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Don\'t hit me!

Newby on the block. Remember you were one once............
I have purchased a motor cruiser and even though the documentation tells me to make sure the seacocks are closed when the boat is not in use, they don't explain what closed looks like nor is there a diagram!!!
Looking at the seacocks, the 2 red handles (inlet and outlet) are currently 'in line' with the pipes. Is this closed or open??? My understanding from some DiY plumbing is that 'shut' is described when the handle is at 90 degrees to the flow.
The boat is a sealine. Yes I know I should ask them but currently they are taking about a week to respond!! Probably Southampton.

Thanks


WT
 
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<font color=green> hi, and welcome!!! General rule is handles inline open;handles 90degrees closed.

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bugger! mines got taps!

welcome newbie wan, may the fawset be with you.

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You stinkies
you are all to nice to each other

someone asked for passage plan tips on scuttle
and one bloke jumped down his throat and accused him of wanting the forum to do his work for him and that he was a product of the nanny state.

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Yeah, but what a silly question! Can he get roun IoW in one day?

Just keep the land on one side of boat (if you can't see land, you've either taken a wrong turn and are heading to France, or it's Foggy). One hour later you're back where you started!

OK, OK, he's a raggie so these things take a little longer /forums/images/icons/smile.gif Ummm! he did get jumped on a bit though!
 
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.....and you yotties wouldn't know a beautiful boat if it ran you over - didn't you say my boat was ok for fishing and diving Mr Sinner!!!!!! I cannot print my response to you on here because Kim would have me executed.

You can criticise my husband - but don't say a word against my boat

Pxx
 
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No i did not

it would be bloody useless for either
;-)

Right i shall take 101 out and throw him off his bloody gp14 the big mouth.

am off for lunch now to the pub . i should finifsh at about 4:00pm. have a good weekend all *waves*

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Hmm! It does seem to be true, that stinkies are very nice to every one and alot of Raggies quite hostile. Maybe it's the cold and wet that gets them down. You never see them having any fun, always quite serious, with frowns on faces. /forums/images/icons/frown.gif Where as stinkies get together, have parties. Even buy flaggy things to recognise each other. Thats besides draging raggies off sand banks and generaly looking after them. /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif Its a strange world.

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When we go out from Poole, the first bit of the trip is down the river. Me and the missus have a game of "get the raggie to crack their face". Every single one of them hang on to the tiller for grim death with a "sod off I'm consentrating" look on their face. The other half has the upper hand tho, she wears the bikini!! Buggers still look grim as anything tho!! Is that part and parcel of sailing or just inbred.

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!
 
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Ahh. You've got wind!!/forums/images/icons/blush.gif Thats what it is then. Hmm. Better not get to close then./forums/images/icons/wink.gif/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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Be a bit hard not pass to close in the river, seeing as all the raggies stick dead center of it regardless and its not very wide. And wash at 4 knots, na sorry don't happen. If I'm the pillock, why is it that none of them give a "Ta mate" type of wave when i pull over into the shallows for them to let them by!!

Still were all on the water to enjoy it! Shame this them and us sort of situation still exists, it just takes the fun out of it. I know the col regs as well as anyone, some of us do actually know what were doing with a boat!!

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!
 
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Waterbourne British Bulldog and warning shots across the bows, all good fun
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OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!
 
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Whilst were on the subject I've just changed my Targa for a 320 Statesman and the seacock outlet is a convientional 90 deg turn ball valve. The Targa had a multi turn gate valve.

Question: The only gate valve I've seen had PN10 threads not BSP, is it possible to replace the ball valve with a gate valve with BSP threads? Or at these sizes are BSP and PN10 transferable? The plonker who fitted the toilet outlet pipe did it in such a way that the ball valve can only be opened about 45 deg. Hence it blocks regularly and then we (me) has the horrible job of unblocking.......nuff said. Ideas welcome.

regards kevin
 
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Easiest way is to put a sign over the bog stating <font color=red> NO SOLIDS PLEASE</font color=red>

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Oh bloody hell
that will get the flog and hang em brigade out.
go on put a post up saying you have bought a 50 foot oyster and little chef road map. you want to go round britain but can you install a bigger engine as the boat heels over when you get the sails out.
i dare you

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