Boater Sam

Whilst I admire our UK standards for electricity and other services, I do consider that a person with enough survival sense and average intelligence should be safe enough in a bathroom with sockets. The regs state that there should be no mains, sockets or lights/switches in reach of a person using a fixed bath or shower, impossible in a boat. I have travelled extensively and can safely ( ! ) say that standards anywhere else in the world are lower than the UK. Yet I don't think that this is because the UK population have lost all common sense or are stupid, just that we have a good set of standards and guidelines. In some countries the wiring appears to be to no standard at all, the people survive, even stupid tourists manage to avoid electrocution. I have seen installations in showers that make me cringe, RCD switches if fitted are invariably in the shower. Overhead shower lights are mains unearthed fittings. Bare wires abound, disconnected earth wires are common. Do we worry too much?

Your boat Alan? Surprised that there is not a laminated copy of the relevant regs hanging on the wall. So where does the porta potty fit in now, or is the trin tub "dual purpose"?

Short boats are more difficult to ballast correctly, a little weight makes a big difference.

True in a building situation but on a boat anything seems to be "allowable". Given the size of any boat bath or shower room it is impossible to have any mains electricity within the room according to the 18th edition regs.

I think you are remembering the Par pump I mentioned above Tony apart from the fact that the Par has a non corroding stainless and Phenolic base that contains a damper membrane. Still made but over $600 now.

I solved the water pump problem years ago, 20 years running and counting on the same pump with just one new pressure switch. Par 36800 series pumps, not cheap but utterly dependable. I have a spare, will probably never use it, the present one will see me out. All parts available too so infinitely repairable.

Did you mean these for piggy wigs? https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/10-pads-new-pig-mat423-oil-only-white-absorbent-mat-pad-lightweight-14-oz-absorbency-20-l-x-15-w-i214086479-s276747816.html?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350205_2010350205::12:1032129542!52512091404!!!pla-293946777986!c!293946777986!276747816!135760435&gclid=CjwKCAiA35rxBRAWEiwADqB379vKCVZzfE7D2mlrrRn84LkLq0L5P6WAeRzSje39NhHenkDXYesZHRoClpMQAvD_BwE

I have used neat Phosphoric with much success, its dangerous and Vactan seems to work in the same way and effectively.

I'll try that again. 5 degrees at the shaft is one seventy second of a full rotation. At the prop edge it is about 20mm. So how much is it moving? I was hungry, maths doesn't work with a growling stomach.

Its very difficult these days for a manufacturer or seller to enforce a no warranty policy.

Good point Tony. It could be anywhere in the drive train or even a worn stern bearing allowing the shaft to lift. Some details and/or pictures of the type of coupling and gland would help. 5 degrees is a tiny amount to estimate at the shaft, an eighteenth of a rotation. If the prop is around 17" in diameter it is about 3" at the prop which is a lot. Is it really so loose?

Not safe to use, if it falls off you have no brakes, could cause a serious collision and damage to a lock etc. There is a good chance that the wear will be in the softer bronze of the prop. I would take it off whilst the boat is in the water, should be simple if its already loose, and let Crowthers have it for repair. The taper should re-bite when it is tightened back on, but drilling the shaft for the split pin will need it at least up out of the water at the stern. Just a thought.........is this a Vetus shaft and prop? They are held on with a nut (includes an anode) with a tab washer to lock it. They are infamous for shedding props.

If your only worry is water retention, ( medically curable now ) tear a bit off and try soaking it in water to see if it is capable of holding dampness.

It has printing on it? Could it be a piece of old curtain side off a truck? Or a tarp?

But vast areas of land in this country are owned by huge estates, it is these areas which we should be free to venture upon. Sorry? Why? Its not your land so you have no rights whatever to trespass. Think about if it was your land, would you want a load of path churning vandals speeding through it leaving gates open etc.?

Panama? Middlewich? Birmingham Center?

The Highbridge is back on at £9K, looking better by the day.

Helps it sink quicker, no buoyancy from the firewood inside.