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    srm replied to the thread Motoring without rig.
    Not at all strange, just the laws of physics. It can be explained with stability diagrams and calculations if you want to look them up...
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    srm reacted to davethedog's post in the thread Cleaning heads pipes! with Like Like.
    Well not going to tackle this task until net week one day when the wife is at work and I can make a mess on the boat. If I can remove...
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    srm replied to the thread Cleaning heads pipes!.
    When fitting a holding tank I found using the steam pipe from a domestic steam cleaner could keep the whole length supple and the ends...
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    srm reacted to Mister E's post in the thread What do you think of this one? with Like Like.
    From what I could see in the video shown is that the damage had already been done. In one part he was shown phoning a surveyor I think.
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    srm replied to the thread What do you think of this one?.
    Or a case of hull shape and/or sail area? My old steel boat was built to the lines and rig dimensions of a classic wood cruiser/racer...
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    srm reacted to Fr J Hackett's post in the thread Cleaning heads pipes! with Like Like.
    It's not the salt water or rather it's the piss combined with the saltwater stop one or the other standing in the pipes equals no...
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    srm reacted to rogerthebodger's post in the thread Cleaning heads pipes! with Like Like.
    I fitted an electric pump in series with my Hinderson Mk5 with a time delay relay to operate the electric pump for the required time to...
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    srm reacted to Sea Change's post in the thread What do you think of this one? with Like Like.
    I've made pretty extensive use of the ability to dry out, and I've done it far more often than I've used a boatyard. Mostly due to the...
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    srm replied to the thread Cleaning heads pipes!.
    The volume moved and ease of use of the toilet pump may have something to do with it. The boat had a Lavac that uses the Henderson Mk5...
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    srm replied to the thread Cleaning heads pipes!.
    If at least one person on board fully flushes the system after each of their uses, and the system is flushed before the boat is left...
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    srm reacted to Sandy's post in the thread Motoring without rig with Like Like.
    Yes, no.
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    srm reacted to Neeves's post in the thread Motoring without rig with Like Like.
    I cannot believe your motor would be so unreliable as not to be trust worthy for a 4 hours motor - MoBos do it all the time, with no...
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    srm replied to the thread Cleaning heads pipes!.
    The question of deposit build up in the heads pipework comes up fairly regularly. Once you have cleaned the pipes it is so very simple...
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    srm replied to the thread What's the worst anchor?.
    If the Claw came out while the Bruce patent was still enforceable their only defence could be that it was different, ie different...
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    srm reacted to AntarcticPilot's post in the thread What's the worst anchor? with Like Like.
    https://forums.ybw.com/threads/flook-the-flying-anchor.42742/ and
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