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Hi Gerold, I think I'll put the aerial along the mast support for starters and see how good the range is.

I'm thinking of buying the Icom IC-M400BBE Black Box VHF/DSC as this will allow me to hide the base unit away in one of the quarter berths and then put the hand unit, which has a display, in the cockpit or cabin.

I'm hoping to go the Netherlands in 2025, possibly starting at Heeg or Workum! Where do you sail?

Adrian,
WB87 'Sarum'

Dear all,

Fascinating tales of bilge boards. We removed WB87 'Sarum's bilge boards a week ago.

Ours both were jamming quite badly when fully hoisted, and were both slightly curved in opposite directions along their length. I tried swapping them over, and hey presto, they hardly jam at all now. I wonder, are the boards supposed to be slightly curved?

My other question is about the length of the hoisting string. Should the boards be lowered until the strings go slack, or should they have tension on them when they are fully lowered?

Many thanks

Adrian, WB87 'Sarum', Kielder, Northumberland.

Hi Gerold,

Your posts and photographs are wonderful, thank you!

We have recently bought WB87 'Sarum' and are thinking of fitting a fixed VHF, perhaps an Icom.

Do you have a photo of how you installed yours, as I'm not sure where to fit it?

Also, which route have you taken your VHF antenna cable? We do not have a hollow mast, so will probably have to route the cable either along one of the shrouds, or perhaps fit the antenna to the gallows.

Have you got any comments about this?

Many thanks,

Adrian.