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My first boat on that mooring only displaced about 3 tons. We kept the same mooring for all three boats that we owned, finishing up with...

Perhaps times have changed but 10 mm chain for a boat your size seems only just enough for an anchor, definitely not 'substantial' for a...

Difficult to believe that a builder would attach a chainplate with screws. I would expect a tapped plate bonded into the moulding, which...

No berth at the boatyard so not possible. Beaumaris pier may be possible but a good walk to the petrol station. You could perhaps berth...

As Daverw says, the requirement makes little sense for a gas line inside the boat where there is no possibility of immersion. In...

I have heated hoses successfully using a blowlamp. Care is needed of course but it can be done.

A well-known problem with these engines is blockage of the water flow at the entry point behind the flywheel. It is possible to remove...

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.

My Yanmar 3GM 30F is about 25 years old and has 2700 hours on the clock. I have replaced 1 elbow and one water pump. These are probably...

In exactly the same way. From cold start, water passes through the bypass and out through the exhaust via the elbow. Once the engine is...

I have used inner sleeves when fitting compression fittings to plastic pipe but never with copper. I have fitted many to copper without...

Could be worth considering painting the prop. This reduces the area of the cathode and thus the anode does not work so hard. My prop...

Unfortunately regalvanising has become so expensive due to fuel and zinc spiralling costs that it is now barely cheaper than buying new...

Filled 3 4.5 kg cylinders today from a 15kg. First time trying the sink in the water technique. Two points. Donor Cylinder in the...

Your checks confirm that very little metal.has been lost to corrosion. Strength should not be compromised at all. So long as you can...