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I wonder if any MMFA users can help. I've installed the app on one Android tablet and managed to download Antares West Coast of Scotland package. On the website on my mac I have a page saying I can download Quilted HD UKHO package for whole of UK and Ireland for £25. However I can't reproduce...

Just wondered whether the Common Travel Area affects the usual requirement to show Q flag on entry and leaving UK?

I ordered an item with TCS Chandlery on Tuesday but received no order confirmation even though the transaction went through on Paypal. Tracked back on my phone to their trading platform which said "Transaction failed" although they've definitely received funds from Paypal. Their website has a...

My Smartgauge (just changed both fuses) is showing error code 03 which means voltage is too high. I thought maybe the PWM controller has failed and 2 x 20 solar panels (probably not 2 x 20 after 10 years) overcharging the batteries, although lights on controller seem normal. However, with error...

Replaced by transceiver. This is receive only so no complication of erasing MMSI number. NMEA 0183. Complete with power/data cable, Co-axial cable, manual and CD Rom. Also listed on Ebay and Facebook Marketplace

My Honda has an oil leak - it seeps down the leg and collects on the bottom. However when I look at the oil level it aways seems to be at or above the mark. Any obvious things to check?

The instructions for setting up my new ICOM VHF are ambiguous. On the one hand it says ATIS ID also needs to be set after MMSI input (except for USA and Australian versions) but the page on inputting ATIS ID says "for Dutch and German versions". Why not French - they have commercial inland...

On advice of insurance surveyor, I am replacing the drain hoses on both my sinks (Sadler 32). Both short direct runs c.1 metre to the seacock below. Is clear PVC hose reinforced with polyester mesh OK or do I need stuff with steel spiral reinforcement? Also, do you think I should put a bend/loop...

Just wondered, if you have an AIS unit with a power/data cable included (for NMEA 0183) and a chart plotter also with power/data cable, what is best way to join those very thin coloured data cables - crimping or Scotchlok type connectors.

Starting to plan trip to NW Scotland from Plymouth roughly late April to end August. Will (probably) go up east coast on way up (Kilmore Quay to Rathlin) but I’m aiming to come down west coast on the return trip. Any recommendations on cruising guides? I’ve posted essentially same query on YM...

Starting to plan trip to NW Scotland from Plymouth roughly late April to end August. Will (probably) go up east coast on way up (Kilmore Quay to Rathlin) but I’m aiming to come down west coast on the return trip. Any recommendations on cruising guides? I don’t suppose there is an equivalent to...

Just removed the caps to clean the matrix. I have to undo the rear cap (with the hoses attached) and force it ajar so I can push the matrix from the rear. I have done this before but in re-attaching the rear cap there doesn’t seem to be a locating channel or groove for the O ring, unlike the...

Is varnish thinner pretty universal? I have a tin of Epifanes thinner but the Epifanes varnish went off as I hadn't properly resealed the tin. Will the thinner be OK with other varnishes e.g. Le Tonkinois?

I'm losing patience with GJW, with whom I have insured for 10 years, telling me my recent out of water survey, conducted by a marine surveyor and covering all aspects of condition, is just a hull survey. I'm therefore looking for alternatives. It will only be Brest-Elbe limits, some...

There don't seem to be many options for getting a new wooden tiller made and even less for something made exactly to the shape I want so for the time being i'm planning to do a deeper renovation of my existing tiller than I've done previously. It's a really nice tiller (in my humble opinion) but...

Total numpty with electrics. Few questions: I'm taking out AIS receiver (Macmurdo with built in splitter), defective Garmin GPS128 and ICOM VHF. New VHF with GPS built in is same make so should take all existing connections (just as well as VHF connection is supposed to bypass panel and i...

I have an old Autohelm 2000, the sort with separate ram and control unit which unfortunately is no longer reliable. The Raymarine EVO-100 tiller pilot has a motion sensor unit which is quite large (140mm across) and is supposed to be not less than 1 metre from a source of electromagnetic...

I will be getting a 13"Macbook Pro or Air later this year partly for use on the boat. The M2 Air only has a 35W power adaptor. Will I be able to safely charge this with my existing Sterling 150W modified sine wave inverter?

I tend to go a bit gaga faced with 12V systems on yachts, including my own. Couple of questions: 1. I know you can get spade extension terminals, like a little Xmas tree, but how to extend the negative connection block behind the switch panel? Mine is like a bar with holes in it and it's rammed...

I've not been to the Channel Islands by boat before and looking at 17-22nd August (all dependent on availability of dog boarding!). Seems to me best route is from Plymouth to the SW corner of the TSS, to avoid crossing same and then head E to pick up suitable approach angle to Braye Harbour. If...