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Today, 17:11

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread PTFE tape, heat proof? in Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader

Thanks for the link, but those are spares kits for the machines which heat-seal plastic bags.

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Today, 16:47

Ohlin Karcher started a thread PTFE tape, heat proof? in Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader

My drip feed diesel heater, a Dickinsons Newport, is getting a service. The brass fittings which screw into the cast aluminium metering valve box...

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Today, 15:04

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Ohlin Karcher en route in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt

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Today, 12:55

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Has anyone ever been boarded by Border Force? in Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader

The UK is one of the few places I *haven't* had some interaction with the boys in black..

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Today, 11:59

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Ohlin Karcher en route in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt

:)

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Yesterday, 22:11

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread The Last Liveaboard in Liveaboard Link

Are you a journalist on a fishing expedition?

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Yesterday, 18:30

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Ohlin Karcher en route in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt

You'd rather I left them off?

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Yesterday, 17:46

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread I understand Southwold has been accepting visitors in East Coast Forum

Good call! ( 'Hunter', a UKBF mega-RIB is next to me, firmly tied up for the night with no signs of life on board..)

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Yesterday, 15:05

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread I understand Southwold has been accepting visitors in East Coast Forum

Where do you suggest 14 Albanian men would inconspicuously blend in to the local scene, without attracting attention? Boston is a definitely a...

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Yesterday, 15:00

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Ohlin Karcher en route in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt

PM sent

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Yesterday, 05:12

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Quality and simplicity of a 33 yo Amel Maramu 46' in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt

That's a seriously hideous boat, how did it get off the drawing board :disgust:The floating carbuncle is an offence to decency and good taste,...

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04-12-19, 17:20

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Shotley to Ramsgate, best available charts/folio? in East Coast Forum

I went by Medusa, cut across the Gunfleet a bit, Little Sunk, Foulgers Gat and it took just over 8 hrs, including a snagged peak halliard so very...

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04-12-19, 17:08

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread How many of you sail throughout the winter season? in Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader

Just crossed from Harwich to Ramsgate, sunrise and sunset both amazing, with 8 hrs of sunshine and infinite visibility.

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03-12-19, 21:48

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Navtex Errors in Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader

I had a NASA Navtex and it hardly ever worked, and when it did it was so user unfriendly, illegible and counter-intuitive I binned it, now have an...

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03-12-19, 18:35

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Morbihan / Brittany fuel supply in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt

They will drain the bunkers to the very dregs, this from Roscoff in the previous tanker drivers' strike:

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03-12-19, 18:29

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Tillergirl CTTE WPT 32 Longitude? Typo? in East Coast Forum

Thanks it should be a lovely day.. light winds, neaps and mostly in daylight.

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03-12-19, 16:36

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Tillergirl CTTE WPT 32 Longitude? Typo? in East Coast Forum

Thanks for the clarification, Post #3, Paragraph 1 is exactly what I have just put in my GPS as an educated guess, so not far off.. I can see...

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03-12-19, 14:43

Ohlin Karcher started a thread Tillergirl CTTE WPT 32 Longitude? Typo? in East Coast Forum

Hi Roger, in the book and on the chartlet print-out, the longitude is given as 1 degree, 23 minutes, point 56 E. But this appears to disagree with...

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03-12-19, 14:02

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Picking crew up from GDG on the 5th in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt

Wondering where is GDG, I opened the thread out of curiosity, thinking Golfe du ?? Right country anyway :)

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02-12-19, 21:47

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Notices to Mariners Weeks 50 in East Coast Forum

Many thanks

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02-12-19, 18:37

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread Transom hung tender obstructs stern light in Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader

Rail mount on the pushpit, if high enough. Sternlights don't need to be exactly central to be effective, and I bet the Colregs say 'as near central...

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02-12-19, 13:20

Ohlin Karcher replied to a thread How many of you sail throughout the winter season? in Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader

I have no excuse, my mate's still cruising in Lofoten..

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