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Skylark
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Baby oil, non-perfumed. It's essentially highly refined mineral oil and relatively cheap in small quantities.
Sunday at 14:00
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La Mer
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Very good, Wansy, thanks for sharing. For classic live performances, this one continues to set the benchmark.
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On ROV systems we frequently used 'Mazola' corn oil when offshore. This was for >480VAC equipment working at great depth, as well as in...
Saturday at 05:56
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Not boaty but water sports based. I’d like to change the battery on an old dive computer. I believe that the inside is sealed and...
Friday at 15:58
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cutting perspex(?) washboards
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Carefully but rigidly clamp cutting guide battens both sides to prevent it from cracking. If you don't do this, buy a lot of perspex...
Friday at 11:06
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Proper name for sail lazy jack line?
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Very helpful, thank you. I need to put an eye splice on both ends. Would the first eye pass through the centre of the braid?
9 Feb 2025
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Proper name for sail lazy jack line?
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My lazy jacks comprise 4 lines (per side). The one that has chafed/broken is the longest of the 4 and has an eye splice on both ends...
9 Feb 2025
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Any affordable NW swing moorings or even very cheap marinas? Preferably near Liverpool
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It’s a long time since I’ve bought or sold a boat via a broker but I’ve once been a customer of these guys. Based Bangor/Port Penryhn...
9 Feb 2025
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Proper name for sail lazy jack line?
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Confess that I’ve never put an eye splice in a coreless braid. Sounds like something to learn over a dull winters evening. My search...
9 Feb 2025
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Any affordable NW swing moorings or even very cheap marinas? Preferably near Liverpool
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Also agree with the north Wales suggestions. Conwy River, Menai Straits or even Holyhead sailing club. The availability of a water...
9 Feb 2025
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Now that’s a good idea, it’ll keep me entertained for a couple of hours. Alternatively, I could always measure the old one?
7 Feb 2025
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Mine just have spliced loops, no rings at all. I don’t faff with them much though, just set and forget.
7 Feb 2025
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Many thanks for taking the time to measure it. I measured 9.5 x 4.5mm so, given that mine has been floating in mid air for 12 years...
6 Feb 2025
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Thanks. Sadly, I’m about as far away from a Chandler as it’s possible to be. I’d like to see their 6mm as I fear mine may be 8mm. It...
6 Feb 2025
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