Recent content by AllanJ

Then be prepared to be similarly regulated. Why is it always someone else who needs more rules? If we are to regulate everything that occassionally goes wrong then you logically need to extend that to almost every activity in the home (smokers are already quaking :) )

I was, as a mobo-er and frankly fed up of posts about wash, trying to find some reason to be sympathetic to the perpetrators. Your video has made up my mind; they are a disgrace. Even the most diehard speedster must recognise that they would create that amount of wash. It is not always easy...

Can't really compare as I have only owned a twin stern-drive. It's actually and below 5 knots that it begins to be harder to control. My boat (Sealine F33) is only idling at 5kts. Having said that, with two engines I can turn the boat in its own length which may be handy in tight situations...

Be careful of almanacs! I was nearly stranded at Port Ellen on Islay last year because they do not do diesel for pleasure craft despite what the almanac said (even put a warning in the Clyde group). I have never had a petrol-powered boat, but they are not popular with anyone that I speak to...

Thanks for those. Hopefully the panels will survive my attempt!

What are the best tools for cutting fibreglass to leave good edges?

Interesting geometry problem; what is the minimum area that the 417 will occupy given a minimum distance of 600m between them? Please make your calculations clear and write on one side of the screen only :)

And who chooses whether they are there or not there? Who presses the brake hard enough to get the ABS on, or turns the corner too fast to engage the ESP? Get over it. It was an analogy. Maybe not the best, but still valid.

Not so. I can switch them all off if I want to be a 'good driver', so in that sense they are active. I choose to put on my seat belt for the same reason; in case something goes wrong. Not to take advantage of something that assists what you want to achieve is simply illogical. I detest the...

I have never used my ABS or ESP on the car, but I am glad that they are there for when I do.

Didn't take part guys, but looking over the last few pages of posts reassures me to completely ignore weather forecasts for the Firth. I went out Saturday morning about 11am, to Millport, Kilchatan, then up the E Kyle to Caladh Harbour, back to Rothesay after 6pm. Only rain that I got was...

I have one. I have used it, and I have not. I think that each circumstance is different, but I would experiment if I were you to see if it was actully doing any good. The only circumstance that it seems to make sense to me is where you have sealed the boat so far as is practicable, and the air...

I have to admit that, even though I own a Sealine, I am not taken with the new designs. OK, I think they look a bit slab sided and ugly. Maybe it will take time as it often does to get used to it. (Who liked the Ford Sierra 'jelly mould' when it came out and yet every car seems to be from the...

FWIW We have an electric system and black tank. No problems using toilet paper 'in moderation'. I usually advise guests to flush frequently if they feel compelled to 'fill the bowl' with paper. Only blockage occurred when I used a piece to dry around the sink and went in in a small tightly...

errrrrm Volvo? How British is that? :)