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Been accused of being a tyrekikker……
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Hey Wandsy, I always assumed your bit of land was littered with tyres of assorted sizes, so you could keep your foot in practice. True...
Today at 07:52
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Yes, obviously. But that will fill up because the only exits for the water are much higher.
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The bronze is easy to drill and tap so worst case scenario he could rotate the cover 10 deg and drill and tap new holes using the cover...
Thursday at 17:44
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If they snap off or you have to cut the remnants of head off then you can try to get them out with grips as previously said. If that...
Thursday at 17:42
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Assuming the screws have cheese-heads, I would use good quality* pipe pliers to grip the screwhead and turn them. They will either...
Thursday at 17:38
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Refilling 3.9 kg Calor botas.
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Think I told this story before... (age etc..) But when we were top dressing forestry off a hill strip strip near Lockabie, sometimes...
Thursday at 17:22
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Bottles should only be filled to about 80% to avoid allowing liquid fuel to the appliance. The net weight is usually marked on the...
Thursday at 17:07
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Another book I am re reading”voices of the old sea” by Norman Lewis is about Spain in the late 1940s on the costa Brava covers the same...
7 Dec 2024
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Should vessels that are abandoned mid-voyage be scuttled?
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Bit different for commercial. If drifting, why stay with it? Except to manage a tow. Crew aren't paid enough to risk anything. Anybody...
7 Dec 2024
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The title referes to the Outer Sporadies in Greece. An account by Michael Corroll if his experience there in the early 60s (?) Sailing...
7 Dec 2024
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