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Agreed. There's a dispute, I wouldn't touch the wires, certainly not with corrosive or abrasive chemicals.

Some here are suggesting that the OP go to the top of the mast and treat the outside of the six rigging wires (shrouds or stays ) on the...

I would be very chary about doing any treatment to the wire until you had exhausted all other possibilities. It's painfully obvious that...

If trailer recovery is covered there might be size and weight limits. Definitely worth checking.

AIUI you can't insure against anything criminal. I'll guess this includes withholding information from your insurer - they do give...

That bit isn't clear to me. Does your dinghy/trolley/trailer insurance specifically cover use on public roads? My understanding was...

I admire your confidence, but BSP is still very much standard and invariably has Whitworth hexagons. Or is it Stillsons every time for...

No surprise, it is designed to fit 3/4" and 1" rails!

Another good reason to build up your tool kit with separate items and not buy a 'socket set'. Add anything special or non-standard to...

Absolutely. I was once in a situation where I desperately wanted to get out and get involved, but I was looking after the switchboard...

I do, ex-Mountain Rescue Team member here, everybody who helps, be that taking a call, making the tea, walks down the cliff guiding the...

Are the search and rescue helicopter crews actually MCA staff - or Bristows, who apparently are contracted to operate the “coastguard”...

Don't know about your area, but all the tyre places and service garages I've used in the last 20+ years use torque wrenches on wheel...

I've got one of these heads and an old tractor steering column, without the nut. Never had to use it, but the worm end makes a good hand...

Well, no! Read the posts above explaining what's involved in updating, publishing, distributing etc., in a declining market.