MontyMariner's latest activity

Just checked my own source HW difference wrt HW Dover : Monty Mariner

Today HW Calais 03:43 16:03 Dover 01:59 14:20 I assume times are local so Calais is about 45 mins after Dover. So it looks like you are...

This not so wise old fart wonders what attitude the engine was stored? I always store mine upright, and for those who see the funny...

For a one of job, you can knock one up using a bit of copper tube or other tube of the right diameter. The teeth don't have to be V...

A chap that I taught to dive went on to become a Director of PADI. Funny how things turn out, as he learnt within the BSAC organisation 🙄

That’s simply not true. Bolts on boats are always 20mm shorter than you need them to be.

His Loc is down as SofF, so the chances are that the incompetence are French sailors, who have to pass tests AFAIK!

Bolts are produced in several different lengths 😉😁

I do some thig similar but use a mole grip (vice grip to some) to clamp on to the nut and locating the vice grip so it will not turn.

I put a ring spanner on the bolt with a length of cord tied to it, I tie the other end of the cord to something suitable to stop the...

Use a multiplait rope. Three strand nylon will go hard, be awkward to handle and likely hockle. It’s a bad choice for an anchor warp.

Ensure you include a flap of fabric held covering the zip with some Velcro to protect all the zip from the UV

Would this do the job, it's quite small capacity . 350ml Car Overflow Catch Tank Cooler Coolant Reservoir Kit Universal aluminum alloy...

Good, that's what I had in mind. Was the expansion tank the same as the sort used in cars?

My heat exchanger filler cap is the basic half twist to secure, with a spring pressure seal and overflow outlet above the seal that...