waterworks

I painted a nb stern just above the waterline with cheap red oxide from Srewfix and an old can of DIY store water based gloss , it's still there 5 years later.

Oxide primer has to be in contact ( chemically bonded )with bare steel to have any anti corrosion effect , putting Vactan under it just stops it working, a self defeating waste of time and money.

The people who broke into my mooring are Gypsy / Travellers , the police have their vehicle linked to theft of a caravan on the same night.

Our offside CRT mooring was broken into last night and a generator stolen , can anyone reccomend a camera for security? There is no mains power and I only have very limited solar in winter, maybe a trail cam ? Nothing fancy or expensive just images saved to a memory card. Good news is that there is only one entrance and exit and a tree to mount it on.

Lit torch straight down the manifold as you start it works the same as ether.

If you don't want to use ether then use a gas torch in the air intake manifold.

If its thin say 1 mm ( like mine ) then it will expand and contract and get much hotter than thick mild steel so it sheds all the soot by itself. I never need to sweep mine .

1mm stainless will last for a lifetime, I have it on my stove, because its thin it sheds soot and rarely needs sweeping out, plus the radiation you get from it significantly gets more heat into the room.

Get a Dutch oven that fits inside the stove, you only need a few coals to cook in one.

You dont need rope glue, you can use high temp silicone if you have that left over. Works the same.

If your just doing DIY projects then stick will do most of it IF you learn how to use it on low amps. Get some 2mm 6013 for sheet metal work, ( forget 1.6) which should get you down below 40 amps. Learn to use run off plates and copper backing plates and all the tricks . DIY welders run to MIG first for no real reason than they can't be bothered to learn stick welding. Oh and ignore DIY flux core.

Forget it now , too late, mods please delete this post. I should have known better to post it on here.

Can someone report Diesel in the water around Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union, near Milton Keynes ( Post code MK179DD,) it's at least 100 metres long oil spill, I dont have my phone on me at the moment.

You agree this highlighted part of the CRT boat licence terms and conditions document is false then ? GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BOAT LICENCES (EXCLUDING BUSINESS LICENCES) Introduction In accordance with s.43(3) of the Transport Act 1962, boat licences are subject to the conditions which apply to the Use of a boat on any Waterway which We own or manage. These are necessary to protect third parties and to help Us manage the Waterways well for the benefit of all Our users. If You breach any of these Conditions the Trust can terminate Your Licence, which may result in the removal of Your boat from Our Waterways

Explain why BW put a bill to parliament in 1995 to set the terms and conditions for licences if they already had this power since 1962 ?