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    BMC 1.5 question

    I have had a similar problem with my Thorneycroft T90 (same engine). It turned out to be a tiny fuel leak in the high pressure fuel pump. Your engine sounds as if it has not had much TLC. It might be a good idea to find your local CAV service place and take the HP pump and injectors there for a...
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    Autohelm ST4000 whel drive bit

    Thank you. I had seen those but it is the cost that hurts!
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    Autohelm ST4000 whel drive bit

    Does anyone have an autohelm ST4000 Wheel drive bit (the circualar bit you fit to the wheel) working or not? Mine has died.
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    Old Naval 'Whoop whoop 'horn

    Re: Old Naval \'Whoop whoop \'horn Were they not steam powered? I have a vague recollection of when I was in the Navy, getting hold of one to fit to a more modern ship and we had to modify it to work with compressed air.
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    exhaust options?

    I have an underwater exhaust outlet and a loop that only just goes above sea level, so have fitted a non return valve (from ASAP) in the exhaust hose just before the outlet. No problems so far.
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    What boat is this?

    Can't help with the boat but the rudder could be from a valetine's card
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    Good Barometer around £50?

    Seconded, although mine is called a Weems & Plath. I got it on Ebay for less than £50.
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    Westaway sails, anyone bought from them.

    I got a really nice mainsail from them - you do need to phone though.
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    Exhaust height

    This is exactly what I had to replace as the baffles that stopped the cooling water flowing back down the dry exhaust had corroded away. I could not find a unit that would fit into the space available so redesigned the exhaust (with the help of an engineer). It now loops up above the waterline...
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    Exhaust height

    Yes, the problem is not so much exhaust getting out but water getting in. My exhaust system is a bit low - it does loop above the waterline but not by much and the hull fitting is under water much of the time, so I have put a non return valve just before the hull fitting for peace of mind.
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    1/2 tide at Exmouth on Monday - drawing 3ft

    Certainly not where the Exe entrance is concerned - It changes daily!
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    1/2 tide at Exmouth on Monday - drawing 3ft

    You should - I reckon there is about 0.5 m at CD and half tide gives about 2m. Not guaranteeing anything though! .
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    Worst boatname

    Saw a rather ugly, proably homebuilt, catamaran some years ago called 'Cooking Fat'
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    Spiders...

    Apparently spiders will only live in a dry boat, so I welcome them.
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    For those of you with a degree in rocket science I present

    Would the diesel used to charge up the battery to replenish the amps used to start the engine be propulsion or domestic?
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