Gixer

Oh dear, a lot of confusion here which is not helped by Google getting the explanation half right but the other half completely wrong...

Thanks Concerto, I did do a search, but still couldn't work out why Lewmar quoted both the gear ratio and the power ratio. They looked...

A quick Google gives this result. A sailing winch's power ratio indicates how much force is multiplied when pulling a rope. For...

I'm looking at replacing some old Lewmar 7 winches with self tailing. I've been doing some research and come to the conclusion that the...

I believe funding for them was stopped fairly recently. Many years ago, we had a Snapdragon 24 with a very tired MD1 engine that was...

I forgot about the lock spike, yes that's also useful. Although I ripped my finger nail out with it once, my god did that hurt!

Long ago it was a kind of Rite of Passage for a youngster after his first trip or two at sea to make a belt for his deck knife. I still...

I have a knife with shackle key on a lanyard in one pocket and a load of lengths of string in the other. I have used all three…

Thanks to all - held my breath and made the cut - then added fibreglass tape and resin to the inside of the cut. I was amazed at how...

I’ve seen good feedback on the Glomex RA201 splitter—solid build and works well with AIS and VHF together. A few folks I know use it...

Side note, petrol outboards don't have to be smelly. My 2022 Suzuki 2.5hp sits in the main cabin when I'm not on board, I've never...

My power options for my 27 foot boat in order, Sails Reliable inboard engine (jinxed it!) 2.5hp outboard with a 2.3 inflatable dinghy to...

Yep mine does the same. The stream stopped once so I unscrewed the nozzle on the outtake and it was blocked. Cleared with a pin and was...

I'm planning to do the same when I can decide which plotter to get.... 100% I will reinforce the area with foam and epoxy laminate...

Just bought my SIBS tickets through the RYA. It's worth it, my daughter and I spend the whole day there lounging around looking at stuff...