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  1. Fr J Hackett

    Top end tethering

    MOD flying another kite.
  2. Fr J Hackett

    lipseal replacement (in the water)

    I think he must be going for bodge of the year award.
  3. Fr J Hackett

    Who in their right mind is buying this

    You can say that again, you would have to be stark raving bonkers.
  4. Fr J Hackett

    The best/worse YouTube video from Erik!

    I agree not exceptional and given a choice and alternative you would choose not to go. It does however put into perspective and question those that claim to make similar passage and to windward in smaller yachts fanciful to say the least.
  5. Fr J Hackett

    Liveaboard marinas on the southcoast UK

    Never having been a live aboard but I encountered several when berthed in Plymouth Yacht Haven several years ago that was not my experience, I found them to be friendly and open to the extent of invites to pontoon BBQs etc.
  6. Fr J Hackett

    Pets on board

    That's the best cat photo I have seen for a long time.
  7. Fr J Hackett

    Chemical toilets - how often and where do you empty them?

    Why put it back? Use the cleaned space for something else.
  8. Fr J Hackett

    What's happened to Patrick Laine

    Yes still in it, I thought he had said he was going to change but he had good conditions in these two videos so a good choice not to.
  9. Fr J Hackett

    Orca attack

    It's a chat group when you click the links you get invited to join.
  10. Fr J Hackett

    What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?

    On reflection I think this is quite an interesting thread. Who in fact is qualified to give the advice? Not me although I have to all intents and purposes sailed around the UK including the more remote and challenging parts but not in the sense that most would consider a circumnavigation and...
  11. Fr J Hackett

    Any recommendation for windlass fitter

    As others have said pictures, why a stainless mount a wooden one will be easier to make, shape and fit.
  12. Fr J Hackett

    What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?

    I don't suggest one kind of boat what I suggest is a boat that is a far better choice for many reasons than many including a Westerly Centaur
  13. Fr J Hackett

    Where Is It?

    A naked lady doing backstroke
  14. Fr J Hackett

    Spending the weekend at anchor 😎

    Does the pooch go on the paddle board as a passenger?
  15. Fr J Hackett

    The Decent Oyster

    When I used to own a Vancouver Northshore used to do an open day for the members of the clubs of the 3 marques, Southerly, Vancouver and Fisher. There was definitely a pecking order in the order I indicated with the Southerly owners particularly the newer and larger ones, yachts not owners...
  16. Fr J Hackett

    Any recommendation for windlass fitter

    There’s bound to be but it will probably double the cost of the winch. Fitting one isn’t difficult, do it yourself that way when it goes wrong you will have a head start in looking for the problem.
  17. Fr J Hackett

    Where Is It?

    Somewhere in Portugal at a guess
  18. Fr J Hackett

    The Decent Oyster

    There's one in Oz
  19. Fr J Hackett

    A National Campaign to Encourage Architects to Provide Decent Marina Facilities

    The Newlyn toilet and shower before it became a "marina" was only for the brave hearted, admittedly it was many years ago 😁
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