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When I saw the thread title my first thought was @matty40s had got a chainsaw for Christmas...

I halved the cost of my pumpouts when I installed the MCS gauge, simply because it showed that my 'tank full' light comes on just before the tank is half full. It soon paid for itself.

My boat came fitted with a "tank full" light. Having retired from an industry where everything critical had a back up, I was worried about the lamp failing, si I fitted one of these. https://www.mcsboatproducts.co.uk/our-products/wastewater They are easy to fit, you provide them with the depth of the tank, then use a holesaw to cut a hole in the top of the tank and secure the sensor through the tank using a rubber grommet. Then cut a hole for the gauge itself (mine is in the toilet compartment but you could position it near the helm), then take a 12 volt supply to the gauge (I took mine from the toilet power supply so that it is on when the toilet is switched on )and add wiring between the gauge and sensor and the jobs a good un.

Have you asked the major shareboat companies? When I had shareboats, one of them had eleven 1/12th shares and two 1/24th shares. Could this arrangement suit your needs?

In 90"% of the claims, which to be fair were few and far between, the contractor simply came out and rectified the defect. Unless they did this they were unlikely to remain on the approved contractor list. Most claims against the insurance were where the contractor was no longer in business, and in almost all cases the insurance company simply paid out. Where it was obvious that engaging another contractor would be cheaper than litigation that it what would happen. In my time there no case ever reached the litigation stage. This was in the data centre world, where the clients are VERY demanding and covered everything from the building , access roads and surrounding landscaping through to the technical equipment contained within the building.

We go there regularly because it is dog friendly. The food is home cooked, good quality and fairly basic bar food. However the owner/chef is Chinese and on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays he cooks some excellent Chinese food. https://www.doganddoublet.co.uk/menus

When I was working I used to specify that contractors must carry insurance backed guarantees for their work, including any which they sub-contracted out. The typical duration was 5-7 years. Some contractors bitched about it, but if they wanted the work they had to comply. It costs a fraction more but ensures that the work lasts for the duration of the guarantee, and is probably cheaper in the long run as all re-work is covered by the contractor or his insurance. (Contractors usually respond quickly and favourably because they don't want their insurance premiums increasing because of a large number of claims).

Palin, isn't he that bloke of the telly? Are you taking the Michael?

That will be because shorter locks were cheaper than the longer ones ... 😂😂

Had a similar issue on my first shareboat. The battery was changed to no avail. Then the starter motor was taken to an rotating electrical repairer, tested and found to be defective.

I thought it was a buoy...

It could cost me twice that just to walk the dog! 😖

Check that the pipe between the regulator and the stove is completely clear. It can get blocked. Also check the hole feeding oil into the scraper part is not partially blocked.

Yes some of our biggest gensets had "donkey engines" which you started first to prime and circulate the oil system before the engine started.

Photos look hazy, hopefully it is because the agent has removed the property from the market and not because of the wood stove and generator smoke being emitted from the nearby moorings... 🤣

BT used to run their standby generators monthly to test them. Always to the building load and always until oil and water temperatures had stabilised, typically 10-15 minutes. I was told on my basic generator maintenance course over 50 years ago now that 90% of the wear takes place during start up and the warming up phase, partly because the oil is cold and thick and hasn't circulated properly. To minimise the wear and to allow the generator to start at full design loaf BT used electric crankcase heaters to maintain the engine water jacket at normal operating temperature.

That was certainly the case with my Kabola Old Dutch when it suddenly started burning with an orange flame a couple of years after I'd adjusted the high flame screw to get a nice blue flame.