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When I was a lad 1/2 seemed to be the standard. I soon learned 3/8 was better on engines and most other things, lighter and slimmer...

I don't think you need 1/2" drive sockets in your every day toolkit. A 1/4" & 3/8" set will cope with almost everything on a boat and...

CAV pump was 5/16", within a hair's breadth of 8mm. BMC would be inch AF sizes, but some of the drain plugs might have Whitworth hexagons.

Not many 10m inboard sailing boats have spark plugs ;)

Those sets are certainly not the best quality, and I'll guarantee there's at least one common size missing, and several sizes you'll...

Friend got hit in the Atlantic by a big ship. It was a glancing blow, but removed some rigging and the bowsprit, along with damage to...

Yes, but could there be enough reserve buoyancy to leave it afloat at or just below sea level? The scuttle decision is harder if the...

Agreed. Using a screw extractor on M4 you've got about 2mm diameter of hard brittle steel. I wouldn't even try. On the positive side...

It might be too late, but things like that I always tighten slightly first to break the bond. Gentle tapping with a small hammer can...

Any reason to do it this way? I'd be looking for a more elegant solution than basically wrapping it with string.

Of course, but as this and other incidents show, it happens, so how to maximise recovery is key. We don’t know anything about this...

It all seems to come back to the same thing. Don't go overboard.

The problem as I see it with a danbouy is the time taken to deploy it. Even in a crew who are expecting a man overboard exercise. I've...

"In church or chapel, let it rattle..." So why not on a boat?

Who's betting he HAS forgotten something?