Recent content by Gin

I've moved house and boat sold -storage space in my shed/garage is at a premium so this engine must go. Free to anyone who can collect it from Whitstable. It comes with: Service Manual; Spares- cylinder head, engine block, gearbox, exhaust flange, prop spring. Photographs can be provided if...

I can’t picture how the pin is fitted but having had plastic shroud covers for the same reason as you and found that they sometimes rattle annoyingly. I reckon that the cap is meant to centre the shroud to avoid rattled which with an aluminium extrusion is likely to be louder than plastic

Pictures now attached

This engine has sat in my garage for 3 years or so. It was tricky to start and it was my intention to upgrade the ignition to Wipac Mk 3 electronic but i never did get around to it. It used to go like a train once I had got the knack but I’ve sold my boats and other gear so this won’t get any...

Item now taken by ean-p, sorry cueball

Reply sent- so provisionally sold to ean-p

These latches are brilliant but rather expensive, prices start at £125, but nevertheless I bought one complete set for my boat (fits washboards or sliding hatches) and a second, latch only mechanism, for my winter boards- this second hatch-latch (no hasp receiver) has never been out of its box ...

I may be out of touch with what Leatherman tools offer but I still have a pre-wave one which looks and works very well, my only criticism which Kukri comments on is that the pliers function is rather fiddly as it needs two hands to open and close the jaws which is difficult and sometimes...

Unless one pays direct by credit card then Section 75 of the CCA , does not apply- paying by credit card via PayPal (eg. EBay purchases) offers no guaranteed protection. I have some experience sadly

If you propose to make your own eye splices then I recommend not going for Kingfisher- I found that Kingfisher was very difficult to ease the cover satisfactorily back over the inner core and when I offered that observation to the English Braids chap at a local marina’s open day he too couldn’t...

If the vessel is pre 1979(ish) be sure to consider the engine if it is the original PETTER MINI 6 - when I was looking for one I was told that the aluminium head could typically be distorted and the gearbox , made in Italy, no longer has parts available or being made The other minor point is...

Quote>Having had cold white LEDs, the light they give is excellent for working in, so I have them in the galley area. They’re not nice for general,lighting, so the rest of the LEDs are warm white, which gives a “nicer” light.<Quote When I rewired my boat I upgraded all bulbs to LED and found...

Could it possibly be a turtle dove? Doesn’t really fit the bill but those birds in Menorca are very muted in their colouring and at a short distance their marking were in distinct. Otherwise, I expect you are familiar with Collared Doves, which are smaller birds than pigeons and are light brown...

“I had a Bombard AX2 which I bought because of the lower weight. Two issues: less weight = smaller tubes = wet bum and no seat so rowing was from the kneeling position.” I too bought one of these after selling my Redstart with a previous boat,as it too was of Hypalon construction - the...

I use Nord VPN, it’s very good and you get 5 or 6 licences for use with PC, Android, IOS My iPad, iPhone and PC all have the program constantly activated and Indont know it’s there really until, every now and then the Beeb spots it’s a proxy server and refuse entry, but there’s so many UK...