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  17. After a lot of research I have just bought an Olympus TG 4 (on sale at jessops for £269) I am just a 'point and click' photographer but this camera is amazing for the money and virtually unbreakable, even taking photos underwater. It also takes 'raw' pictures. I really wanted the Nikon Coolpix P900, it has an 83x zoom. You can take pictures of the moon and 'Flat Earthers' swear by it but my partner said they would have me committed under section 29 so no hope.......
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  19. We spent nearly 2 yrs looking for 'the right' boat. At the beginning we had in mind exactly what we wanted, length, age , stern etc. but the more we looked the more compromise we made and some of them were very 'dodgy'. In the end we bought from a broker and, although the boat was older than we really wanted, it had had one owner from new. There were 4 A4 folders of documentation and photos from the day of commissioning to the handover. It included every letter/email and invoice (even one for a swatch of material) and also the boat, although a tad dated to some people, was immaculate inside. We met the owners, who could not have been nicer and so we bought it. Two days later there was a problem with the Invertor so, after contacting the owner for advice, they sent out an electrician who 'sorted' it. The broker had switched off the isolator underneath the flooring!!! We asked the electrician how much we owed, his reply? 'Nothing, and the previous owner said if it needs a new Invertor, put one in and I will pay' We knew then we had bought the right boat. Since then we have spent money improving the boat and replacing some things, our choice, and a year later we are still happy. We have met and spoken with loads of people who have their stories to tell, some good, some bad,some who bought the first boat they saw with no regrets and some with horrendous stories etc. People buy houses without surveys, 2nd hand cars without inspections and the same goes with boats although the latter seems a much 'looser' process. For what it is worth, and whilst I sympathise with your situation, I think you did exactly the right thing. If you do use the Small Claims Court there are loads of websites with useful information. If you do, and you win, and he doesn't pay within the time scale you have the right to send in the baliffs immediately, don't even hesitate!!!!!!
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  24. Hi have you used this and if so to what effect? I have just had my boat blacked, although I am embarrassed to say so as the result is so bad (no names no pack drill) but needless to say I intend to redo it and fancy having a go myself. I have found a local DIY dry dock and, having used their domestic paints before, a company called Promain who sell just about every kind of paint domestic & industrial you can think of. (worth a look, some of their stuff is for oil rig struts etc) I want to get the surface down to bare metal and then paint it with a Zinc paint they sell which acts as a kind of Galvanic Isolator (Debdale wharf do a similar thing , look it up on Youtube but it is £4 to £4.5k. They then have a selection of paints under the name 'Jotun' which they have recommended and say it can last up to 15 yrs. Anyway first things first which is the best way to get the old layers of bitumen off??
  25. Hi again........ just called in at Streethay Wharf for some diesel and one of the guys very kindly had a look at it for me. He said the coolant is fine, no problems but the PRV is definitely shot. He said that as I will be winterising the boat in a month or so just to carry on and change it then, rather than having to drain the system twice. He also offered to drill a hole through the hull for me on our return journey so I can run it through a skin fitting. So it looks like it should be Ok until then. Once again thanks for all the help & advice!!
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