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Each company will have their own criteria but Wilton marina who also have Wigrams marina will transfer a boat from Wigrams to Wilton and back again without charge. Regards Ditchdabbler

That is not unusual, I have always found them very helpful, I intended no criticism by my observations. Regards Ditchdabbler

They are both owned by Richard Goosey but are operated as separate companies. RegardsDitchdabbler

You are correct, it has been around for sometime. I saw this boat on Apollo Duck, it said the owner is going abroad to work. I was not impressed with the photo of the engine bay, it looked a bit of rusty s***e hole. Not surprised replanting required. RegardsDitchdabbler

Re model boats being fineable, I think it is the owner/operator who will be fined, not the boat. The regulation came in I think to ban boats powered by 'glow-plug' engines fuelled by methanol and lubricated by castor oil. It is illegal I understand to allow these to enter the watercourses. Strangely, petrol two stroke motors are allowed. Regards Ditchdabbler

Do ecover make a bio product? I think it is the bio bit that does the job. We do not empty our toilets into the canal so it has no environmental impact on our waterways. The water companies tell us their treatment plants deal with stuff such as bio so no worries there then! Ditchdabbler

I have no idea how the chemistry using bio washing liquid works. I do know that all the solids including paper are reduced to liquid and there is no nasty niff, just the smell of washing liquid. After emptying and rinsing the cassette is spotlessly clean. RegardsDitchdabbler

Used it for a couple of years now and cannot fault it. It is dirt cheap but that is not why we use it, we use it because it works and is not carcinogenic like Blue. Regards Ditchdabbler

When I bought my Squirrel stove back in year 2001, I was specifically told by the vendor not to run Excel lest it damage the grate and other internals. The reason gave was that Excel is a petrochemical product rather than 'coal'. The instructions and guarantee also said the guarantee would be invalid if such products were used. I used and still use Taybright, having tried others I find it works best for me. Ditchdabbler

Why bother with a pump? Thermosyphon on 22mm pipe will work well, be totally silent and will not require electricity. Just make sure the hot from the boiler runs high, perhaps under the gunnell and the cold (return) runs no higher than the input to the boiler. I have used this system on my previous boat and it worked brilliantly. As long as there was heat in the (squirrell) Stove we had central heating. RegardsDitchdabbler

A good argument for making sure the floor also has adequate ventilation methinks. I doubt many boats do though. Regards Ditchdabbler

LPG is heavier than air and sinks to the bottom. It also, from posts above, seems to be able to find its way through very small gaps. I doubt most floors are gas-tight and therefore any spilled gas will find its way int to the bilge. Eventually, if the rate of gas going into the bilge is greater than the rate at which the gas degrades, if it does, the bilge will be full of gas. There is no outlet for the gas it being at the lowest level and once full the bilge-gas will overflow the floor. At this point any floor level ignition source will ignite it. Sop what is the point of low level ventilation as it cannot disperse any gas. Low level ventilation is usually the bottom of front and/or rear doors which are way higher than the bilge or floor. Or have I missed something? Regards Ditchdabbler p.s. I understand that carbon monoxide is lighter than air and therefore low level ventilation will help disperse it but we are discussing heavier than air LPG

I had the same problem a while ago, it turned out to be a matter of adjustment of the stop solenoid. PDF file here on Marine Engine Services website: http://www.marineeng...%20Solenoid.pdf Regards Ditchdabbler

Misaligned motor? Regards Ditchdabbler

Can you not use the exisitng ferrule with a new olive? Or have I misunderstood? Regards Ditchdabbler

I read of new marinas being built and planned and hopefully with more competition for customers amongst marinas rather than competition amongst customers for berths perhaps customer service will be higher on their list of priorities. Regards Ditchdabbler

A fantastic result. CWDF at it's best, it's why it's No.1 Drinks all round in the VP Regards Ditchdabbler

As you described above is the method PRM prescribe but another method is to check it with the dipstick holder resting on the filler hole and checking to the bottom mark. I believe this method is used by others on this forum also. If you have any doubts use the prescribed method. Regards Ditchdabbler

The manual for my Delta states that the engine should be run for 10 minutes and then stopped before checking the gearbox oil level. This is to allow for the quantity of oil needed to circulate in the cooling circuit to be pumped into the circuit by the gearbox. Not all cooling circuits will hold the same amount of oil, it depends on size of the cooler and length of connecting hoses. IIRC when I changed my oil it took some 1.7 litres using the above checking method. Edited to add; the quantity of oil needed according to the manual is 1.4 litres plus extra for the cooling circuit. How much extra is determined by the checking method above. Regards Ditchdabbler

Another vote for John Guest. Regards Ditchdabbler