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  1. Tracy D'arth
    No. I want to know why he put a plastic cap, which plainly does not fit the tank filler, down the pipe in the first place. And when is he going to fish out LadyG's short dip stick?
  2. Tracy D'arth
    I think that is what I said.
  3. Tracy D'arth
    Oh no you haven't! Wait till they get going on the RCD regs and BSS! The electricians know that you refer to mm and not MM2 ( can't do superscripts ) so they are not confused but any argument on here passes for discussion, or vice versa. Don't worry about it, sit back and watch the feathers fly.
  4. Tracy D'arth
    That is because in the electricians' world cable is only referred to by the conductor cross sectional area as so many mm. No account of insulation thickness as a size is ever considered. As long as the type of insulation and its voltage rating is correct the insulation has no importance.
  5. Tracy D'arth
    The baffle on the door is supposed to keep the glass cleaner because it causes a down flow of cold air on the inside of the glass deflecting the smoke away from the glass surface. It only works to any extent if the top door vent is substantially open.
  6. Tracy D'arth
    As you have a 240v AC fridge that infers that you have an inverter as well as the travel power. The cable to this from the cabin batteries definitely needs to be much more than 25mm. Volt drop is the deciding factor not current carrying capacity according to the cable tables. I would consider that 16mm2 is adequate for 12v cabin feeds from batteries to distribution via the isolator switch providing the volt drop is less than 3% under normal loading.
  7. Tracy D'arth
    Its not the baffle on the upper door over the air inlet but the baffle under the flue in the top of the combustion chamber that needs to be removed.
  8. Tracy D'arth
    Is he with Gordon?
  9. Tracy D'arth
    The water take offs for the LPW3 and LPW4 are a bit odd, there is a post on here somewhere about how it should be done. You will have problems bleeding the pipes and keeping them free of air if it is not piped up the right way. Try loosening the hose clamp with the engine running and pull the hose off the tail a fraction until air comes out. You will have to have someone top up the water whilst you do it. You may have to do both hoses.
  10. Tracy D'arth
    Looking at that calorifier installation my first question is has it ever worked? There is a coil unused and unconnected and a connected coil which has its unions at the same level and hence very difficult to bleed air from. Horizontal calorifiers are not as easy to bleed as vertical but when they are fitted incorrectly like this one they become almost impossible.
  11. Tracy D'arth
    Is that one of the few Eco hulls built in the '80s to try to reduce bank wash? I can't remember which hire fleet built them. My rudder is probably worth 5p too.
  12. Tracy D'arth
    I'm sure that a DM2 takes much more than 5 litres!
  13. Tracy D'arth
    In the context of the engine cooling system that is irrelevant. You have an air lock in the pipes from engine to the heating coil inside the calorifier. When this air gets warm it expands, causing the level in your expansion bottle to rise unduly. It also restricts the circulation to the calorifier hence you only get luke warm water heating.
  14. Tracy D'arth
    I tried to assist her some time back with regards to her flat in Scotland. She was unpleasant to deal with and quite insulting so I am not surprised that anyone working for her decides to down tools and jump ship.
  15. Tracy D'arth
    Is Panya and Porcupine the same person?
  16. Tracy D'arth
    Are Panya and Porcupine one and the same person? If so I feel conned.
  17. Tracy D'arth
    Vac? If you can get the hose down to close to the cap, turn it on first in case you nudge it further down. Odd boat with a 1.7m long filler. Will the cap float? Try a similar one in a bucket. If so you could try filling the tank with the overflow blocked until it comes floating back up. Pray tell why you put it in there in the first place!
  18. Tracy D'arth
    There is a very deep double pit above and forward of the chalked mark, how the surveyor can say that there is nothing of note is beyond me. The pitting is extensive. A tyre tread depth gauge is the easy way to measure pit depth. Think very long & hard before buying this boat on the strength of the surveyor's opinion.
  19. Tracy D'arth
    Now I understand why you have such troubles with people who do work for you.
  20. Tracy D'arth
    You mean that you have paid them, in fact overpaid, they have not finished the job and they have left? Are you really that simple?
  21. Tracy D'arth
    Looks average for 25 years. If you are having any welding done, get the worst pits filled up. Time to give it some tlc. The extensive pitting on the sides need to be attended to with a good grit blast and epoxy 2 pack, same with the baseplate.
  22. Tracy D'arth
    Screwfix, Toolstation. But it will be more economical from an auto supplier, farm tractor store or ebay. Rock Oil ( Groundsman ) and Duckhams do 30s oils
  23. Tracy D'arth
    Trouble, trouble and toil, trouble, toil and tears. An ongoing saga of a boat person. Serialised on a forum near you.
  24. Tracy D'arth
    BMC used to paint their engines to stop the oil leaks.
  25. Tracy D'arth
    Accepted, thanks. Ally tube is generally poor stuff to manipulate, swaging will thin it, likely not uniformly, and cracking/splitting is a distinct possibility. If you do sleeve it I would recommend supporting the tube inside with a wooden plug.
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