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Perhaps not that much filing required. If, say, an imperial shaft at 1:12 taper, filing just 1/32" off the key will give 3/8" extra...

A laser welder, as a home workshop tool, is new to me. Looking at the prices, £5K upwards, I don't think I'll be investigating any...

How much do these laser welders cost, and what power are they? I'd have thought that anything capable of useful work would be way beyond...

Some bronzes are quite yellow, so identification by colour is uncertain. DZR brass, (NOT de-zincified ), is widely used, but bronze is a...

Not spanners, but the old Thomas Foulkes chandlery sold a line in floating cutlery. the advertising tagline was "ideal for nearby boats".

Does say trade prices available. Most of mine have names such as "Bedford" or"King Dick". Remember them? The latter wouldn't be a good...

Are you certain that the timing gears have been correctly remeshed after dismantling? IIRC, In the UK French Marine of Brightlingsea...

I thought it was the actual statement made by Senator Bob Collins in the actual interview that the sketch was based on. The statement...

Not sure about the tucked up safe bit. These yachts and motorboats spend sunny season in places like Med and Caribbean then move to the...

The Kraken video suggests that a downflooding angle of 45deg. which seems very low. The AVS is said to be 73deg; also seems low, but I...

The cable can be shortened with no ill effect, but it is multi-core including at least one co-ax core, so the job needs care. TBH, I...

??????????? The original query is why the delay between spring tides and the full / new moon, which seems to have got somewhat lost.

Not sure what 'maximum of the envelope' actually means? If you compare it with an electrical waveform, you could be talking about peak...

From Hiscock, "Cruising Under Sail"; the Southern Ocean tidal wave is deflected northwards up the length of the Atlantic Ocean taking...

Are you confident that the pressure gauge that you fitted is reasonably accurate?