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Bilgediver
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reacted to
vyv_cox's post
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19mm hose onto Blake’s seacock
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Boiling water is not a very useful means of softening the hose. A hot air gun is by far the best tool for the job. Heat inside and out.
Sunday at 18:30
Bilgediver
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diesel injectors 'within tolerance'?
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As well as opening at the correct pressure do they snap shut as you operate the lever slowly and then crack again without any dribble in...
Saturday at 21:00
Bilgediver
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How much weight can fibreglass take
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Horizontal bolts through vertical 5MM GRP. Glassing in a ~15mm marine ply backing plate should do a job.
Saturday at 18:24
Bilgediver
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1cm GPS accuracy? Not really on a boat but...
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All sorts of things can give problems.vWe have stiffest that row in the river Forth. One team recently went to one of the legs of the...
Thursday at 14:53
Bilgediver
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Red Ensign and greek yachts
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Nothing to do with The Red Duster. More likely due to less workload as les control over operation than American registration. Even...
Wednesday at 16:30
Bilgediver
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Rusty anchor chain - good for another season or two?
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I agree with this Vyv . The biggest killer of anchor chain is not so much surface corrosion but the interlink wear . This is the places...
Wednesday at 16:12
Bilgediver
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Loose injector
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Injectors should be free to lift out as the seal is achieved using copper washers or in the case of some Volvo's the base of the copper...
Wednesday at 15:50
Bilgediver
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1cm GPS accuracy? Not really on a boat but...
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If you remember those old RDF sets as well as the long wave beacon frequency had the medium wave receiver also. This was not for...
Wednesday at 15:04
Bilgediver
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Why is the Met Office weather forecast wrong?
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As ever journalists and the general public have faulty memories.Very many years ago, a journalist presented me with 5 or 6 “wrong”...
2 May 2024
Bilgediver
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Beta 14 Starter Motor won't start
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The best way of checking and every boater should have one is to test the circuit using a test lamp and preferably at least 36 Watts...
2 May 2024
Bilgediver
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Volvo 2030 starting woe
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Early engines with an isolated electrical system have two fuse blocks B versions onwards have just one fuse block
1 May 2024
Bilgediver
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Compass deviation problem
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The degassing coils on old ships had nothing to do with the compass. They were fitted to reduce the chance of a ship triggering a...
1 May 2024
Bilgediver
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Any AIS experts out there?
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This can often be a result of incorrect procedures being carried out at the sale of a boat. The call sign and MMSI should always...
26 Apr 2024
Bilgediver
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Hand carry parts to greece
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The ban is not tools. The ban is in relation to objects that can cause harm. Screw drivers fall into this category (stabbing) so should...
26 Apr 2024
Bilgediver
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Hand carry parts to greece
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I've carried a heap of parts by plane (recently £1900's worth), with a list clearly marked in caps "for vessel in transit vessel name"...
26 Apr 2024
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