Recent content by Fenlander

Macnortons is indeed the original colour as I remember. However time and photography can shade things a little.

I replaced the zinc anodes on my 30 steel motor vessel which I keep in freshwater, with magnesium ones 8 months ago and since then I only spent 6 days in seawater 5 of them whilst connected to a mains hookup. Today I saw one of them and it was 50% gone, not had a chance to see the others yet...

Vinegar

I worked in the finished engine bay at Perkins at that time and they were always a light metallic blue.

When my dad passed away the police were there with the ambulance crew and they found some old flares whilst searching the place, they asked me if I wanted them to dispose of them, what a farce. It turns out they were not authorised to take them away so they called the fire brigade, after about...

I agree with your comment Firefly but the fact that the RNLI were seen to save the Spalls from a watery grave has probably convinced a rich old lady somewhere to buy a new lifeboat rather than give her money to the cats protection league and for that we should all be glad.

Peterborough Yacht Club above orton staunch would be a good place to stop for the night just pull in to to the visitor mooring outside the clubhouse and ask for the harbourmaster.

I have a similar looking engine looks like a 4D a very common type. Also ultra reliable.

I've taken one across the Wash and back with no problem

I went to a TV shop and bought a tin of beans and some bread, the bread was stale and beans were disgusting.

Here's an interesting film about building the training walls on the Ouse http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1842

The wreck at the end of the Nene was an old ship that was being towed to Holbeach range as a target when it broke free and ended up where it is now. The RAF pay for the wreck marker bouy to be maintained.

You may think its a good service, here's the experience we had with them. Went to look at a boat up for £33,000 we offered £27,000 the woman from boatshed said that the owner would not consider anything below 30. OK we said but thats our final offer take it or leave it. That was 18 months ago...

I have a 30ft steel vlet and yes it rolls.

I had a similar situation a couple of years ago when a motor boat i was passing came over to ask if I could tow his mate off a lee shore. I was singlehanded and just running in a new 40hp Honda so I was reluctant to get involved, that was until he sent out a mayday then I went over and helped...