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I'm of the opinion that the fact that light aircraft are still using leaded fuel is a good indicator of how it will go for boats. Too small an issue to focus on and will be dealt with by supply and demand, with niche suppliers providing fuels for marinas and such like. Personally, as an owner...

I'm a huge fan of these and have given them as presents to many family and friends. I always have the audible chirping on (annoying in town) so you don't have to be looking.  Also useful is that the light reacts to things approaching from behind, flashing more aggressively depending on closing...

"Could you please elaborate on what you think makes DF a better boat to be docked at a slip than an F/C and vice versa, why an F/C is appropriate for weekend dry sailing?" I can't comment on the Farrier as never sailed one, however, we love our DF28 for how simple it is to jump on board, untie...

It's a bit more than that, and I look at it a bit differently. Signal-K is not about adding data, it's about making the data that you already have useable. NMEA is a wonderful, compact and efficient, just an arcane mess to most mortals. Making that data a bit more readable/useable opens up some...

It's always wallet drag causing the problem :-)  Diesel isn't an option for me. I have a 10hp OB on the back that I try to keep out of the water as much as possible. It's only got a 6A alternator on it's not really an option if the battery gets low. Maybe I need to look again at the solar panel...

Ah yes, I read it again properly. I thought I had seen from some various youtube videos (there's a lesson right there!) that there was quite a bit of drag. I like the idea of something lightweight that can be slid down from the transom that can generate reasonable amounts of power (I'm not...

Agreed, hence the handbrake comment (which is what we call the putting the OB down due to the massive effect on speed).

I'm going through the same challenge on trying to find a way to get more solar on board without any major structural changes. The boat is a Dragonfly 28 tri which is a tad slim and doesn't have a lot of real estate to play with.  I've got a 76W SunBeam Tough...

Coming from a pond sailing where the lack of wind is quite common, being able to have the kids go out in something with a massive rig can be fun. This depends on having access to some boats that aren't just heavy lumps that won't go even if the wind is blowing. It's been quite funny to see kids...

I'm loving the idea. Does this version work in VR? It would be great to relax for a while without just looking at a window on a screen as I'm doing that for enough hours in the day as it is.  Updated: Just got off my a**e and searched for myself and found your VR Regatta app in Steam :-) Looks...

Some great ideas coming from this thread :D One Hawkins ordered and looking forward to some good hot food over the winter period. When we started and didn't know better we bought the Magma set as it looked great. It is great, however, it weighs a ton and is too big for our Dragonfly 28. On...

SailGrib-WR. I love it. Android only. Can use Navionics charts (I have those and UK Admiralty ones that you can get through the app for not a lot). One license works on all android devices you log onto (so great for having it on phones for backup). Easy Grib integration, currents etc.  I use a...

Very nice. My version of something similar... 

I've been scanning through the thread and I don't think anyone has mentioned SailGrib WR so far. It's an Android only app and has a wealth of features that I am still getting to the bottom of. I'm not short of toys on the boat (the previous owner must have really liked the look of someone in...

Unfortunately none of the many converters I've found work. Mainly because there is no standard tags in the gpx schema for the wind data so it comes in as comments or yd:awa type tags that do not match properly.  If anyone has a sample Garmin fit file with wind data I could probably write...

Reposted to this thread as it's more relevant... I've been looking at how to get this working without the Garmin chartplotter and wondered if anyone has done the same.  I've got a Raymarine setup with a Yacht Devices Voyage Recorder connected to the SeaTalk network. This does a great job of...

I've been looking at how to get this working without the Garmin chartplotter and wondered if anyone has done the same.  I've got a Raymarine setup with a Yacht Devices Voyage Recorder connected to the SeaTalk network. This does a great job of grabbing all of the NMEA data and writing it to an...

Not that much boat in the picture, but I liked it. 

It cannot be called spacious by any degree, but most things sporty tend not to be anyway. As mentioned, there is a surprising amount of storage under the seats, floors and v-berth although none of it is really convenient. There is enough space for lines, fuel and associated stuff in the cockpit...

I've managed 5 days with three kids on my DF28. Certainly compact but as long as it's warm they sleep on the tramps...