Recent content by 2copplane

Very tidy air deck inflatable dinghy. One patch on the air deck where a seam developed a leak. Paddles, seat, pump, nappy style storage bag. located near Preston. Can send photos. have a couple of 2 strokes outboards if interested.

Thanks for the advice. Today I went mad with bleach, Siff and pan scrubs and I have to say it was a miracle. Pretty sure I’ve taken a significant layer off the polyester fabric but the dinghy looks pretty good, apart from the Wetline badge which remains stubbornly scabby and brown. As an...

Dug my old Wetline 265 airib out of the shed today and it seems the fabric has perished to a beige colour. Apart from the naff colour scheme the dinghy is in great shape with no patches and seems to hold air. Has anyone positive experience of painting an inflatable and if so which product do...

I’m about to lift for antifouling and this year planning to scrape off her bottom and remove umpteen flakey layers. Is it better to scrape while the paint is still moist or give it a while to dry out. I imagine dried out is better as it will be more brittle. She is A 40footer so keen to make...

The Tricoya MDF has arrived and boy is it heavy stuff, and for 9mm extremely rigid. I’ve decided to assemble and caulk the iroko and then I will epoxy it to the mdf. My approach has been to staple it face down onto a plywood covered with waxed polythene sheet and then filled the 5mm gaps with...

im fitting my 9’x3’ cockpit sole with 35mmx5mm iroko slats. I’m using iroko as teak is way too expensive. £65.00 vs ££££. I‘m not sure how the iroko will last so my plan is to make it removable by epoxying to 9mm marine ply. However I’ve come across a product call Tricoya which is an MDF that is...

This may be better on an impractical boat owner thread. I’ve a 3 season old main and I can see mildew is starting to spread between the layers of the laminates in the sail. I’ve given it a soak in Brintons but suspect it won’t be able to penetrate and kill the mould. That got me thinking what...

It’s on the screamandfly forum, he also explains how he measured it. He did more than just add a bigger carb “ This one does have digital inner rotor ignition with a nice preignition curve fix programmed in the cdi, Glass Fiber Membran in stock housing, kart Membran carburettor tuned to...

Thanks guys. I've hit "buy it now" on a new one for my Malta and will report back. I like the idea of a bigger carb, seen a forum where guy was getting 7hp+ out of his Malta, and trying for 9hp with some major mods. Though for now I'd be happy with a reliable 3hp

I like my small lightweight 3-4hp outboards but they are getting old and unreliable. I’ve done the usual and cleaned the carbs (carb cleaner, air compressor, ultrasound bath), new fuel, in-line fuel filter, cleaned tanks, hours fiddling, but they still have issues. The current old carbs...

Worth watching a few of the camper van conversion vids on YouTube, I especially like Combe Valley Campers. They use special stretchy carpet and spray adhesive and the results appear great, and I’m thinking of applying to my cabin lockers.

Thanks guys, sounds like some dredging has been done. I will contact the HM.

Hi, has anyone sailed from or to Glasson recently and can confirm depth in the outer dock? I draw 1.9m and looking to lock through on an 8.2m tide, assuming the lock is working.

I've an old Raymarine chart plotter but no charts for the locality I mainly sail in. Looking for NT charts covering North Wales, IOM. Tried an NT+ card but doesn't seem to work. Hoping someone has one or two they no longer need.

Thanks Gypsy I knew it had a test mode but could not remember how to locate it. I’ve now run it and all looks good except the cable which shows a fail unfortunately I didn’t have time to delve further. It’s a brand new cable so hoping it’s just some corrosion on the connector. I have a...