Recent content by Obi

My yacht had the full strip back, treat, leech, harden, reapply and paint. It was about £30,000 on a 40' in 2006 at Desty's IIRC. There was surveyor oversight, don't regret it for the small additional cost in the light of the over all costs. Future proofed the yacht and after the gel coat and a...

Hi scuttlemetimbers, Like many before me, I've done the coastal route a few times. It is not without challenging stretches of water, which can have conditions ranging from benign to "avoid at all costs and wait it out until the weather calms down". On one trip we had to wait it out for a couple...

Just a thought. No idea how correct this is: Would a test using multimeter on the connections from the transducer show whether there is a signal from the transducer to the head unit ? I imagine you could test this when 1) It is working and 2) It is not. See if there is a difference. If there...

A superb itinerary and hopefully you will have the wonderful time many others have had with this trip. Walking along the north side of Alderney I watched a yacht struggle in The Swinge, it looked horrible. I usually take the right turn out of Braye and opt for The Alderney Race into SPP, an...

What a superb plan :) I wish you well, and hope you get what you want from your retirement. You might be able to join and help out as crew on delivery. Although I am not sure if they require more qualifications before taking on even as crew. Try the yachting delivery companies, they are well...

Light coloured bilge paint ?

I tried I'le d'Yeu in July, August and later in the season, possible Sept or Oct. This was back in 2014, it was very quiet later in the season. There were a lot of places closed up. It might have changed since then, but it felt a little forlorn compared with the lively atmosphere in the summer...

So much space. Aft dining table is bigger still.

+1 for the cats Those 40-45 foot cats are superb. Single handedly raising head and main from the raised helm position with the push of a couple of buttons was a very different experience to anything else I had sailed; the rest of the crew might be making breakfast or having a shower, they turn...

Non contributory comment/Historical. This was about 1988. I recall my father spending about 1.5 hours with the HM in his office at Plaka sorting out our berth for the night. Eventually father came out from the HM with a receipt for about 80 drachma. (Less than 50p).

Octopus aside. The advice I would give would depend on your yacht, equipment, experience and your crew. Not knowing these factors and with the risk of saying things you already know: 1) Be prepared to delay. Do not commit yourself to the day/date unless the weather is good enough for you. 2)...

Have a great trip and you can look forward to a pint of octopus at the other end.

I usually skip the north coast and get around the corner to Brest or further south. But if I wanted the north coast I would likely put Honfleur at the top of my reading list to see if it i was suitable. It is a pretty place. +1 For L'Aber W'rach, I really liked this stop off. Or, Camaret and...

Wow. Can you not just get some plexiglass cut to template. If difficult to fit, then why not drill and screw into the GRP, neatly, with nice screws, maybe colour matched to the glass. This could be a sensible modification to a less than sensible design; a modification which will enable easier...