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Well if you keep emerging from the oggin and parking your trident behind the front door drippin' wet, of course the house is damp...

Thanks for that, the sales blurb says a 2 metre 'head' for the discharge outlet, so that's about right for my boat.

Oh! dear, my idea of the flinty eyed, granite jawed Northern members staring into icy spray sweeping the foredeck is shattered...Denmark! Devon! What? This conversation took place in the Sunny South 10 years ago.. "You two need to move your belongings" In unison.."Why Dad?" "...

Submersible bilge pumps.... I have at present, one handraulic pump and one very ill diaphram pump, deep narrow bilge. Option is to replace the diaphram with a submersible 'Rule' pump. Submerging an electric motor doesn't make sense in my economy sized brain, so are there any 'for and agin' opinions?...

:D :D :D I love it when you Georgios argue. Chakalo= 'star' in my peoples language..Romani. Watch your pockets there is a pikey amongst you!! (well a Rom actually) My God they even own boats now Cynthia.. Who is this Georgie Mushe with all the moola anyway, shall I set fire to his plastic boat? :lol...

A young wannabe gunslinger walks into a saloon in Dodge City and sits at the bar next to a an old, hard faced, former gun fighter. "I want to be as good as you were" says the youngster. " You're wearing your gun too high, slacken off your belt" says the old man. The young man sla...

If I gave you my full honest opinion of Hydrovane Steve it would read like a sales brochure! I'm about to fit one to my new (old) boat. Expensive, but after 9 years with my first Hydrovane I didn't even consider any other type. There are no control lines or lanyards to adjust, part/stretch, just wel...

How about training swmbo to "the whistle"? 1 short blast 'standby', 1 long blast 'let go', long and a short 'haul away' etc: A referee's whistle I suggest, and then when she finally snaps it will be a lot less painful than having a loud hailer inserted...

Hydrovane here Steve..can't help with the Holland.

Can you fix my Sturmney Archer please?

Right..standby your bunks..this will have the chippys and pro boat builders foaming at the mouth.. :shock: T25, have you seen what is used for outdoor tables and chairs at some of the junk food places, Mac's etc:? It's a sort of high density plastic moulded to look like wood, 100% water/rot proof. Y...

yep, full volume..Ride of the Valkyries..Wagner.

Gas meters, 'lectric meters, taxi meters....square feet makes sense to me

Thanks BigNick...

Fear not Arghiro! some entrepreneur will come up with a solution.

Special "Eco Marine bags"..available through your friendly local yacht chandlers and only £4.99 each.

Hello Richard, I've only sailed Sardinia and Sicily so I don't know the East coast, but I am told this place...www.marina-sibari.it up in the Gulf of Taranto is advertising berths and may be of help to you.