David Schweizer

I removed all the "blacking" from the top planks on Helvetia. and found that White Spirit was the best solvent. That was a traditional Bitumen. based product, and it may not work on more modern coatings, which may not contain bitumen, even though the term bitumen still seems to be the generic description used by most people.

Precisely, and that is what I used to make replacement catches on the Severn Yacht windows on Helvetia. From recollection I bought the box section from B&Q. I drilled the original rivets out, filed a section of box section off the ends to create flat sections, and and replaced the original rivets with pop rivets of suitable length, using a thick piece of leather between the glass and one of the flat sections.

Correct!

Back in the 1960's, we used to take Pisces through thick ice without a murmour of complaint from other boats. There were several Glass fibre boats moored above the lock where we moored, they were always lifted out onto the bank every winter, except for one which did get sliced in half by a passing working boat, it took about 5 seconds to sink! I can still remember the name of the working boat and it's captain, both still with us today.

I have found that the "Submit Reply" button sometimes fails to respond when pressed, even though the post has usually has been loaded. Persistant pressing of the button usually fails to give any response, but can result in numerous reply postings. The unwanted replies can usually be deleted by editing, if you do that within the first hour or so.

Back in the 1960's, the older working boatmen that I knew, referred to the non towpath side as the outside, and the towpath side as the inside. Probably originating from the days when narrowboats were hauled by Horses or Mules.

An issue I rarely ever have when using my own name as a user name on websites. 😀

I agree that a profiled edge would enhance the trim, but would advocate a square ovalo profile which will throw the light better, and can be matched up, either way round. I used mahogany ovalo trim against pine on Helvetia and it looked really good after it had weathered a bit.

Not really, just scroll back over a few pages, count the posted pictures and all will be revealed. You appear to be the only person consistently asking me to name the prolifically posting person, it would appear everyone else knows who it is, including the person themself. I will not be tricked into naming them.

Agreed. Even clear varnish will darken the wood a little, and oak will naturally mature over the years to a lovely golden brown.

None of the people who have asked are the guilty party. However, one peson has chosen to wear the cap, albeit in obscure disguise, and surrounded by some peculiar dialogue, which masquerades as gobbledygook. Work it out!!😀

Not sure why one of my posts was chosen as an example, but for clarity, I have always had the same User Name, from the very first day the Forum was started.

The prolific poster has been placed on my ignore list. Unfortunately it does not prevent the hundreds of previous posts from slowing down the thread.

And do all the images load immediately, or do you have to wait for them? If I go back six pages it takes nearly a minute for all the images to load, Jan has the same issue with her iPad. The problem is predominately images posted by one prolific person, images from other posters load almost immediately.

Is it not about time that this thread was closed and replaced with a new one? with over 600 pages of large images, it is taking ages to load, which could lead to some members ignoring it. I have a brand new computer, which is very fast with a huge amount of storage, but it can still take almost ten seconds for the thread to load, and even longer for newly loaded images to appear on the screen. The original purpose of the thread seems to have been replaced by some people just using it as a gallery to download their holiday snaps which I feel does not meet the original concept of the thread. It needs replenishing. Alternatively: Is there any way in which I can dump the first 500 pages, whch would, presumably, speed loading of the thread?

You need to visit Specsavers Mike if you believe that. Not only do they look different, they move differently as well

Of the 373 boats built for the GUCCC, only 267 were built by Yarwoods and Harland and Wolf, the other 106 were built by Walkers of Rickmansworth. (source:- "Walkers of Ricky" by Anthony J. Walker.

The only tungsten tipped saw I will allow in my workshop are Irwin Jack Saws, some of which have the correct tooth profile for cross cutting. But they have their limitations, they are only available in two sizes, both of which are far too short to do any proper sawing. They are really designed for building trades men working with softwoods, and are not very efficient when cutting hardwoods, especialy ripping planks, for which I much prefer my elderly 30" traditional English saws.

carbide tungsten tips which are impossiv=ble to s Disston Saws did have a good reputation, although I never found them as good or reliable as quality British hand saws. and very difficult to sharpen because the steel blades tended to work harden over time. They only appear make two hand saws these days both with Tungsten Carbide teeth which can only be sharpened by a machine. If you want a really good quality hand made saw try Thomas Flynn, still hand making traditional hand saws in Sheffield, they are quite expensive, with a good proportion of their output being exported to the U.S. !! https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/saws/?srsltid=AfmBOooKxgoDAYHverdoIrvqY_viuQlxXGJGwjwSinU6jovfUvPgQlWw

If the joint has started to leak after 15 years of reliable service, there is a possibility the the original plumber dressed the olive with boss white, which has degraded over the years. I recently had exactly this problem with a washing machine tap in my house, I removed the fitting, cleaned all the boss white off and polished the olive gently with some ultra fine grade wire wool. The original tap was a bit damaged during the dismantling, so I replaced it with a compatible new one and reassembled the joint dry, using the original olive and compression nut. So far there has been no sign of any leaking.

I hope that observation was tongue in cheek.. From your working experience you must know that it takes at least two years from the first proposal, going through Planning Consent, purchasing land, and engaging contractors before the first trenches are even dug, and that is if everything is rushed through within the minimum time frames required, and assuming there are no objections. When was the General Election ???

There could only be a by election if he resigns as an MP, but as things currently stand, he is legally entitled to continue as an MP under whatever banner he chooses. He could only become disqualified from being elected as a member of the House of Commons if he was found guilty of an offence and sentenced to more than one year in prison.

Mike Amesbury has been suspended from the Labour Party, and has had the party whip withdrawn, that is effectively the same as being sacked from the Labour Party. However, Keir Starmer does not have the right to sack him from the post of MP, only the electorate can do that.