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Their website doesn't seem to let you go direct to the article... It's currently the first item on their news page though.. Imray News...

This seems to be the article on the Imray website.. https://www.imray.com/news/imray-chart-publishing/

So now after 6 years, i'm settled in my house and have offered the location to be used for a Marine traffic station contributor. I've...

Indeed.. Was your controller something like these? They even provide a USB port so you can charge your phone whilst out in the...

This shows the one on my engine The cap is at the bottom of this picture and you can also see the wire going up to the left

I hope your rail is 25mm diameter (if you bought that size). My rails were 1" and NOA didn't seem to do that size mount when I bought...

Do it yourself outlets sell, or they do in Oz, silicone removal products (the ones I know of are like a jelly) - go ask the employees...

https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-sealant-remover-100ml/88987?tc=JB1&ds_rl=1249416&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&gad_source=1&ds_rl=12...

As per Seashoreman's reply, although I've usually gone for the Soudal version.. (available from Toolstation, Screwfix and other DIY...

Since others have already suggested pop rivets, I'll just add that to finish them off nicely (and to save being left with rusting...

Many years ago, probably in the nineties, I was in a marina in the Hamble (although that's not relevant) and although I don't like dry...

Nice, but the marina might not be happy with me cutting with a hot knife just here.. The gas knife is still good for sealing the...

We keep an old wooden cutting board specifically for this job. We often cut acrylic canvas with the hot knife as it seals the edges as...

For cutting acrylic canvas, I tend to use large tailors scissors for cutting speed, then quickly run the angled section of the hot...

Oh and I do keep a cutting block with each of them. It helps to have something to cut on if you want to cut rope neatly.