Serendipity

Both are WiFi hotspot operators, with a range of typically 100 yards, so unless you are moored next to a pub or other facility that hosts for them it's back to 3g

I need to deal with some rust behind at least four of my hopper opening type windows. These seem to have been well secured with the aid of silicone. Can anyone who has experience of removing them give me some advice please - is it best to push them, pull them, does the silicone act as an adhesive making it very difficult so would it be best to slide something through the seal all round first? I've also read somewhere (quite likely here of course!) of the nightmare scenario where on a poor fit out the internal battens that the windows are screwed through to aren't themselves secured and so just drop away when you take the window out - how on earth would you deal with that?

And bless you all, so you would. The spirit of community has been very clearly demonstrated over this very unpleasant, and for the owners, extremely harrowing theft. Julian

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Thanks for the info John. If I could ever get it dry it would be a different story believe me! Do you know where I could get instructions on how to dismantle and service it, and where I could get a replacement sleeve? Wouldn't it have made more sense for this to be on the other end? Could I do it in the water on this unit do you think, or would it have to come out? Would it be wise to try and retain this feature, in your opinion?

That's the same one then Yamanx! I too wondered if the pipe and clips were covering something else, but clearly part of the design then.

Hi All, I'm hoping someone may be able to help me with my non conventional sealed unit which is very leaky (3 drips per second under way, although it settles down at rest). Neither I nor the engineer at the marina knows what it is, and they won't touch it therefore, preferring complete replacement with a traditional unit. If anyone knows what it is, and whether it is in fact serviceable, i'd be very grateful. One pic below, and a link to another clearer though smaller image:- http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r150/ju...nd/DSCF0444.jpg

Hi Daniel, Off topic, but connected to your last post and you may find it amusing. The company I work for provide lease finance. One of the pieces of kit we financed was a very large and unusual static item of plant (i don't think i ought to say what) installed in the Midlands. When the payments stopped, we went to inspect only to find it wasn't there We found it eventually, as the new 'owner' needed some parts - in the Midi. Now to transport this item would have required a police escort all the way, even though it transpired the agent involved in the 'sale' and transportation knew it was effectively stolen.

Hear hear - it's allways a problem judging tone and intent in brief communications such as e-mails and forums. Speaking as someone to whom you have freely given your professional advice on two matters by way of e-mail earlier this year, I was pleased to see you here too Tony.

Hi John, But my point is, if my boat were to go missing and stay on the K&A I know enough people who know the boat and would recognise it. If it were to go up to Manchester say, who would be interested enough to look out for it? I am delighted that although Alan says' it happens more than one thinks, on that particular site it only has two to three reported per year.

Yes, but an ownership doc on it's own does not prove that there is not a third party charge on the vessel?

Bizarre, and just goes to show most thieves are, in fact, stupid. But what if they arranged craneage a few days out, and the boat ended up at the other end of the country re-painted. I'm sure it would never be recovered then unless it was 1) particularly distinctive, and 2) anyone was looking out for it there? Certainly fine if it was for their own use from then on in - i'm sure there would be some fairly easy way of registering it and licensing it as a new build? Come to think of it it wouldn't be too difficult to sell on with a forged bill of sale from the imagined past. I know when i bought Sunrise i was horrified at the lack of proof that who i'd paid the money to actually owned the boat. At the end of the day it came down to trust. I know i've seen it mentioned on this forum before, but it really is time we had the equivalent of an HPI scheme. You might these days be buying from the legit owner, but they could well have an outstanding marine mortgage after all?

Just wondered whether this sort of thing happens very often?

When I took my boat on, the erratic operation of the rev counter while under way was a source of considerable annoyance, Sometime working correctly, most of the time reading at around half true, other times not reading at all. Quite separately, when asked to check the state of my batteries, the marina diagnosed a faulty alternator (but i don't recall quite why) and replaced six months ago. Since then the rev counter has been absolutely fine apart from the occasion a couple of weeks ago when it started under reading again miles from anywhere. I thought here we go again, but three minutes later the belt shredded. I did wonder why it had gone so quickly, but fortunately I had asked them to put a spare on board when they replaced the alternator.

My diesel tank vent is half way up one of the stanchions supporting the cruiser railing - wondered for months what on earth a brass nut was doing screwed into it at right-angles untill i looked behind it one day, saw the hole with the mesh and realised it must be a breather.