Knowing how rope is categorised in terms of strength is essential for safe management of your rig and shore lines

As regular readers will know, I’m all for DIY in general but there is a caveat: make sure you know what you’re doing first. I recently had a 25-year-old coachbuilt in for MoT repairs; both front outri

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West country farmer, Matt Dale, prefers using his boat to working on it - but sometimes, even he has to bite the bullet and get his tools out

José-Maria Molina extends the life of his ageing anchor winch