Andy135

Quite right. 9800-ish Newtons of force available for braking from 1 ton of mass being towed.

As the vehicle pulling the trailer slows down, the weight of the trailer (and boat) moves forward and compresses the coupling damper to provide the energy required to activate the brakes. This is the force that Zook is referring to I think, which is why servos aren't necessary on trailer brakes. In effect the weight of the rig provides all the energy needed for braking and probably more. So not quite 1 ton of force at the brakes (drums couldn't do that) but 1 ton of force to activate the brakes.

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Hmm, someone's done some work on the boat in the past then. Fingers crossed you don't find any additional issues when you lift the deck.

Yet to be invited for my first... hurry up, hurry up! 😬

You have a point there Andy. Carbon savings of the electric vehicles isn't likely to offset the total carbon footprint of the whole paddock...

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Dart Haven has some visitor moorings. All short term and not bookable in advance but they will all be walk ashore plus Dart Haven has good facilities. It's on the Kingswear side of the river but the Lower Ferries get you to the Dartmouth side every 10 mins or so. Noss on Dart a bit further upriver also has similar visitor moorings. It's quieter up there but you'd have to take the water taxi to get into Dartmouth for a meal, or walk downriver from Noss to the Higher Ferry to get over to Dartmouth. I'd avoid Dart Harbour authority visitor moorings as they can raft up, meaning you would have a faff if you wanted to depart early for a session and were on the inside of the raft, plus some of their moorings aren't walk-ashore. Not sure about Paignton/Torbay marinas but I'd guess they are all non-bookable short term too. If you did go to Dartmouth.... I'd be tempted to take mine down for a couple of nights too.

It's his eyesight that's letting him down. He's not quite old enough to have had his eyes lasered yet. Apparently all the really old ones have had it done already.

I don't know your engine but it will either have plate steel lifting eyes under the cowling (my 80hp Suzuki does), or it will take eye bolts that are screwed into the flywheel, similar to the one in the link below. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Outboard-Mercury-Mariner-Force-Yamaha-Lifting-Ring-Eye-Tool-USA-MADE-/281166514851

Area you speaking from experience with that Luke? 😉

Ok, fess up. You bribed them with Werther's didn't you?

Here another one. On your first trip out on your new (or new to you) boat, as you leave the harbour, estuary or marina, take a look behind you to see what your home port looks like from the sea. It's often surprisingly hard to recognise where to go back home to so a quick look back will give you an idea of what to aim for when you're returning after that first trip out.

I was typing pretty much the same as Zook when he posted. Or if nothing else, a 12mm flat wood drill bit for two holes and use a junior hacksaw blade to tidy up the corners etc.

What hole diameter/dimensions?

Yep, very good. And on point for some of our members 👍🤣 8.5/10

A red band fish! Who knew?! I've heard of them being caught along Plymouth Breakwater but not as far east as your way. Good catch. Sounds like a decent, busy session. Just goes to show how local knowledge counts for everything. Well done. 👍

Now that is a great mixed session! Some good rays and hounds there plus a rather fine looking doghuss 🐶👍 And top marks for the skipper (again!). You certainly put the effort in for your crew with all your moves. 👍

The post or the blowjob?

My 3 plait 12mm is quite stiff and I find it catches on the opposite side of the hawse hole then backs up into the gypsy, causing a jam. Seems like no rope is ideal.

Same as the problem you mentioned about all the other windlasses you've had. It retrieves chain perfectly, but the rope doesn't fall away quick enough so it catches on the opposite side of the hawse hole and bunches back up into the gypsy.

Yep, I can get rid of the gubbins and the old switch, and just connect to the existing actuator cables, right?

No windlass on Apache. I use the Alderney method on her. I have a Quick Prince on Jersey Girl running 12mm 3 strand and 6mm chain IIRC.

It's called an "anchor trip link". https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anchor-Trip-Link-craft-up-around-20ft-6mtr-/184699913103?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=Cj0KCQjw9_mDBhCGARIsAN3PaFNK7PeM0u32HgYe8OnnjUlYqS8bX8z9nZrxV-te87bPzjK8jF1Or54aAvvKEALw_wcB

I have the same trip link set up on Apache as shown in the vid that Neil posted. No problem at all with running through the bow roller.