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  1. Captain Fizz
    Why?
  2. Captain Fizz
    Absolutely!!
  3. Captain Fizz
    The different colours certainly do not help.
  4. Captain Fizz
    The hull looks fine, shame it is topped with a collection of old sheds! But then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
  5. Captain Fizz
    The brushes supplied for polishing the horse are medium soft and ideal as deck cleaning brush and do not damage the paint. Available from your local tack shop.
  6. Captain Fizz
    As Tim says really. It also depends a lot on what system of wheel steering you employ. Whether it is hydraulic, cable or, traditionally on Dutch barges, chain. You don't get the same rudder feedback that you get from a tiller. As winter approaches, the cosy environment of a wheelhouse is very appealing.
  7. Captain Fizz
    Yes, the filler/dipstick is indeed 18mm.
  8. Captain Fizz
    The drain plug requires a 15 mm spanner. I have just checked it on the gearbox that is sitting on my workshop bench!!
  9. Captain Fizz
    I think you would struggle to get the required heat loss to stop the system "kettling" and as you rightly say, without the pump running you would definitely be in trouble. It isn't a problem when a stove is shut down low but when you need good output for heating, it just overheats the water.
  10. Captain Fizz
    I totally understand why people love them for their output, but they do ruin the look of the boat IMO.
  11. Captain Fizz
    What makes you think she is ferro? 23 foot is very small for a ferro boat, she would just be too heavy. Wooden bilge keels as well. She looks a real rogue. Not worth the hassle I would say. Edit. On second look at pics, not wooden bilge keels, that was the rudder Skeg I was looking at.
  12. Captain Fizz
    5/16 AF
  13. Captain Fizz
    The drawing shows it as AF which means it is an imperial size key.
  14. Captain Fizz
    That is an anti siphon trap. If the waste runs directly to a skin fitting and a short run, it is not necessary and can be replaced with an ordinary 1 1/2 bottle trap.
  15. Captain Fizz
    I shall start this tongue in cheek thread with........ Do not let your crew throw a bucket of damp coal on the stove just as you enter Braunston tunnel!
  16. Captain Fizz
    Short answer, no too tight. You will have to use a couple of elbows if you only want them 2 inches apart.
  17. Captain Fizz
    Adjusted the throttle linkage on a boat that I was delivering so that the engine ticked over at a sensible rate, thereby, allowing travel at speeds in single figures!
  18. Captain Fizz
    Mdf has no place on a boat, period. It is the work of Stan. WBP plywood or hardwood or marine ply is fine, gripfill or epoxy resin as an adhesive.
  19. Captain Fizz
    Definitely stored on the tiller pin!
  20. Captain Fizz
    Ah! The old "discarded cigarette" one or rather they have no idea what caused it. I hope it was well insured.
  21. Captain Fizz
    Where do you propose to use said vessel. Far to deep draught and over powered for inland use.
  22. Captain Fizz
    Yep, bilge paint, more durable when moving gas cylinders.
  23. Captain Fizz
    A new rotary line/umbrella holder on the rear hatch.
  24. Captain Fizz
    What the title says really, what are peoples favourites and why?
  25. Captain Fizz
    Yes, that is probably about right. Normally only about 50mm wide.
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