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Masquerade

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  1. Suffering the same problem at the moment. It'll be the sanitation hose from the loo to the tank. In the middle of changing it out with ABS pipe. Got mine from here You want the class E pipe. Is your boat an Aqualine by any chance?
  2. Ditto! But have a bucket handy if the leeching is bad. Got to change mine next week I'll be using solid pipe from the back of the loo to the tank (macerator). Even the fancy so called non leeching stuff at £25 a meter still leeches eventually. Check your pipe, it may (should?)have a date stamped on it. Standard stuff lasts as little as a year or two. Make sure the pipe runs have no kinks or sags. Take on board Tony's post. We use Travena products. No Blue or other chemicals. Never had a problem until the pipe round the back started leeching as it had a sag in the run. We even stopped using the Travena stuff for a while and previous whiffs returned. Soon returned to Travena and we now have a system that works for us. We use Septclean 250 for the tank, one sachet each pump out, Bioclean both neat and diluted for cleaning/disinfecting and their descaler occasionally. HTH
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  4. I believe it's all in the preparation. I know the paint you allude to, it's rebadged teamac? I think. Pay for what you get sometimes but if the undercoat is intact and good then poor prep, application, non compatible paints or all three are likely causes. I used International on the boat last year. Easily applied, no dramas, tad expensive but will probably last the test of time with the best of the rest. Current boat will be getting HMG in July.
  5. Hey Vic, isn't that the very spot that 2 boats pitched up virtually all winter hogging the visitor moorings ignoring the 14 day rule?
  6. Exactly, hardly noticable over 7ft. Most likely the heat is exaggerating the stress in the shell when it was welded up and twisting in the heat. Stick a thermometer on the sunny side, then the shaded side, you'll get the picture then. 20 degrees ambient will be a lot higher as a surface temp. If it helps I fix my bulkheads to the floor and lock the sides and uppers with the materials I used as my coverings, ie t&g for the roof and above the gunwhales and ply below. You can use temporary blocks to lock it in place until ready to cover the walls and ceiling. As has been stated it can be a bit of a faff to get the equilibrium between the different materials right. It's not unusual to encounter boats with doors that jam in the winter due to the moisture expanding the wood and cold contracting the steel only for the same door to swing open and fail to latch with too much clearance in the height of summer. If you look closely at a lot of boats, you can work out which ones were fitted out in winter and which in summer!
  7. If my memory serves me right, a 60 foot steel boat would expand in length approximately 1/4" over a change of 20 degrees C. However, who knows what stresses have been welded into the boat and which way it would move? Douglas fir would be about half this figure across the grain. I would imagine the boat is twisting in the sun more than expanding in it's length. You'd be amazed what stresses can be put into steel sheets welded together.
  8. I like my approach. Depending on how much of a mischevious mood I'm in, I eye up the prospective candidate first to see how unlikely a response is. Then, as I pass I will shout a greeting of somekind, like "ello mate, how you doin', or how's the wife?" Loud enough for it not to be ignored. Kind of forces a reply of some sort followed by a bemused look as if they should know me. If there's no respnse, I'll usually try it a little louder! A kind wave as we pass by usually adds to their confusion. Just to add, it doesn't work through matches. Keeps me amused. My particular favourite was at the winding hole south of Nantwich. A portly pair in electric mobility chairs were fishing right slap bang in the middle. As I got ready to turn the male shouted to me "oi, isn't it wide enough mate". I said yes, quite, that's because it's where we turn the boats! I was slightly distracted so had to turn a bit quicker than anticipated with a lot more throttle on than usual. I'm not sure of how much of my wake they got to suck! They didn't respond to my fond farewells.
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  10. Thought you did live in the shroppie! 6 month project is the next one. Need to find a mooring around hemel hempstead. Either that or throw some tins of paint down the side of the boat, remove the licence and mask out the name! Can moor anywhere in the area. Either that or it's in a house. Posted legibly from my smartphone.
  11. I don't know, but I'm getting sick of magnolia, feel like I've been painting the Forth bridge! H is equally sick of gloss. The customer keeps adding to the job (getting paid for the extras so I don't mind). It's a deceptively large house! When I've finished here I'm then charged with fitting out his brand new 12k square foot unit. Dust free climate controlled inspection department with one full height glass wall and airlock entry system. Concrete floored mezzanine, executive office suites etc etc. It's true to say that one thing this country does excel at is high end, specialist manufacturing. If only the government would ease off the bureaucracy and direct some funding in this area, then Britain may just have the chance of becoming Great once more Can I interest you in some fine Nathan Parker Knoll furniture, it's all the rage you know!
  12. Should have thought about what you stated there! It's not a question of literacy, it's a question of being bothered to post in a legible way. Now where's my donkey jacket, flat cap and neckerchief so I can get back to business
  13. I stand corrected. You were however able to understand my post? Spelling and grammar is one thing, not being bothered to type in anything other than "text" speak is another. Most people who post here are at least able to do so legibly. I have read the post a number of times and I am still not totally sure of what is being said. Think it should be "...". Not '...'. Was he a sneaky butcher? And there's nothing wrong with a damn fine thrashing from the school master!
  14. Oh dear, looks like my dog won't be dragging me there anytime soon then. First the smoking ban, now a dog ban, what next a beer ban? At least his fluffiness knows his way to and from the Shroppie! I know the pub industry is difficult these days. I wish they would go back to basics and just concentrate on serving a good honest pint at a good honest price. Unfortunatly I think they're too busy trying to get their money back from the last refurbishment recreating an olde world pub that looks similar to the prior decor but without the character and feel imo! Food obviously pays better than beer.
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