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Saving money - Dyneema and the Dan girl

Fixing a Traditional Coastal Dan Buoy Equipment – Empty 1350g Vanish OxiAction container. Most are pink but the crystal white container is white. Drill with bit, sharp knife, vernier,...

Splicing Dyneema

There are several ways to splice dynemma and it is one of the simplest ropes to splice. Equipment - Hollow Fid, Splicing needles, chopping board, sharp knife Splice 1 - Long tail splice ...

2019
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B.O.A.T

B.O.A.T. stands for Bring Out Another Thousand, we didn't spend that much but we certainly did spend some money in Bangor Marina, which had quite a nice chandler on site. Beverley and I love going...

Watch our 'Splicing video' and make comments etc.

Splicing rope - 3 braid nylon

How to make a three strand splice Step 1: Tape the ends Split and unravel a short length of rope. Tape the end of each braid where the braids are still neat and cut half way through the tape,...

2018
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No fire in the hold

After finding a total of five fire extinguishers on board Salty Lass, I decided to get them all checked out and to find out exactly what the recommendations are for boats. We got our fire...

See the angels in action and leave comments etc.

We have only tied up to a harbour wall a few times and watched several locals come in, but this will give you the general idea of the equipment that you will need. This method also relies on risers...

Watch our remaing cermoney in full screen and leave comments etc.

Renaming your yacht

You will need At least three bottles of good quality bubbly. Do not offend the gods with cheap stuff, I'm afraid they like quality Removing the old name requires one bottle, 1/2 for...

2018
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Yacht buying Check list

When we were looking for our boat then there was several things that we looked for ourselves. Depending on if the boat was in or out of the water made some of the items easier, while others...

Diesel Engine Course

In January 2018 Gaynor attended a diesel maintenance course with four other members of Liverpool Yacht Club(LYC). During the morning the five members of LYC found out about adiabatic...