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I left it too long and found lots of crud which took a lot of work to flush out. It's just easier to change the coolant every two years assuming it's Ethylene Glycol coolant.

I would say probably not I am river based and do a lot of locks. The boat can easily be pulled forward when going up and usually get pulled backwards and forwards If only a single line is possible it should be middle cleat if there is one.

Also if going up put the boat as sensibly close as possible the downstream end of the lock as there will be less turbulence

Not necessarily

If you are going up never attach to the stern only If you are going down then stern only may well be okay I suggest moving the boat to get a line at the bow onto a riser them reverse , leaving plenty of slack to get a stern line on then adjust the ropes to put the boat somewhere between the...

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From a high level structural perspective first thought is it looks like the tunnel leaves an uncomfortably small amount of GRP remaining . Photographs looking from the inside may however add confidence .

If its soft antifoul try sanding mesh used wet on a sanding plate on a pole. It made the job of preparing the old antifoul repetitively easy and not too messy . I would't know how well this would work on hard antifoul.

I would have thought 40litres/hr a bit high but could be the case in unfriendly sea conditions with 30litres/hr achievable on reasonably smooth water . And more like 23 to 25 kts the most economical speed rather than 20 kts. I believe the fuel tank capacity is 220litres?

My chief officer wouldn't go out to sea in our S23 which was one of the reasons we bought a bigger boat.

In the mid cabin on the rear bulkhead on the starboard side is a removable panel held on with velcro. Remove this to reveal a grey box with breakers inside. The radio will have a car type fuse in the back of the radio unit, or do you mean the vhf?

I didn't go anywhere in the S23 that needed the arch folding. But really the ability to do so in a 23ft sports cruiser supplied as standard is a great feature. Do you have the canvas "sock" which wraps around the folded arch and roof canvas to make it more tidy ?

Sounds like Calais is not visitor friendly Sounds like Ostend is the quickest / best customs check in and better than going direct to Vlissingen ?

I leave them unpainted . But fouling is not a major issue here .

Yes I expect they all have the same pump. In my case the brass cover plates are Volvo Penta branded but obviously the pumps are not made by Volvo Penta just like most of the other engine ancillaries