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lanolin in spray form or a copper spray had my tools in a plastic tool box for the last 4 yrs and no rust and they are only cheapish tools.

Yes not a very nice sight when you go to check on your boat.Hope all where ok.money can sort the rest out.

That is a great boat you have there Ellie have just seen the thread today and read it all in one go and had a look at your blog.I also have spent an hour on the wooden boat for sail site.Good job i don't have any spare money or i may have rush out and buy one.:) Looking forward to reading more...

Hi All folowing a recent post I decided to bite the bullet and do my shore power.Bought all the stuff,kitchen foil paper clips vasaline etc.connected up all 15 x100w halogen lamps 2optional inspection lamps looped it all back round the mast(this wasjust to isolate during a lightening strike) and...

thanks for your positive reply Vics i shall ignore the negative

Hi folks I am wanting to put in shore power on my boat.I have read a couple of past posts on the subject some have been informative some beyond my basic electrical understanding. there are a couple of points i would like help with. 1.at the moment i have shore power through a RCD (plug...

Thanks folks shall have a think on that.

Hi folks just a quick one.Wanting to glue a a loosening piece of rubbing strake will clamp in place untill it goes of.what do you wood experts use.Thanks

Hi Quandry started the same process myself,also rite back to the hull and also chose the Jotun pengaurd HB.Just waiting for a bit of weather window to get the stuff on.Agree completely about SML aswell and will use them again, very helpful. Also I am going for the sea queen as an anti-foul did...

The block dosen't move when rudder is turned.The shaft is SS.I have been looking through some original documents that came with the boat. 1.ss rudder tube with upper and lowerbronze bearings 2.ss top gland nut 3.gland packing 4.grease nipple. This is from the original list from Colvic...

Hi folks trying to determine what sort of rudder assembley this is.On the pictures you can see there is a large nylon block with a hole I have assumed that this is a grease hole.there was no grease nipple or threads for one does anybody no if this is correct.There is a slight weep from the...

thanks for your replys.

Hi have been following the recent battery thread with interest.At the moment I have a good quality starter battery.The domestic side of things has been taken care of with another heavy duty but not leisure battery.The starter battery is recent the domestic battery is at least 4 years old...

There is another thing to think about with this type of gearbox smooth operation of the gearbox (going into Forward and Backward) there should be a fair clunk as the gear engages.This sounds like it should be the otherway round but a healthy hurth or ZF (smaller ones not sure about the larger...

Don't be too sure about the hydrogen not going bang as I left a battery on charge on my old landrover in the position it was stowed.normal charge left the window open to ventilate,when i returned to reconnect it was dark. While reconnecting the spanner shorted the battery + blew the end of the...