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sealed with fire rope, 7 years no problem. both stove and flue made by morso, so the fit is pretty snug anyway.

Its a double skill flue, and the 'rusty upstand section' in picture fits between the two skins. There's no evidence of water running down the outside of the flue (i.e. a poor seal around the pass through hole in the roof/deck). It is possible that its getting inbetween the seals in some way I guess, Im just not sure how.

Hi all, Attached is a pic of my stove, which is quite rusty (7 years old). Looking on the outside its not clear where there could be any water ingress, so Im wondering if this is normal and a result of water from the (seasoned) wood thats been burnt in it? Also, any tips for removing the rust (cant use an angle grinder or anything that creates serious dust)? Ideally theres a chemical I can paste on. Thanks in advance

Now this I'm interested in! Currently I have a Hurricane, controlled by a Heatmiser, which I'd really love to replace with something that I can control remotely (ideally AppleHomekit compatible). It needs to be a thermostat that gives a 12v signal I believe as I don't think the Hurricane can run with anything else.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year one and all! A wonderful Christmas quandary here for opinions and solutions. So I'm on a mooring, with shoreline, my immersion heater is connected to the bypass on my inverter charger, so when Shoreline is plugged in the the 1KW immersion heater is on. It's running through a fused spur but essentially always on, at a low setting, heating the water to a legionnaire-tastic 45-50celcius. My question is, should I change this and what hardware should I use to do it? I was thinking something like one of those clock units, with the little pins and adjust the slider on the immersion to max - to reach maybe 70-80c? So maybe 6-8am and 4-6pm it gets a 2 hour blast and hopefully that kills the germs and keeps it mostly warm for most of the day.... but it is an 80L tank, so what do you think?

I heard a rumour that you can touch up scuffs on bitumen coating under the water line, whilst the boat is in the water! Is this nonsense or is it possible?

well it was more than if it looks right, I know ive probably done it right?

thank you everyone for all the great help so far. I was just thinking, if I find a defect in the paint work, perhaps where I have scraped into something how is it best to repair. In my mind, I sand it back to bear metal and the surrounding area trying to feather it off so that I can build up coats to blend in. Then I apply several layers of two pack to get it to the same level as the undamaged coating. Is this right or am I missing something? Can you repair two pack coatings in this way?

Hi Everyone, This month Im taking my boat out of the water, after 6 years in and Im looking to lean into the hub of knowledge and experience on here! Firstly, blacking... the boat first entered the water in 2018, a new build with a MACROPOXY L524 put on by the boat builder and then supplemented, by me, with a compatible Sherwin Williams product, simply because I had the time to build up the paint whilst the boat was on hard standing. No, Im not sure what I will find when it comes out, so I guess I can only plan so far but... Are there any tips on prep, what tools to use, what coatings to use (ideally not bitumen) and if bitumen, why? On recommendation the base plate was not painted when it was built, but I am going to paint it when it comes out. Again, any suggestions on prep and whether I should perhaps put bitumen on the base for ease and speed? Lastly, are there any other things worth doing whilst the boat is out? Time to repack the stern gland, etc? I'd appreciate any words of wisdom from the hive mind. Many thanks, in advance

Good afternoon hive mind, I want to size a petrol outboard for a little 2x1m metal tender. I’ve never done this before so want to make sure it’s not under powered (like the current electric one is) nor so muscular I’ll look like James Bond in the Lea. Ignore the nest, those squatters have moved on.

Evening ladies & gents, Ive got myself a moonraker tv ariel and a poynting 4G antenna. I want to put them on the same mast, as high up as is feasible. What does everyone else use for masts like this? Any ideas of how to temporarily clamp it to the boat whilst it is static? Cheers,

That’s a good idea. Would do for some of the stuff that I might want to grab. However, some how it is bigger stuff like combi drill, multitool, containers holding liquids etc.

Evening ladies and gents, I want to keep basic tools, engine spares, bits and bobs, a couple of jerry cans of spare diesel, engine fluids, whatever else, in my engine bay. Its a widebeam, so I have space. Question is, how to keep it all organised? I kinda think it would be good to weld something in, something modular that could house shelves, straps, holders, bungee cord etc. Has anyone done anything similar or have any ideas about what I could use? TIA

What part of London ?

Evening ladies and gents and Merry Xmas to all. Just a quick, not so christmasy question for those who have pigeon boxes or have lined them. What mechanism have you got to prop the hatches open? Any mechanisms that would do it incrementally? Most of what Ive found doesn't seem like it would do the job. Anyone go for a car bonnet style prop or a gas strut?