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As per the title, from April 1st I will be on a mooring in Sweare's Deep in Chichester harbour. I've always been in a marina mooring apart from a couple of days in Newtown Creek on the hook. So I thought I'd better find out what equipment I'm going to need to securely achieve this. This mooring...

I'm planning the return to sail after 3 years with a mobo that we haven't really fully utilised. We've agreed in principle to buy an LM 24 and will need to get her to a cheap mooring in the Solent/ Chichester area while the weather is (hopefully!) reasonable. Any ideas on how to proceed ie time...

Has anyone any experience of using TS Marine at Universal? We're based there and thought it would be handy to use a local on-site company for our engine service. The engine in question is a TAMD41A and needs the works in preparation for this season's boating. Any feedback welcome....

Sorry, but another thread about coppercoat. We have a Merryfisher 805 and have decided to get the hull coppercoated. We are (unfortunately re prices of just about ANYTHING!) on the Hamble and our marina has given us what I consider an eye watering quote to do this. Morever, when we enquired last...

Following a discussion between myself and the good lady, we spent an enjoyable afternoon around Weybridge today. We went to have a look around to see if we might like boating on the Thames and decided that it might be preferable (to the wife) to go boating where tides and weather might not be so...

'Ello, as per title, has anyone done this? We moved back to motor from sail a few weeks back 'cos it means I don't go boating alone (a good reason) and we are very seriously considering a holding tank arrangement for those times when a long walk to suitable facilities is not possible or...

Heading up to Conwy to look at a Westerly Riviera today, hoping to arrive 5pm ish (looking at boat tomorrow am), so any forumites about, pm me on my alter ego Havant a Clew and maybe meet up for a jar if you like (1st round on me, obviously:D).

Seeking info and tips on what a novice should look for on these. We're looking at one tomorrow and I'd appreciate any obvious tips. If we like it and make an offer, obviously we'll be getting a full survey, but I'd just sorta like to know if there's anything that a yottie (!) of 2 years might...

Flippin' typical:mad:, I finally get her indoors to come down to the boat and what happens? 3 minutes after staring up, lines ready to cast off, alarm on panel goes off. Not water, not oil. Green power light stays on, BUT alarm goes silent as soon as revs are about 1000. Reduce to tickover and...

Thought I'd ask on here re thoughts and recomendations. The boat in question is the trusty Colvic 26 wot I 'as got and thinking that an extra hatch just forward of the sliding hatch would let in more light (thereby making the boat more likely to be used by the better half). I'd like an opening...

A scrub makes! as alluded to in another post, I beached the auld tub near the Jolly Sailor last Thursday to scrub off and make a load of barnacles and sea squirts homeless. A friend dropped by and went over the hull and pronounced it good, BUT one look at the anode and he said 'trouble here.'...

After my exciting dash against the spring ebb in the Hamble last w/end (see the sailing confessions thread), I'm wondering if any of the sage folks domiciled in this august forum would be able to point me in the direction of a sensibly ([sp?]ie cheapish :D) priced temp guage for the above...

I have a Honda BF8 o/b and would like to fit a 'saildrive' prop to it to enable me to use it as a backup to the main engine (just in case scenario type thing). Where should I start looking, I've tried the Honda website, but being a computer (and Google) numpty, I haven't found anything, so to...

Ooh, where to start. OK, what I have is a 1981 Colvic 26 with a 6 year old Beta BZ482 (no idea what the alternator is) and to be frank, just about everything works, but....the wiring is a bit of a dog's breakfast. I think that what I need as a minimum is a proper shore power fitting, some kind...

OK, checklist, boat-check, sails up-check, engine OK.........problem: front (bow?) hatch seems to be some kind of caravan jobbie, made from what seems to be 1mm thick brown plastic. call me old fashioned, but I don't think it'd take a wave over the bow, let alone a carelessly placed foot! So I...

Hoping to get some advice here. Taking delivery of my new (to me) Colvic 26 this week and note that the inventory says that the log doesn't work, also I think that the depth sounder is not the type I'm used to ie a fishfinder with rolling display. So I'm wondering.......the Garmin FF160c has a...

Don't know if it'll be of interest, but tonight at 20:30 BBC2, Francesco da Mosto part two. Just watched part 1 on I-Player and wow! what a beautifull boat, I think it's a gaff rigged ketch (laugh if I've got it wrong!) called the Black Swan. I must admit I didn't know green is supposed to be...

I suspect I'll find an answer here, so here goes: 1980's Japanese m/cycle, alloy brake caliper and, presumably, mild steel bleed nipple, which seems to be corroded in place. Having had a go on one of the other calipers with the same problem, surprise, it sheared. I really don't want to take the...

Ay oop, I want to measure my speed through the water (Merryfisher 625 wi' large o/b on back). I'd prefer NOT to drill 'oles in hull if poss, so what do I look for and what would it cost (v.short of readies)? I didn't want to put this on the backup plotters' thread, but it was there I noticed...

OK here's the question (and I'm asking 'cos I'm bu@@ered if I can make use of the search facility hereabouts) I'm after a battery charger that will do small ie m/cycle, average as in car and heavy as in boat domestic, type batteries. I woiuld like it to do desulphation, 3 stage and trickle...