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Seeing some threads about skippers, crew and boat handling, I thought I'd share a great song composed during a 25 boat Cruise in Company along the French Normandy coast in 1999. It was the end of cruise gala dinner. It had been a brilliant time and spirits were high. When the speeches came to a...

My electronics provider is saying I should upgrade from NN3D to Time Zero Pro but I'm finding it really hard to see the benefits apart from a later software and a touch screen. I don't find the TZ website much help either. So what are the specific advantages?

Can anyone help, please? Just changed laptops and find I have the Trawler Forum covered in adverts. Any idea how I turn them off?

Hi All, Another hoilding tank question. In 15 years, I've had to replace the T24 pump three times, each time caused by split bellows. I take great care not to leave the pump running unnecessarily not the least that split bellows means spilt poo into the bilge under the main cabin. Does anyone...

Hi, can anyone help? We use a paid of SENA SPH10 headsets when docking and I have to say they are brilliant. BUT, their batteries are not replaceable without major surgery, and one of our headsets has reached the stage where its battery life is very limited. I'm happy to be the battery...

Over on the ybw.com Motor Boar forum, there's a debate on what makes a trawler. Can you help http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?492083-What-is-a-trawler-yacht

Hi Everyone, Having posted back in 2012 about us becoming liveaboards on our Fleming 55, and installing a heating system for the cold times, we've done both! We retired, moved the boat from the UK to Beaucette Marina, Guernsey in the Channel Islands (some 100nm south of the UK), installed a...

How come adverts are appearing in some posts being made? Anyone know?

I think I may be losing it. When I'm in the supermarket wheeling the trolley that at times is restricted in its ability to manoeuvre, I find myself using COLREGS to avoid other shoppers. Am I the 'stand on trolley' or 'give way trolley' or 'just off my trolley? Your advice is welcome.

We are thinking of fitting a hot water (Webasto?) hot water central heating system to Play d'eau using radiators etc. Anyone have experience of this type of heating? Thank you - Piers and Lin

Hi All, We have sold our house and in March next year we will become livebaoards on our Fleming 55. Although we are both excited, we are also somewhat nervous. We'd be gratful for any advice you may have. One immediate question before we start is 'do we get rid of everything in the house...

I did a search to see if this has been raised before but found nothing - my apologies if it has... So, what can be used to get an increased range of a cell phone? Anyone tried anything?