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I have received a quote to supply and fit a vetus 55kg bow thruster to my Bavaria 39. Before I proceed, has anyone had similar fitted by JC Marine Services in Essex and were you pleased with the installation. The engineer will travel to the Solent to fit. The price is roughly half of the...

I’m at the very beginning of my investigation as to whether I have dirt in my fuel tank. It’s plastic and doesn’t have an inspection hatch. I’ve treated my diesel with fuel set for the last 5 years and I’ve just poured a whole bottle of marine 16 in there in the hope it will do something. Any...

Apart from being a pain to change, my cav filter is in a lousy place. I have bought a Chinese copy 500 unit and it is much bigger. The existing filter is sited at the same level as the inlet pipe and pump. Is there a problem in siting the new filter higher? I do plan to fit a squeeze bulb to...

On approach to Yarmouth IoW from the east, I am having difficulty reaching the berthing master boats until very close in. I know they only have hand held radios so their range is limited but I seem unable to reach them until in sight. I have a fixed cobra dsc radio with mast head antenna and...

Going to the boat today. It has sat unused for 6 months due to lockdown. I plan to disinfect the water tanks. I have a 20 litre tub of Sodium Hypochlorite 12% available How much would you put in a 200 litre tank to give it a thorough clean please? Thanks. Alan

I have new saloon upholstery being fitted this week to my boat which is berthed in Haslar. Obviously the Company who are doing the work want to be paid. Can I travel 100 miles from home to my boat to check that everything is okay before I pay up? My wife and I have both been vaccinated and...

My Bavaria 39 is fitted with a lewmar drive that is effectively a motor with an electromagnetic clutch that connects to the chain steering. about 5years ago the clutch stopped working and thanks to this forum I found the answer to the problem. It would appear that I’m not the only one who...

We spent Wednesday night in Studland for the first time this year. We were harrassed by jet skis from our arrival at 5pm till dark. It would appear that the boats at anchor were providing the obstacles for their race course. The water ski/ wakeboarders added to the fun making our stay very...

Berthed stern in, south coast marina, I was putting some extra bracing on my Davits and made the mistake of cutting 2 pieces of 40 mm dia stainless pipe with my angle grinder. Whoops, gentleman presented himself from a different pontoon and claimed that the wind carries the filings for over a...

My unit was professionally fitted 10 years ago. I’ve owned the boat for 3 years and the unit has been used most weekends (before the current heatwave). It has now developed a fault, the flashes signalling a problem with the glow plug. I see little point stripping the unit just to replace the...

The steering on my Bavaria 39 cruiser 2006 has started stiffening up. Whereas I have no doubt that the bottom Rudder bearing is the culprit, I had planned a 2 week cruise to the Channel Islands with the family on the 25 th of May so the timing is inconvenient to say the least. I have been...

I can’t be the only person on this forum that looks at the ‘Computer’ type conversations and hasn’t a clue what they’re about. I know absolutely nothing about computers being much more of a spanner man. I like the idea of what a raspberry pi can do on a boat so I bit the bullet and bought one...

Now it might not be everyone’s cup of tea but when we have the odd hot day, my Grandchildren want to go to Chichester Harbour and Anchor off East Head. The ability to Anchor close in and take a short dinghy ride to a sandy beach is their idea of a great day out, no matter how crowded. Now that...

I’ve replaced one of my double mains sockets with one of the new ones with 2 usb charging sockets aswell as the 2 mains outlets. I noticed the other day that the usb area while charging my iPhone was extremely hot, far hotter than I’ve ever known a socket get before. So bad that I won’t use...

Some time back I posed a question regarding the transom seat of my Bavaria and its design. Today I was watching one of those bikini clad sailing videos on you tube when I spotted the answer to my question. Simple but effective answer to the problem of storage when not in use. I shall now...

Currently in Premier Gosport, no problems,no gripes just fancy a change of scenery. Why Deacons? because it will cut my journey time by 30 mins each way and I hate the A32 from Fareham down to Gosport. Anyone have any advice either for or against please. Thanks. Alan

I have a 2006 Bavaria 39 cruiser. The mast has a spinnaker track and i need to buy a car/ring to fit. I bought a barton 32mm car from ebay but it is too tight. Can anyone tell me what make i should be looking for? Thanks Alan

Dropped some friends off on the waiting pontoon outside Chichester Marina and noticed that the length of pontoon had soft rubber fendering. Although I had my own fenders out, they were not really necessary for the short stay. It made for a very easy berth. If I had judged it wrong and the...

My wife and I have been fortunate in that we have been on holiday for the last week to enjoy the sunshine on the boat. We headed for one of our favourite anchorages Studland. Now I don't normally agree with the, them and us attitude regarding motorboats but I have to say that we found Tuesday...

Sailing, and wearing a hat, seems to be part of the uniform. Whether it's to keep out the glare, rain off your glasses, stop sunburn on your head or just to keep warm, it seems there are benefits to wearing a hat. That is unless you have hair like mine. I look a wally in every hat I've tried...