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I happened to be looking for some varnish and came across the site for Le Tonkinois, which has some good reviews. The bonus was that in the General Interest section was a faultfinding page for Eberspachers. www.letonkinoisvarnish.co.uk

Yesterdays price at Whixall Marina was 59p Brian

I've got an Liverpool Boat that I've had for almost six years. When it was being finished off they wanted the paying in full but I waited till it was completed to my satisfaction. From memory it ran about three weeks late to the date promised. As far as satisfaction with the boat, the finish is excellent as long as you don't look under the surface. My major complaint would be with the size of electrical cables, mine are very much undersize. For the price I still think you get better value than any of the comparably priced builders. Brian

I've got mine mounted on a timber frame that's about three inches high, gives plenty of air space, you might need it after the meat balls!!!!! Brian

I've got a futon on a slatted base which I've had for five years with no damp problems. I agree with other postings about insulating any cold surfaces i.e. holding tank. Ikea have slat kits for a very reasonable price, slightly convex so they add a bit of spring (or was it summer) Brian

Gary Was the Heritage an easy installation? Are they assembled on board or do you have to get them in at the early stages of building. Brian

I'm in the process of designing a composting style toilet, I need a few contributors to give me the existing dimensions of their holding tanks so that I can come up with the optimum size of unit. Any help would be appreciated. Brian

Whats the general opinion on the best mobile phone antenna to use on board. Or does anyone have any idea how to build a more efficient one. Brian

Just did a slight variation on your recipe as I only had those skinny inner breast fillets.Spread some haggis on the base of a dish, laid chicken fillet pieces on top and then drizzled some olive oil on top, whacked it in the oven, about gas mark 6 for about 40 minutes, served it with some jerusalem artichoke mash, beans and a touch of Bisto chicken gravy. Magnificent, what a combination. Brian

What size holding tank and what type of toilet do you have that you can manage six to eight weeks between pumpouts. With two of us on board we manage about a week. Brian

Just this week I discovered that my five year old SS water tank is leaking, unfortunately I can't fine where the leak is. The only way to remove it is to cut it up. Short of doing that does anyone know of any "Quick fixes" some product that I can flush out with to seal leaks. It's not really the solution I want but just at the moment I don't have the ready cash to do the job properly. Brian ,

Surely the idea of running two tanks is so that you always have a reserve. By using the in series method there will be no indication when the first tank is empty. As others have said, keep it simple. Brian

Just got a reply from charger bay solutions. £364 for enough kit to hook up five batteries!!!!!! Think I'll stick with the bottle. Brian

Just checked up on the automatic watering top up system mentioned before. Looks foolproof. UK agent is chargerbaysolutions.co.uk They're going to let me have a price tomorrow morning which I will post. Brian

Taking the dog for a walk earlier today along the Leeds Liverpool and spotted a liveaboard leaning out of the side hatch making a phone call bare chested (male sadly) he was still in the same position 40 minutes later. Brian

John I agree with you about building your own but all the websites I've come accross on how to build tend to steer away from using alternators as it's hard to get up to the required revs. Brian

I've got a Rutland 913 which is adequate. As far as noise goes I used four windsurfer mast universal joints to mount it onto the coachroof directly above the bedroom, on really windy nights you can hear a slight hum but not enough to be annoying. Brian

Maverick How are you planning to power your welder? Bear in mind that you need to disconnect your alternators before striking an arc. Brian

I believe the charcoal takes out the impurities, probably tastes better :rolleyes:

I had a friend who kept a large coffee jar filled with charcoal and meths, he just used a few lumps to light his barbecue with it. Worked every time. Might be worth a try. Brian

I should have known this would have touched a nerve. Better get the oars and sails out again, althought rowing will probably produce too much CO2 if we all do it. I'm afraid that working all over the world in the offshore oil industry I tend to see where a lot more things are ruining our planet.

That should altar the smell!!!

I use peat briquettes. They're machine pressed so are all the same shape, easy for storage. They're clean to handle. Once I've got a build up of ash (36 hours) if I load up with six or seven briquettes the fire (squirrel) stays in for up to about sixteen hours. I'm not sure of the latest price but I've just ordered a delivery today so if anyones interested I'll have the price in a couple of days. Brian

RN on Ebay with one day left to run on auction http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=010 Brian

Aah! A realistic answer instead of waffle. Thanks Gibbo!! Brian