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I always think that it's our duty to do our best to dissuade anyone from taking on a project. If we succeed, we've saved you from much...

Another vote for fill, smooth - Refueller's longboard is a good idea, but there's a reason they call it the torture board! - and paint...

At the moment, Jazzcat has two inadequate batteries that power the domestic systems and start the port engine. I want to upgrade and can...

If it's strong enough to tow the whole vehicle, I can't think it wouldn't be up to handling anything that vehicle would pull

Cast iron heads and blocks are pretty bomb-proof, any damage should be obvious. Ally, OTOH, can distort, so check/ get it checked...

If I'm not mistaken, it's Snapdragon & Mirage https://www.snapdragonmirage.org.uk We had a Snapdragon for years. Far from the...

I don't know if it was solar flares or orcs, but my plotter lost the plot for a few seconds a few times yesterday.

My dinghy is smaller than yours, but I've had a pair of eBay specials like these for a good 10 years, The "stainless" springs rotted...

And, in our case, the other day, the heads. :(

On a similar boat, with similar needs, I used one of these, set to charge the engine battery first, then the domestic, because the...

Silly thought - is it a cheap eBay voltmeter? I got some for my boat, and they only read to a precision of 0.3 amps, so they jump...

This is where a small solar panel comes in handy, though I'd always suggest fitting as much solar as space and budget allow. There's...

Is there a pressure relief valve on that engine? If so, and nothing's rattling - big ends, etc, I'd suspect that. 600-odd hours...

That is why I always use a floating rope on my dinghy - 1/2" Marlow polypropylene rope. Just fitted a new length this year.

The same as they did without the toys - parked atrociously Home - You Park Like a C***