NormanS

Well, there's your answer. Use the pull out spout until you've used all the oil. Once the "pail" is empty, and if you want to use the...

Repetition 🥱

I used to sail a 37 catamaran. To maintain good sailing performance, it was essential to minimise weight. We kept the boat super light...

It's quite difficult to understand your enthusiasm for oil being sold in "pails"' when you can't even find a way to open them. 😄

We didn't know, and you didn't tell us, that you are buying your oil in Delhi. 🙄

Hmm, the trim and performance of many boats would actually be improved, if instead of maybe four or more people crowded into the...

I had the exact same problem some years ago. I drilled and tapped the base, probably IIRC to fit 8mm studs made from screwed rod...

It's little wonder that it's difficult to get agreement when the anchoring usage and requirements are so different. For example, here...

When you say that you're at Crinan, is that in the fresh water of the canal, or outside in the salt water? I imagine that would make a...

The valve seat will have crud on it. Repeated manual operation of the valve, by rotating it, will often clear it.

We’re about to do that. We are currently cruising so I don’t have the usual extractor pump aboard - but we’re in a marina with full...

As an engineer, the term 'Depth guage' immediately brings to mind a small hand tool used for measuring the depth of a hole in a piece of...

Apart from the lack of any lubrication 😳

Extra holes can cause annoying whistling noises in the wind. Rubber bungs, tape or silicone would be my choices.

Smell it. If it smells like kerosene.....