The owner of Tigga (Buckler moored on Langley Dyke, off the river Yare: see earlier in the thread) has not really managed to get anything done on...
Tigga is sitting opposite our boat on the Yare and I suspect the owner would be delighted to hear that someone was interested in her: he seems...
I've no problem with buying the paper charts for absolute certainty at sea: I'm just not sure what (if anything) to do on the electronics front!...
I was wondering about getting a Garmin 276c for tracking progress relative to waypoints in the (very exposed) cockpit of my 22' Pandora and just...
The new Honda 8hp might be 222cc... but as I understand it, my 197cc 6hp unit (manufactured 2007) was the earlier 8hp unit. The dealer has...
Well... we've taken the plunge: at £775 the "as new" Honda BF6 (2007 model) ticked too many boxes: * Near enough immaculate, and with 2-3 years...
Query: how much performance difference would I find between: 1. 5hp (Honda) or 6hp (Tohatsu) single cylinder 123-127cc 4 stroke (25kg) 2. 6hp...
That's encouraging as I could save a fortune with a Tohatsu 3.5hp 2 stroke unit at 13kg: £450 plus just £20 on the insurance sounds appealing...
I'm getting conflicting advice on an outboard for a 1970 Van De Stadt designed Mark 1 Pandora trailer sailer - LOA 21'10"/6.65m, LWL 18'9"/5.72m,...
Well... Tigga is afloat! She seems to purr along quite reasonably under motor... though a full sailing test has yet to be attempted. Photos...
Is propane much trouble? Seems straightforward compared with most other marine things! You may have to modify a locker slightly (make it...
That was my first instinct... but as I understand it, the power-drain of running a laptop, the vulnerability of the laptop to moisture, the near...
Roll on the creature comforts! I've been getting ideas together for a cockpit cover. A standard boom tent would not really work in terms of...
