Recent content by plumbob

I've dropped a g#t now and then. Does that count? Not easy to retrieve either, especially in polite company 😉

I had a similar thing when we bought the new boat. The surveyor tested all the batteries and found 2 had 12.2 volts and 1 had 10.4. The brokers swapped the faulty one FOC . Had I known at the time I probably would have insisted on all 3 being swapped but that was 5 years ago and touch wood...

I doubt you would struggle. Just carefully measure the OD of the pipe you want the valve in, metric or imperial sizes..... a set of calipers will help, and select, you can do it! Good luck. Sorry............you do say 3/8 inch. Use a Vernier caliper if uncertain but they will have 3/8

You might try BES . Excellent service.

August 2024.

I would suggest the clear mesh reinforced is fine as you are presumably running straight down from the sink drain. Unless you can find a premade trap ( u bend) the hose will never hold that shape.. not sure it would ever blow back but probably a good idea to ensure the hose you use is suitable...

Ditto. I used Snickers with their best standard insert kneepads. Supplied them for my troops as well. I also wore them with braces,after my arse emigrated North and East and became my stomach, leaving nothing to hold my Snickers up. Very hard wearing and long lasting kit. Well worth protecting...

Desperate to avoid thread drift, I was told many years ago that 2 things you definitely do not need on a boat is a step ladder and a Naval officer.

I bought Patio Magic on the advice of this. Got to be dry before applying I think? No chance of that till about August then 😉

Or better still at the end of someone else's garden.

Nothing wrong with vice grips,aka the Mole. I took a BSA Bantam for an MOT test with mole grips on the gear change spline. Passed 👍😀

Same boat but sedan type. I went through all the hoops and took lots of measurements and found that the small Vetus model will fit. Just. Sleipner bolts to the outside of the transom and if I remember correctly just fits in under the bathing platform. Sadly,at close to 6k fitted, I couldn't...

I have one of those. Never realised it was so cheap.👍

I have an adjustable that expands from 6mm to 60. with a very short handle. PM me if you want it. Dimensions of what size you can fit in the space will help and I can send you a picture.

100% . Stand up on the hill and looking down on then is pretty cool too.