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Bronze water strainer gauze. Plop into Vancouver27 bilge . Obviously not magnetic, so several hours fishing blind . Retrieving several stainless jubilee clips a rusty pair of mole grips a large flat bladed screwdriver the curved end of Henry the hover ( my previous loss) and eventually the mesh...

My shoreline setup is similar. I do hook my remaining coil over a winch, and the lower end hangs close to my compass. Often wondered if the temp magnetic field ime making wound have any long term effects.. The cable can feel warm to touch when disconnecting. Coils nice n easy also 👌

Wot!,,, No kettle?

Met office and Xc weather app . Freebie. As accurate as any up to three or four days. Personally can't see the point of any paid Apps . Their basically all using same source info just different interpretation. Short range i just look out the window. Lol

Ofgem guidelines is available though my link is kaput.

I was under the impression that no mark-up is allowed at marinas also. Does the marina tariff show what they pay ...

Don't forget the unicorns, this time

I carry a 5kg kedge anchor , which is stored on the pushpit.10 mtrs of chain permanently attached, extra rode in adjacent locker. Single handed its my emergancy handbrake. Used it once when entering the very shallow and narrow channel at Fleetwood (home port so well aware of sandbanks) ...

As Plum states, the pump my have its own built-in preasure reducing/ increase. , usually an adjusting screw . It appears be set too high for the tprv. Though I would have thought the prv would continually run until empty if it was set high Edit .. butties were ready .......

Ahhh it just provides a greater surface for the antifouling to key to.

My insurance company wanted a survey report that was within the last ten year's. I contacted the to see if the previous owners valuation survey ( approximately five years old) was adequate. They confirmed and just wanted a copy . This was 2019 . Obviously it was in previous owners name , and...

The insurance belongs to whoever commissioned it . You can ask for a copy , or offer beer tokens. Yes your insurance will accept it , mine did on a previous purchase. Edit beaten to it

Any problems with the calorifier coil scaling up , ime considering doing this to a Bukh 24 raw water cooled. Also what temperature do you achieve at the tap. Cheers

Hi . Just my tuppence worth . A good starting point would be spend first night at Piel Island. Then your not restricted by lock out of Fleetwood and can plan an early dart across , all daylight. Call it a 12 hour crossing, so you'll experience a full ebb and flow. If you go directly from...

Did you pick up local to Fleetwood. Ime their myself and I feel guilty as mine are well past best before date, though also holding preasure