The new Leica M. For some reason Leica have dropped the number from the name so many people are calling it the M 240 which is the camera’s in house…

Clever stuff. Imitation teak. The colour and graining is convincing, only the regularity lets it down slightly. Last year I was at Mets trade show for boats. It was an…

Tennage super thin veneer. Here is Walnut, Teak and Ebony. Doing research for an upcoming project, I have been delving into the various wood technologies out there. What I am…

Waif was sold in 2013 but is now available again. Move fast, classic yachts like this don’t come around very often. Contact info@woodenwidget.com She might only be 28 feet long…

The sailing world has many extraordinary characters in it’s long history. It’s my experience that the world of sailing is responsible for more ‘interesting characters’ than any other and Bill…

This is all you need for a great sounding hifi. A mains supply to plug the speakers into an an Ipod. Job done! (for the review of the 5040 Sub,…

Hard to see the scale of the sander in this picture. See the next pic below to see how small it really is. It’s often crossed my mind that many…

The Prebit R1-1 NV Golden Gloss, Glass Brown, Dimmable, Warm white led lamp   After nearly 8 years Doolittle’s original Cantalupi bunk lights were looking a bit worse for wear.…

The Garmin GHP 12 Autopilot system. On the left the compass, next the ‘Brains’ and the display unit. My Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 uses a Simrad TP30 tiller pilot which…

OK, so that is a trick question because all dinghies are a compromise. In an ideal world we’d probably like a 4 metre rib with a 40 hp engine on…