Tide table error for Brest and Oban

There is a serious error in the tidal information for Brest (page 400) and Oban in the Reeds PBO Small Craft 2006 Almanac. We are trying to alert as many mariners as possible to this, and are asking yacht clubs, marinas, harbourmasters, chandleries and bookshops to display a notice to this effect. The correct tidal information is available on our website for download, so please do visit www.reedsalmanac.co.uk

Check your backstay chainplates

Note the "backstay chainplate which was reinforced and bolted to the outside of the transom.(it was the backstay chainplate mounting under the aft deck that failed when the rig was lost) ( the boat was Landamores built)" says Andy Morris
 

UFO collage. If your UFO 34 isn't here, send a picture. 

UFO lll sighted in Howth. 

Thornycroft problems

Hi Adrian,

 

could you possibly help me out please?

 

first an easy question, we changed our boat name to Lolo in stead of hakuna mutata, could you change that on the ufo list?

 

The other question is more difficult. I have an UFO34 with a 38Hp thornycroft engine, I guess original so about 30 years old now. i seem to be losing some oil in my cooling water, so I was wondering whether you have heard of this, of if you know a place were I could find books on this type of engine. I more information is needed I could send it over to you, since all my documentation is on board and i don't have it at hand here at home. Maybe we could post this question on the site, but I don't seem to be able to log a message anymore (or rather, I don't know how to do it)

 

hope to hear from you soon, kind regards, Paul Geurts

 

Scott Snelling sails on HYDROVANE

Follow the link to Scott Snelling's blog. Scroll down to see his photos of HYDROVANE.

Hydrovane for Sale

"Please add our UFO 34 to the list. Hydrovane, owners Don Miller & Jim Currie, registered Glasgow. Unfortunately after 21 years in same ownership advancing years have forced us to put her up for sale . She is in full commission on the W Coast of Scotland. Could this be added to the web page?"

Hydrovane is now on the list, where there's a link to contact Don.