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I checked this with the magnetic base for a DTI and there was no noticeable attraction. Also tested some 316L bar that had a weld on it and there was no attraction to that either. I'm surprised to see 302 and 304 being quoted. I bought from here : Stainless Steel Wire Rope | S3i Group

I've got a reel of 6mm 1x19 from S3i at work, I'll put a magnet on it and see.

The firm they paid to do the rigging, who will have liability insurance, who will perhaps claim against the wire supplier on the basis of not being fit for purpose, who will maybe be more careful about their goods being to spec. Even if no action is taken, the OP will have the satisfaction of...

Hopefully someone with more knowledge of metallurgy than I will chip in, but certainly I would not expect wire made from 316 stainless to attract a magnet or show that colour over that much surface. If you are going to pursue a claim on anyone, you could get a piece of your failed wire analysed...

I second Tranona's recommendation for Jotun Vynaguard. You can spend more money on a worse primer at Screwfix.

Just sayin'

Something to consider is the heat of the exhaust gasses - I have a self-contained heater with the combustion air inlet and exhaust underneath, and the exhaust gas would set fire to GRP or timber quite quickly if it were stood on the deck. The exhaust tube would scorch anything it touches too.

I use dress makers scissors (not stainless) from the local south Asian hardware shop, costing about £6 a go, and chuck them when blunt. Only used on woven though as I tear CSM just as god intended us to. If cutting kevlar or other exotica you will need the proper ones though.

These people are doing sea-drone type stuff on the Essex coast: Uncrewed Surface Vessel Design Build | SEA-KIT | Tollesbury I have seen the vessel in person and it is as ugly as in the pictures!

I have sent you a Personal Message (PM sent). The gibberish is a Lowland Scots battle cry that I find amusing so use it in the signature block ..........

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For what it's worth, I think that the red box contains a bit of electrickery that is putting a pulsed voltage across the sensor pins, and when it detects a current flow, it switches the line to the alarm on. Looking at VicS' diagramme, shorting 1 and 2 should result in the alarm sounding and be...

I have no experience of this particular device but diagnose faults on industrial equipment on a weekly basis for money. If the terminals you refer to are on the outside of the sensor, and shorting them does not sound the alarm when it should, I would initially suspect a fault in the wiring to...

The trough is 45mm deep so 20mm space over the 1" stock

Hello again ! I have an additional question - the stock (1" stainless round bar) sits in a trough down the front of the teak rudder blade and is open to the sea, though hidden from view by side cheeks on the skeg. There has been a lot of barnacle growth on the steel plus some slight surface...