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I bought a 'Jabsco' macerator copy from China a while back. It was a third of the price of a Jabsco unit but only lasted about three months...lesson learnt.
Chinese snap davits kit
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nicho
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I have decided to try and avoid Chinese made goods after their involvement with the COVID-19 issue. Two problems with that, one, until you receive the goods you cannot tell it’s origin (we buy mainly on line), and two, without Chinese made goods, there’s not a lot to buy.
freddyuk
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Firstly, I fired up the Chinese Diesel heater today after some hours on my back wrapping the exhaust pipe with bandage with one hand. Covered in itchy glassfibre all up my arms and neck. I tried sellotape to get rid of it and it worked a treat! The heater is fantastic and heated the MF805 in no time. Also noticed several leaks from the mastic joint where the swim platform is fitted - so more work to do.
If you buy cheap bilge pumps from China you will get a dog. They look exactly the same as Rule pumps but do not have Rule on them. They last about 2 hours.
If you buy cheap bilge pumps from China you will get a dog. They look exactly the same as Rule pumps but do not have Rule on them. They last about 2 hours.
Assassin
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You forgot to buy British Leyland Bruce.
Assassin
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What was their involvement and have you substantive proof of this involvement or just media hype?
In reality this virus could have been taken to China in a diplomatic bag and simply released for several reasons, to blame China, to disrupt and create a decline in Chinese industry, or, if you believe these theories, to remove a large proportion of the worlds elderly and sick populations; just asking.
BruceK
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Nope. Got me a Land Rover too and Triumph motorcycles. Not old Brit Iron, but Brit iron nonetheless. Leaks oil to prove it
BruceK
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And breaking news. Chinese business defrauds it's own banks by taking out loans against 83 tons of gold bars that turns out to be gilded copper. So what can we say about that?
Consistency is king! ?
Consistency is king! ?
Assassin
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Hate to mention it Bruce but JLR are Tata, Indian.
Assassin
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And breaking news. Chinese business defrauds it's own banks by taking out loans against 83 tons of gold bars that turns out to be gilded copper. So what can we say about that?
Consistency is king! ?
Quite, this is why I got rid of the Range Rover as it consistently broke down.
BruceK
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superheat6k
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I have fitted Chinese Seaflo domestic water pumps to both my previous and current boats. The current one has now been working reliably for ~ 5 years, including ~ 2 weeks of continuous running dry when a leaking calorifier allowed the tank to empty, and after I had forgotten to turn the power to it off.
Assassin
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Not when I bought
From above we know now why
Company car Bruce, Directors insisted, first one rejected after so many breakdowns in 3 months and was replaced by JLR dealer with a second, 12 months and 14 breakdowns and as I had to keep it for a year it went at exactly a year old and was replaced with BMW X5 which has now got 130,000 on the clock and has never broken down or caused a moments problem.
BruceK
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Believe it or not apart from a parking brake issue my Disco 3 which is my runaround van has not given me any issues apart from maintenance wear and tear. She's heavy on suspension bushes. In her time she has suffered one broken door handle and one tailgate switch. Built in Liverpool too. Just goes to show, there is an exception to every rule. Maintenance admittedly is heavy. There is always something extra to do come service time. Bit like my boat really.
Assassin
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I run Mitsubishi Shoguns and they are ultra reliable, had my last one for 10 years until last year some moron drive into it and wrote it off, breakdowns none, half its life was off road and the largest expense was swapping to Cooper tyres which were not cheap but worth the expense, never touched the suspension and the only expense was swapping the front ball joints when they were wearing and fitted them with joints with grease nipples.
Local specialist does service kits to OE standards and a filter kit with oil, air, and fuel was £12 which, considering they were lorry filter sizes, was good value, moaned when they went up to £14 for my replacement Shogun.
Servicing takes about 1 hour and it never failed an MOT, and I use that good old tool called a grease gun, only issue is towing weight which is 3300Kg and if I need heavier towing I use the Unimog, if I need any higher then the Pacific truck comes out and that has had over 600 tonnes on the back so towing not an issue, Pacific great to drive as it is over 40 years old and when I assist a heavy haulage company my Pacific has less than 20 BHP less then their massively expensive V8 engined Scanias and no electronics to restrict it to 40 MPH on CAT 1 loads; and its 2 stroke V16 diesel engine sings and makes a lovely noise and uses less fuel than theirs.
Piss them off when going uphill on clear roads when I pass their restricted trucks as my restrictors are my right foot, not electronics.
Local specialist does service kits to OE standards and a filter kit with oil, air, and fuel was £12 which, considering they were lorry filter sizes, was good value, moaned when they went up to £14 for my replacement Shogun.
Servicing takes about 1 hour and it never failed an MOT, and I use that good old tool called a grease gun, only issue is towing weight which is 3300Kg and if I need heavier towing I use the Unimog, if I need any higher then the Pacific truck comes out and that has had over 600 tonnes on the back so towing not an issue, Pacific great to drive as it is over 40 years old and when I assist a heavy haulage company my Pacific has less than 20 BHP less then their massively expensive V8 engined Scanias and no electronics to restrict it to 40 MPH on CAT 1 loads; and its 2 stroke V16 diesel engine sings and makes a lovely noise and uses less fuel than theirs.
Piss them off when going uphill on clear roads when I pass their restricted trucks as my restrictors are my right foot, not electronics.
Bowlerhat
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I’m about to buy snap davits and wondered how, a couple of months on, the Chinese variety was fairing. If you’re impressed, would you kindly re-enter the link as I can’t open the one in your original post. Thanks.
ST840
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I purchased a set of these on eBay
293188760137
So far so good !
293188760137
So far so good !
petem
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They're only 304 Stainless which would concern me.
Does anyone know what grade of S/S the pukka ones are?
Does anyone know what grade of S/S the pukka ones are?
BruceK
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I wouldn't be. Horses for courses but 304 will show some rust staining easily cleaned but it bends better (which these are) as it's not as brittle. In this instance I'd be happy enough with 304 in the knowlege that it will need an occaisional wipe down with a rag to keep it looking good. Weaver are outrageously expensive. Where everybody else will sell a transom outboard stand for under 100 quid they sell theirs a shade under 600. But if you the type that likes their bling and wears Gucci then knock yourself out. Personally I'm more concerned about the quality of the PVC rubber
Bowlerhat
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Thank you.
petem
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I certainly agree that the pads are the crucial bit. I've been putting off buying some for two years as I refuse to pay the piss take price (or even my third share).
