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I've got the Stowe manuals on pdf but I can't work out how to send them to you

My daughter runs an antiquarian book shop on ebay. She uses abe to see prices and then undercuts them!

On the river Deben - an East coast pleasure you northern heathens have yet to enjoy - anyone can sail in deep water!

I use depth under the keel - with a 1.7m fin keel on the East coast I need to work to small depths at times and don't want to be doing arithmetic.

On another forum (wash mouth out with soap and water ) it was commented that Vodaphone G3 works well on the West coast of Scotland.

Don't know but I arrived in Ostend with my motoring cone up, much to everyone's amusement. Had to brush the dust off it first

It could also lead you to a big fine. Apparently Belgium authorities recently fined a yacht E500 for having nav lights and a tricolour on at the same time!

I use normal nav lights (no masthead lights) and a carry a blinking great torch.

I'm not sure why I'm reply to this barmy idea. Must be cabin fever... The speed/length equation is, I understand, related to wave length as created by the bow. Once the wave curve falls off the stern the boat sits down and then you are effectively sailing up hill. Joining boats together would only w...

The favourite thing on the first night when not sailing with wifey is pan-fries calves liver with a creme fraiche and mustard sauce. New potatoes cooked and put in the oven. Sweat a chopped onion in the bottom of the saucepan, add a handful of crushed juniper berries, place shredded cabbage on the t...

Does anybody rig a preventer that doesn't come back into cockpit? In a discussion elsewhere the subject was raised of how you pole out a genoa. The wisdom was that the genoa sheet simply runs through the end of pole and that the pole is not clipped onto the bowline or the cringle. This allows you to...

Aye, I'm having a go at Piers du Pre who started the whole thing and has now sidled off. A few months ago I started a thread in the other place entitled "You used HOW much fuel" and it went on for miles. Well that incredible fuel consumption was Piers whose blog I looked at. (don't ask me...

Keep up the good work Simon.

Hello you lot. Nice to see you in such a quiet mood Dave

No' bad furra noob but how will it stop the drips getting inside my sleeve and running down my forearm? Use a long handled roller or stick half a broom stick in the end of the handle. of course if you will use cheap runny AF what do you expect :lol: I use Tiger Extra which works well in these soft ...

Hello - first post here :D Everyone's favourite job coming up soon! Get a large carrier bag and put it over the roller tray. Pour the AF on the bag. When you are done just turn the bag inside out - a clean tray :D :D drop your roller and brush and rubber gloves in the bag - all done no mess and no c...