Recent content by Concerto

Someone pulls the plug and you run out of water. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

You may find this presentation I gave to the Westerly Owners Association worth looking at on gel coat renovation. https://wiki.westerly-owners.co.uk/images/8/86/Gel_coat_renovation_19May2020.pdf

Looks like a good potential purchase for someone. The only thing that might possibly be a worry is he has zero feedback rating on eBay. Hopefully the seller is genuine and he obtains a fair price for his 50 year old boat.

When I bought Concerto, I expected it to take 2 years and £12,000 for improvements. Well I am still not quite finished after 10 years, but I enjoy getting my 1980 boat as close to new condition as possible. Also I enjoy sailing, with plenty of big trips which allowed me to test that everything...

Being able to change the batteries in an Ocean Signal PLB1 is of interest to me as mine will shortly a change. I have found a video of how to this.

Take a walk round a lot of local boatyards and you will see plenty of boats in various stages of decay. Many are owned by dreamers who come with household DIY skills and cause more damage to their boat which devalues the boat. Then you have to remember being in a yard is going to be a monthly...

So you want to become a PBO (poor bloody owner). With little experience may I suggest you join a yacht club and crew on cruising and race boats for a year or more. You will learn a lot very quickly and with having sailed on a variety of different boats, which will assist in deciding what you...

That is why you pay a licence fee to Peel Ports and get bugger all in return.

You should call it Ramsgreat not Ramsgite. I like the place and look forward to my next visit in June.

Having done the full round Britain singlehanded, I have to disagree with you. It is a series of day sails. I should have left in late April but final preparations took longer and I left nearly a month later. You mention time pressures, but I was flexible on my route with the only critical points...

bpbpbp, I have to ask what your sailing experience really is. In 2022 I sailed round Britain singlehanded via Out Stack. I bought my Westerly Fulmar in Dec 2013 and it took me a long time to prepare her. However my sailing experience started in 1965 and in the late 1960's through into the 1980's...

You are getting there. Enjoy Britanny and Biscay.

A quick sand will bring the teak colour back to life. Over time the teak will return to this silvery effect. Any preservative, like varnish, will take a lot of wear and unlikely to keep the teak colour and may cause more problems in the future. Just keep clean and use Patio Magic a couple of...

The planning application to shut and redevelope Chatham Docks has been delayed in being put to the Medway planning committee by a legal challenge from an existing employer. Personally I think the docks should remain as a commercial port and not be turned into a commercial business park with no...

These are all the Calor Gas suppliers on the IOW according to Google. The Gas Man Newport · 01983 528462 Vectawarm Newport · 01983 523041 Ads Gas services Newport · 07807 360633 Hocknull's Newport · 01983 825620 Vectawarm LPG Filling Station Newport · 01983 52304 W Hurst & Son Ltd - Ryde...