Recent content by Poignard

The Twister Class Association has records of most Twisters. Old copies of Lloyd's Register are available in the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

Bonding Fasteners and Hardware | WEST SYSTEM Epoxy And some sealant between the base of the fitting and the deck.

Your decision whether to trust it. I wouldn't. I would follow VicS's advice [post #15] . If you can't easily remove the remains of the broken screw from the cam, and you can't get anyone to do it for you by this weekend, when you want to go sailing, you could buy a new cam, screw, and washer...

"Flytrap"

How about "Moundof" ?

In my case the plinth was necessary to achieve an angle of 'wrap' exceeding 90 degrees, ie so that the chain travels uphill from the bow roller to the windlass gypsy. Also, a plinth brings the top of the navel pipe higher off the deck, thereby lessening the chance of water running down it...

Item now sold

Not only yacht brokers. Years ago I used to buy Motor Sport magazine and there was an advertiser who styled himself "Purveyor of Horseless Carriages to the Nobility". If a car had some tread left on its tyres he described it as being "Well-shod". FFS!

"Get-Up" Mast Ladder made by Hurst Marine. Hurst Marine - Mast Ladder This is a heavy duty webbing ladder with alternating foot loops and slides to fit in the main sail track. Two foot loops at same height and waist belt at top for working at mast head. Length 30 ft approx. 'T' section sail...

It is traditional for the superior officers to berth aft; presumably this is a hangover from the days of square-riggers; the idea being that they were most likely to be upwind of the imperfect ablutioners forward.

I know a man and wife who have one of those boats with a double cabin aft, with an opening porthole that enables one to see into the cockpit. One night, whilst securely berthed in a South Coast marina, the wife was woken by a noise. Peering through the porthole, she descried a naked human...

I believe they are on sale again but not under the Origo brand.

Having sold her to French buyers, I had my boat removed from the UK Register (Part 1) last week. The process was straightforward and took only a few days (including a weekend) from applying online to receiving a printed certificate by post. The only document I had to support my application was...

I removed our gas installation 9 years ago and fitted a 2-burner Origo (Dometic) stove. We have perfectly happy with it.