Recent content by andygc

Not an answer to the question, but it's the Earl of Devon at Powderham. The Duke of Devonshire lives at Chatsworth.

Don't forget that one option for sea water cooling is a heat exchanger that replaces the galley sink drain skin fitting - Isotherm SP unit. Ours works very well.

I, too, have a grease gun already set up with grease for a Darglow Featherstream prop and I have no hesitation in using it on my Blake's seacock and the bottom bearing of my aged Whitlock Cobra steering pedestal.

I wasn't aware that seahorses and seagrass worked in boatyards.

The case was considered in an appeal heard by the Lord Chief Justice and two other judges as a test case on the application of Section 58 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to jet skis. Section 58 is the section that provides the basis for prosecutions for breaches of the Collision Regulations...

I just realised that's an older version of the winch. The gear does not come off the spindle. The bearings have to be disassembled from underneath - so with the winch removed from the boat. I suggest you Google "Lewmar Winch Service Manual Volume II".

That doesn't seem right. The bearings aren't held by the "brass cog thing". It's part of the spindle. The two roller bearings should just pull off, but may need a bit of encouragement. I have a vague memory of having to do a bit of levering on my 40ST that had not been serviced for a very long...

You have to pull the bearings off before you can see the key.

But, sadly, COLREGS do not apply to PWCs because they are not "ships". Goodwin, R v [2005] EWCA Crim 3184 (07 December 2005)

Why not just give NASA a call on 01438 354033 and ask which cables you can cut and which you can't? They have always been helpful when I have asked a question (including "can I cut the log cable to save having to rethread it through various lockers?" "Yes"). They will give you a definitive...

Although he might not be here to see the answer, yes, and they are every bit as good as all the other Wago connectors I have used. That means I think they are excellent.

If you have the solar panel connected through a circuit breaker and turn that off first there would be no current flowing and no possibility of arcing. I use a Bulgin 2-pin, but I have swapped the inserts so that the deck fitting has the male pins and the panel has the female receptacles.

Have a look at companies that supply bits for caravans, not boats. You might be pleasantly surprised by the wide choice and the prices.

The last time you used paraffin was the last time you lit up some Bartoline Clear Lamp Oil. It's a highly refined, low sulphur paraffin.

I've been collecting, repairing and using oil lamps for over 50 years. He has lamp oil designed for a specific type of burner, which uses a particular type of round wick. Flat wick burners are designed to burn paraffin, not lamp oil. You can pay £31 for 16 litres of the fuel they are designed to...