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Could it be that there is air in the bottle? I am not really sure what the effect might be but I know that professionally filled bottles...

We had one on our GK29, installed for more than 10 years with no problems. On having it surveyed the guy nearly had a fit and we were...

I agree, it appears that one strand has a different composition from the others. Not sure that it is carbon steel that I would expect to...

Calorifiers come either horizontal or vertical, your choice. Mine is 25 litres, horizontal, with an 850 watt heating element. Came fully...

Bottles should only be filled to about 80% to avoid allowing liquid fuel to the appliance. The net weight is usually marked on the...

This is what I think. Grade 30 specification calls for 'dead mild' steel, i.e. very low carbon steel. In China there are vast quantities...

If absolutely nothing is working it sounds like battery connections. Unless your van has a 1-2-Both switch😉

Dick Durham tested a novel antifouling technique about 10(?) years ago, reported in YM. It was a collection of thin, self adhesive...

I think Jonathan was commenting on the effectiveness of some modern antifouling paints that do not live up to their advertising. As this...

I have read technical papers suggesting that in elderly GRP layups a strength reduction can occur when the bond between resin and glass...

Your Redflash has a shorted cell, the charger would have tried to put as much charge into this as possible, which would cause it to get...

I have had the same Dyneema shackle on my genoa sheets for a number of years now. The outer sheath has faded noticeably in the Greek sun...

.............. Thank you for the vote👍 The big plus for synthetic lubricants is their greatly reduced oxidation rate at high...

That may be true for your style of boat use but in mine in the Aegean we often motor for voyages of many hours. In a good season our...

API CI-4 has all the properties we could ask for, along with a modern additive package.