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    Plum reacted to Poignard's post in the thread Horizontal or Vertical? with Like Like.
    And here is an example of a vertical windlass:
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    Plum reacted to Poignard's post in the thread Horizontal or Vertical? with Like Like.
    Here, is an example of a horizontal windless:
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    If it is still unused and in it's box I would ask the seller if you can part-exchange it for a 1000W model
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    Plum reacted to NormanS's post in the thread Calculate Windlass power requirement with Like Like.
    You guys are fantastic. You don't know the size of the OP's boat, or where he sails, or the type of anchoring that he does, but you're...
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    Plum reacted to Bodach na mara's post in the thread Calorifier maintenance with Like Like.
    Hi Plum. I got the valves mixed. Now corrected. The added expansion tank was to allow for expansion in the cylinder after the NRV...
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    Plum reacted to Buck Turgidson's post in the thread Kwiggle folding bike with Like Like.
    Which is heavier than my full size road bike and just 2 kg lighter than my hardtail mountain bike. This is about size not weight,
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    Plum replied to the thread Calorifier maintenance.
    The fresh water pump is before the NRV so if the pump pressure was less than the "NRV will allow" (which will be a very low pressure...
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    Plum reacted to PaulRainbow's post in the thread Anchor Windlass Battery Question with Like Like.
    Sorry, but that is a terrible page.So many errors on there i wouldn't have time to point them all out. But very quickly, they don't...
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    Plum replied to the thread Calorifier maintenance.
    If the hose from the PRV goes up hill then the water trapped in it may start growing algi or something, or more important, you will have...
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    Plum replied to the thread Kwiggle folding bike.
    Their website says "The Kwiggle is very light (9 - 10kg) "
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    Plum replied to the thread Calorifier maintenance.
    my drain tap is near the bottom left corner in this picture:
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    Plum replied to the thread Calorifier maintenance.
    My "cylinder" is actually encased in a metal box which I cannot easily remove to see what the original insulation is like. I have added...
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    Plum replied to the thread Calorifier maintenance.
    Depends what that overboard drain hose does. Bilge pump?
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    Plum replied to the thread Calorifier maintenance.
    I assume your engine is indirectly cooled with a heat exchanger so the " coolant" from-to the engine contains the correct "antifreeze"...
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    Plum replied to the thread Block and tackle for an anchor ?.
    It is not clear to me what you are trying to achieve with a tackle. You sad " It's a bit awkward getting the anchor up that last bit...
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