They have 6 contessa 32s and they all have (marginally) different ratings.