Hi Ted, have a close look at the stuffing box, a mobile phone with the torch on helps, there could be a stamp in the metal telling you what size...
Sent you a PM.
Yes, yes and yes!! Induction is the best thing that's happened in a galley since goosing the Cook at Christmas. Do it.
Growing-up in Antigua, home of the classic yacht, most teenagers know how to drive a varnish brush around. Very good income during the season....
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Ralph, we've been mates for too many years. Rule #1 In-laws are a type of bait, right?
The 43-metre Baglietto 'Sofia 3' did the same sort of thing while just at anchor in the Med. [ATTACH]
May I ask a question about the smaller Seakeepers? I know the very big ones take a long time to get up to speed and stabalize. I'm guessing the...
This from West Marine:- Battery capacity measurements are commonly expressed in Amp-hours (Ah) and Reserve Minutes. Amp-hours measure the total...
Cheap batteries will have to be taken in and out of the boat frequently, just to take them to the recycling dumpster. Batteries, like many things...
Battleships. [IMG]
Found a great YouTube channel for the history buffs. Here is a video of the history behind why Russia feels surrounded by enemies, which is utter...
Found an old photo of Mum, Dad and Grandpa's Alfa Romeo Bertone 1300. 1600 and 1750 GTVs. Not many families owned 3 Alfas at once in the 1970's,...
[ATTACH] Yes, sorry they are Jags and not 'Nados. The smaller yacht is the 220'/65m Katalina II we built at HDW in 86/87 for a Around the World...
Just found some old photos from 1988 of the Sultan's yacht and huge tender from when we were his guests at his private marina in Salalah, Oman....
It does help if you spell the name of the boat correctly. (Edited) Turkish boats have made huge leaps forward in terms of construction and...
Yes Boss, quite right. It's just that I have a Nazi gun tower parked outside my house, 200 yards away. The Poles and Jews who built it were...
In the Med, that's an easy fit during Summer.
I've used the Torqueedo and didn't like it at all. A new brand has come to market and I took it for a test, the Epropulsion Spirit. It works just...
We've fitted quite a few Hyundai straight 4 and V6 diesels to replace gas engines, either shaft drive or outdrive. Maybe worth a look....
