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It helps to warm the resin hardener and the work piece if you can. Higher curing temperatures, within reason, produce stronger products...

A4 80 if you can get it in the head shape you need. You may need countersunk which could limit your choice. This kind of thing if a hex...

Absolutely, varnish them, preferably with high gloss, and die the first time you get some water on the floor in a bouncy sea. I did...

I've done this trip single handed both ways several times, so all day sailing. Solent to Portland anchored inside the big breakwater. A...

Postmortem, in this photo, you can clearly see the burnt contact which was causing the problem. The consensus suggest that it is a...

It's a 32amp rated switch. The maximum continous output from the generator (the smallest Wisper Power unit) is about 3.5kW into a...

I've just taken the switch apart. The plastic has melted around one of the contacts, to the point where the contact fell-out! Since the...

It not been anywhere near saltwater. It lives under the chart table, and the boat only been on the water for 3 weeks It does look like...

I've used the set-up described above for about 2 weeks now, and it failed. Progressively, intermittent at first, and then completely. On...

Thanks Paul, that's reassuring.

I've convered the alternator burnout question by using the WS500. It has a current shunt on the output of the alternator and a...

Hi, I've revamped the electrical system on my Southerly 46RS this winter. This is a schematic of the layout. I haven’t included DC...

Having successfully manage buy a suitable oil for the Yamnar 4JH4E, I now need 10L of antifreeze. The lower hose on the fresh water...

Thanks, ordered 10L, postage around £7.50, which I think is reasonable.

Great, but when read the small print, they won't deliver to AB31 post codes. We are apparently remote, yet I can usually make a 9...