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Used to happen on old mini engines

Relief valve spring become weak, or stuck? Probably more likely than a worn pump.

Can not give you local recommendations but we took our boat cushions to a furniture upholsterer in the next village for recovering. She...

We catch washing water from the heads sink and use that for flushing as often as possible. When leaving the boat I put about 2.5 litres...

We have the sink drain rigged so it can be pumped through the toilet, that avoids salt water lying in the pipes so much and allows...

We bought 4 large 'Firexo' extinguishers, well pleased. Good price from Amazon, if used wont leave a mess, suitable for all fires.

I was convinced to go for water mist extinguishers. Good on oil and electric as well as ordinary fires, without the powder problem.

Wildlife ! Every year we get Ducks make their way to us ..... early year - its Pairs with often their young from last year ... which...

My simple Petzl figure of eight added enough friction to stop a crash gybe and by regulating tension allowed a smooth gybe. All for...

It probably was a peregrine, I have seen a lot more around in the last few years. There's one nesting in Porchester Castle, I have seen...

Years ago we were having breakfast and saw 2 birds travelling at speed towards us while anchored in thorney channel the first a pidgin...

Far too small for an Eagle. Here in South Oxfordshire I am surrounded by Red Kites, they are pretty big too. Until they demolished the...

There is a perigrin falcon nest under the Orwell bridge in Suffolk. It was pointed out to me earlier this year. If you want to see it...

Too big, and different wing shape. I am familiar with Sparrow hawks, had one catching and munching blue tits in our back garden at the...

The behaviour and description sounds more like a sparrow hawk.