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I've bought a Vapalux M320 for my yacht with the intention of using to provide a little heat and light in the cabin, and be on stand-by as an emergency anchor light. Supposedly (according to the manufacturer) it will run for about 10 hours on a pint of paraffin! Seems like a perfect solution to a lo...

There's a lot of jackets out there to buy. Some really expensive, others less so... a lot meet the regulations, have all the features etc...

Anyone recommend the best value for money lifejackets?

Ta!

I'm new to yachts and am hoping my girlfriend will take to the life of cruising at the weekend with me... but while I was looking around for a yacht to buy, I noticed a lot of people were selling up "because their partner just wasn't interested". Decided to run a little poll to see how thi...

Arrived! Nice one!!

The corks have a fair few imperfections and cracks - but I guess they swell up in-site when wet. Hopefully I'll never have to find out, but it's good to know I have them there as a backup.

Priming cooling water intake to avoid airlocks... When running on land, or when returning to the water after beeing on land? On land, I've been holding an extension to the water inlet pipe aloft, while pouring in water from a jug, until it reaches the top of the pipe and doesn't go down any more, th...

Nice one, thanks for the info

New ones of these go for circa £450, but I do hear of people picking them up for under £100 used.

Anyone got one in good condition that they're willing to part with, please drop me a PM.

Thanks,

Bob

I've got my VHF operator's licence, and have just bought my first yacht - which already has a non-DSC VHF installed.

What do I need to do?

I think I need to register the unit on the boat, is that it? Or something else also required?

Thanks,

Where does an inboard get air from when the cockpit sole is closed? Is it simply getting enough from the gaps in the cockpit sole cover? Or am I missing something?

Thanks!

Blimey! Just answered my own question. I emailed these guys:

http://www.leyholdings.com/

And asked where I could source bungs in quantities under 1000 as quoted on their site, and they're sending me exactly what I'm after as a free sample!

Someone once suggested to me that it's a good idea to keep a bung near to any skin fitting - so that if it should shear off while under way, you can shove a bung in the hole as a temporary fix. I've searched Google for a while, but can't find a source of appropriately sized bungs. Brewing shops sell...

My skin fittings aren't bonded to my anode. Is this likely to cause a problem? They've been in place like this for the best part of 30 years and there's no obvious signs of corrosion - but I guess I could have some de-zincification going on. Should I connect a wire from them to my anode? Or could th...

How easy is it to fit an Origo 3000? I've removed an original gas 2 ring + grill from a Westerly Centaur... will I be able to use the gimbals from that on the Origo? Or do I need to purchase the Origo ones (which seem a bit expensive IMO at £50)... Oh, and is it worth also buying the pan holders? I'...