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Yanmar's dipstick is, as Vic says, soft rubbish and tends to keep breaking. Cariblue Marine do very nice alloy replacements with the proper vent hole etc. Having extracted the remains of my (inherited) gearbox dipstick I used one of these and am pleased with it - also very nice to deal with.

Don't forget that, where the loss are liquidated damages i.e. the amount is already determined such as the price of the diesel supplied or the value of services supplied pursuant to a quote etc. , then you can use the Statutory Demand procedure, which costs nothing other than a postage stamp. If...

Ostend is the easiest to enter regarding passports. As DB says, it is on the extreme left of the railway building (their telephone number is on a notice on the door) and they are great to deal with. If you are in the RNSYC basin or Mercator, it is minutes away. If you are in the Royal Yacht Club...

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I discussed this with my insurers (Admiral) a week or so ago. They are OK as long as A) it is professionally installed (or presumably signed off by a professional) and B) the BMS and other settings are appropriate for a lithium installation. I expect they would want to see written evidence of...

Yes they are. They extended the cheeks on the bow roller on my previous boat and, as I approached the boat, I almost thought they hadn't done it as the weld was almost impossible to discern. First class work though perhaps a little pricey (I didnt shop around) but you gets what you pay for and I...

Agree with everything said by the OP. Quite incredulous that I was getting sensible, substantive dealings on a Sunday and there was a greater level of service than in well-paid parts of the private sector.

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I am going to make this up now but...... If you put it in hot water, will the expanded air in the float not have to escape through the leak allowing you to identify where it is. Then get rid of the petrol within and a hot knife or similar to seal the leak ?

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No, it should be full of air only. Often, when they leak, it is not possible to see the source of the leak. New float I suggest

That is terrible news - as you say, Simon was absolutely charming, ever helpful and knew his business backwards.

Pre-children, Mrs P and I were into the old wooden boat thing and wintered our old gaffer in a yard whose owner was very skilled and who repaired Thames barges. We discussed with said owner about taking on a TB and was not encouraged. He then sent me a niche book about TBs inscribed to me saying...

We have a Stephen Jones designed 2010 Southerly 38 (our seventh boat and our second Southerly) We find it excellent and echo Ian's comments above though, with this boat, we consider we have excellent directional stability. Last boat was a Stephen Jones Sadler 290 which was stable and fast and I...