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  1. Hi A solar panel works well to keep batteries topped up. John
  2. Hi John I would say as heavy as you can manage, I have a electric winch with a 90kg mud weight it never moves, I also have a 20kg one in a locker for use to stop swinging on a Broad. A pr of work gloves is also handy if you dont have a winch. If it gets stuck in mud just tie it of and use the engine to break loose before you pull on board. A winch is best no sprained back or shoulder to mess your holiday. John
  3. Hi Griff A Haynes manual download will give you the info. John
  4. Hi LeSan do a capsule holder that you insert in the flushing pipe this deodorizes and cleans the toilet bowl every time you flush. John
  5. Hi Biker Its always good to store a Gel coated boat over winter to let it dry out along with a coat of Emulsion in the bilges, you dont have to antifoul every year when doing this and its safer on the bank over Winter as well. John
  6. Hi Griff I guess its harder in the Navy to claim exercise losses as it is in the army, surprising what you can get away with in crash moves at night in Germany. John
  7. Hi Floyd I would suggest you drain the water from the diesel tank before you move it or start the engine, All The best John
  8. Hi Bika This is my dash as made by Wards, Ref fuel gauge you dont have to have a hole in the tank you can get a fuel sender that works on pressure that fits in the fuel line next to the tank. John
  9. It's not the ability to moor but the other boats that are trying and getting hit by them when you aren't there to get their details. John
  10. Just had my breakdown renewal notification for premium service with no home start £35=00. Use to be with Green Flag until they were bought out by a insurance company and fee's went through the roof. Often wonder if to continyou with breakdown cover as i dont do many miles these days, peace of mind i guess. John
  11. I would moor at Stracy arms and get a taxi to ware ever i wanted to go to, door to door so to speak. John
  12. If the incoming tidal flow was restricted at Yarmouth when high rain fall or high tides by a barrier/gate this would allow the outgoing tidal flow to continue at double the normal outgoing amount of water from the system. The new bridge abutments would be a ideal place to have this floating barrier. John
  13. Hi Why not ask the Pilot at the bridge. John
  14. Hi I have painted a mark on the chain that allows me to stop the weight just below the surface so as to clean the mud weight as i leave the mooring then retract it fully to next mark all from the helm. I think that the hire boat winch failures are caused by a to small/cheaper winch, it then throws the overload switch, which just needs resetting. Not sure where the hire craft have there control buttons at the bow or switch at helm. And if they have a stop switch on winch to cut in when fully retracted, mine dosn't hence painted marks. John
  15. Hi My winch will only free fall if i go up front and undo the clutch never done this as i have a 90Kg weight on chain, i just press down button at the helm until the sound changes when weight hits bottom, I have a painted mark on the chain when weight retracted as i dont have a auto stop. I had a Vetus winch on my previous boat which required me to walk up to bows to use it no good for letting go when stern on mooring unless third party present to operate it I like to let go before I touch the bank to keep me from touching/knocking the bank at night. You will need a container under the bows to hold the chain, winches wont work with rope unless you are there to hold the rope pressure on the drum. I would be reluctant to use a mud weight without a winch, best thing since sliced bread!!. they keep the doctor at bay. John
  16. Hi If the PRV is being screwed onto a tapered fitting on top of the tank use 3 1/2 turns of PT tape wrapped in clockwise direction, it is good practice to direct the outlet side via a pipe to the outer hull or bilge as when the release valve opens the small amount of water will not stain or wet any surfaces you want to keep clean. John
  17. Hi Back in the 70's when automatic choke's stated to be fitted, drivers didn't know/or didn't set them before starting they then would flood then call us out, by the time we arrived the the flooding would have evaporated we then pressed the throttle then turned the key!! Walla it would start, some would ask us what the magic was that we used. Since then it's been down hill all the way since green issues started. We had a similar problem with diesels, when emissions started people that had diesels and just drove around town would clog the exhaust up and fail the emissions. We then had to thrash them in low gear around ring road to clear the particulates partials. Diesels dont do well in short runs at slow speeds. John
  18. Hi Floyd my 2.4 Accord needs a plug change every 100,000 miles according to Honda. Only done 46,000 so far , thinking to get a small electric car as the Tesla is working out well with no issues, I like the ability to switch the heater on from the phone so it is nice and warm when we drive it away. John
  19. You dont have to stop the flow just restrict it the tide pressure would hold it down against the bridge abutments until the tide changed then it would pop up and swing open. John
  20. The trouble these days with diesel cars is they are so complicated to combat the emissions they have become more unreliable with more things to go wrong. When diesels where agriculture they had little to go wrong providing the fuel was clean. Now you need AdBlue plus the fuel plus a expensive exhaust system lots of add ones all to get the emissions down and a few more miles to the gallon plus a 0to 60 time that equals a petrol engine. I have all ways had a petrol car for private use. Diesels in boats are reliable as they are just basic no emission control or 0 to 60 rubbish. Petrol car is cheaper and more reliable on the whole than diesel and easier to repair and service. John
  21. IIf they had a floating barrier at the new bridge to restrict the in coming tidal flow to let more water drain down to Braden then when the tide level goes down the gate/barrier would swing open letting normal flow out. A hollow box with water in lower half to maintain it up right connected on one side with rope!!! then as incoming tide comes in the gate/barrier would swing shut restricting the in coming tidal flow. This would be cheaper than dredging and quicker there is a ship repairer close by who I'm shore could fabricate it. John
  22. Hi by going to a main dealer you get all the latest info/settings. The down side is, there hourly charge is higher and any repairs they do is to bring the vehicle back to as new condition. A typical example is when you go to have you brake pads replaced they will want to replace the discs as well, this is often not required as a few scores on them wont effect the stopping power. By going to a local garage they no this and will often only replace the pads at a quarter of the price. you dont always need the disc's replacing. Its the same with other item's like door mirrors your local garage will be happy to fit a second hand one where as the main agent wont. You pay's your money and get what you pay for(mostly). John
  23. Hi Cabby I use two lengths of plastic hose enclosed in foam sheath with a rope at one end these sink down vertically well below water line and will stop me over topping when tides are over topping the bank/Quay heading they take up very little space as they are only 2 inches dia and two foot long plus rope and stop the hull from scratching long enough until tide drops. John
  24. When i had my new boat CE certified i had to have three bilge pumps one auto. one electric Mobile one and a manual operated one adjacent to the auto one. if the boat sinks while you are not on board it's not life threating, if on board you have two additional pumps that are manually operated. John
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