Recent content by Fr J Hackett

It's been a little under 50 years since I finished my post doctoral work and closer to 40 since I actually worked in a lab on a bench but the basics I learned 60 years ago are still fresh enough to know that what you posted was empirically correct but practically bollocks. The problem with...

No not at all an apology.

You are empirically correct but technically as far from the mark as you could possible be.

I wouldn't bet on it.

From the Propped web site: If your underwater metals are already coated with Propspeed, or if you have other coatings applied, you will need to remove all other coatings before starting the new application. The easiest, fastest and recommended way to do this is with Stripspeed, a solvent-based...

I don't think you should be let out on your own let alone service a boat. Post a picture of it, what did you do in the past?

I wouldn't bet on it.

Apparently it can only be applied by a professional in Europe. My guess is that it is all down to preparation and application and from the little I know and observed about it it works and is well thought of.

Say's a lot about Lidl brandy.

You missed your chemistry lessons then. ;)

I went into Ramsgit twice the second time because I couldn't believe how shitty it was the first time having been directed into a berth having given my draught only to run aground mid channel nowhere near the berth and when I finally got into it the boat spent half the tides stuck in the mud. I...

You mean start with the easy bit whilst you work on an excuse for not tackling the more difficult unpleasant bit.

Start at that end then.

It's the bit after the bog you should worry about replacing.

Your best bet is to sit down with a sandwich on someone else's deck.