15 February 2021
Mould can be terrible for your boat. In a best-case scenario, it’s going to look ugly, interfering with your ability to enjoy your boat on ...
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29 May 2020
sion roberts / Winter Boat storage
Awhile ago I read about a yachtsman who had sadly lost his life in an accident. Was it a collision at s...
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23 September 2019
Let’s face it antifouling is annoying and expensive. You either have to have your boat regularly lifted cleaned and treated or risk ever de...
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27 August 2019
“What’s a traditional shipwright doing in the middle of the Devon countryside?” I’m frequently asked that says Peter Newb...
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31 October 2018
We enjoyed record sales input in March, and have had our highest ever output in July -with our turnover growing by 30% over the last year. This h...
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26 June 2018
How do antifoulings work & why do we need them?
Antifoulings protect the underwater surfaces of boats from a build up of animal and plan...
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27 February 2018
Pause for a moment and ponder. How much is your life and safety at sea worth? Priceless? Yet many people misunderstand the worth of a surveyor, w...
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17 October 2013
Will it cause my boat to sink? Will my boat be unsaleble?
The term "osmosis" often refers to a biological process where a liquid...
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13 August 2013
The story of King Canute commanding the waves not to break over his land is often interpreted as showing his arrogance. In fact it is more likely that...
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05 April 2013
Fouling – What Is It?
Once I naively thought that you bought a boat, put it on the water, made sure the woodwork and rigging were kept...
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05 April 2013
In my previous article – "Stowaways – The Marine Creatures Hitching A Lift On Your Boat", I described some of the various i...
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10 October 2010
You might not be able to control the success of your fishing trip, as far as the number of fish caught, but you can certainly improve the performance ...
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18 February 2010
A guide to boat covers
Your boat is not a cheap investment, so you want to protect it and get as many boating years as possible from it. Boa...
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21 December 2009
Wooden Boats
For thousands of years there was nothing but wooden boats – no other choice.Then in the 1960s they almost became an endan...
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21 December 2009
If you’re not planning on sailing over the winter months, take some time to put your boat to bed until the warmer weather returns. You can&...
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