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Yesterday was first start of the engine after a full rebuild, started and ran fine. After running for a few minutes stopped it to check things over. Found that the oil is now mayonnaise so clearly water getting to it. It is a part of a project boat which serves mainly to keep me busy during...

I have about a dozen old flares to get rid of. Any one know of any facilities or 'open' days coming up in the Poole area. Googling is not proving very helpfull!

Pics taken today. Chap on his own seemed to be attempting to anchor close in to meet some people on the beach. I suppose he succeeded!

Nanni 200hp diesel. Oil dripping from intercooler weep hole. (Spoon full or so over 6 hrs). Leak started after several days operating on canals max 1100 rpm. Dont go over 1800rpm much anyway. No other symptoms. Just wanted opinions before removing turbo to have seals done. Thanks

The boat, which belongs to a freind, is a 30ft flybridge (gibsea gibralter) on shafts, about 1990. Upto 1800rpm all fairly normal. The videos show what happens from 1800rpm to about 2900rpm. Temps and oil pressure about right. Turbos can be finger turned. Injectors have been serviced and...

In 1991 I bought my first ‘proper’ (to me) boat. This boat: Thats me in it, early 90’s off Herne Bay Pier. We sold it in 96 to move on to a bigger Sportscruiser. By which time we had used it along the Kent Coast between Maidstone (on the River Medway) and Deal, as well as taking it to Lake...

We will soon be leaving our boat for 6 months over winter. Located in South of France, 32ft with twin 200hp diesels on shafts. Kept afloat. The boat will be checked externally for any issues several times a week by friends who have their own boats on the same quay. Internally the measures we...

Being away from Poole this year, just wondered how this was working out now the full zone is in place.

Can anyone ID this windlass please. Its on a freinds boat that I am helping with and he needs a motor at least but we cant id the model. The boat dates from the 80 i think. Thanks8

We have the above equipment on our new to us boat. Over the last couple of months I have got to understand it a bit (never had anything so complex on previous boats.) So the C80 seems to work fine including radar, depth sounder and repeater. Likewise the S3 autopilot works fine when set to...

We have bought a French Registered boat to keep in France under SSR. SSR all done. Broker helping with De Registration has passed on request from French Customs for "Le Certificat d'Exportation à faire réaliser par un transitaire en douane" Which to me translates to Certificate of Exportation...

The plan was to spend 4 weeks in France to buy a boat to keep here. Been here since Saturday. Short listed about 30 boats (some duplications in there for sure) from Annonce bateau and Youboat. and contacted the advertisers by phone and email or through websites. Have managed to secure viewings...

As the title really. I have bought an 80's Sea Ray sports boat to refurbish. The floors are carpeted ply (carpet glued to ply) Any suggestions as to what type of carpet to use and where to get it? I am thinking some kind of polyprop carpet. I am looking for the correct option rather than the...

Not sure if it is me but checking the daylight saving option on EasyTide seems to make no difference to predicted tides?

It was starting to get difficult last year, but I can confirm that there are now no marina berths available at the Holes Bay Marina's. And I am told that this is the situation in the rest of Poole Harbour. Also the Slipway at Cobbs Quay is not going to be available to non berth holders with...

Just renewing my SSR. Things have changed in the last 5 years. Use to be very short and simple. Now there are loads of bits of paperwork to load and scan, including a pre registration process. And you have to pay (I thought it was free before?) Mind you the certificates used to be so vague that...

Just about to be off loaded. Some nice boats coming from the Med I think.

As one who is planning to base a boat in the Med from next year but still live in the UK, (years delay due to Covid), what are peoples thoughts / plans regarding the potential (likely) imposition of being only able to spend 90 days in 180 at the boat. I am guessing some may not be affected but...

If I am trying to cover most of the market, is there anything other than AnnoncesBateau.com that I should be looking at. Thanks.

I have been running 20-31ft boats for over 30 years using some of them in Europe under the power boat level 2 obtained ICC. But we are now looking at keeping a boat in the med, probably France and the likely contenders are in the 10 to 11m range. A quick look on the internet turns up boat...