Saving Old Seagulls

Crews rescueing boats on a shout may claim slavage if they wish, but must repay all the costs of the callout if they do - which probably won't leave much for their efforts if they did. Crews claiming salvage has not been common partly because I think it is believed that it could discourage some casu...

Any sign of this being resurrected - now it IS next spring

CatiGull wrote:No one on this side of the pond understands..

Let me have a butchers....

Two peoples divided by a common language?

I'm sakean99, and live in Stafford (not a million miles from Wolverhampton!). I bought my 40 featherweight on e-bay but am unlikely to be buying collector's items. The 40 is required to power my rubber duck to/from the moorings after I broke the fuel tap off my SuzyQ DT2. A replacement tap is on fac...

I run a bike recycling workshop staffed by volunteers from "difficult" backgrounds. The only way I can sort the tools back into sets at the end of the day is to put a bit of coloured elec tape on them. Quick & easy to do, generally lasts a couple of years and easy to replace if damaged...

You can use biodegradable 2 stroke oil too and 3 weeks later all will have reverted to vegetable matter, clever! John SOS But it takes me weeks (months?) to use a bottle of 2/-, so will I justend up with a bottle of green slime in 3 weeks? Otherwise it sounds like a great idea - but does it make my...

I look forward to using it on my sailboat. (cut) I think a seagull will look just right on my boat http://byyb.org/cpg143/albums/userpics/10002/1130web.jpg Keith What a lovely yacht! Am I right in thinking that you are a Back Yard Yacht Builder? http://byyb.org/pn761/index.php I have a paper model ...

I'm sorry but I think it's mine. I'll bet you found it in the mud . . . . where I dropped it.

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php/ ... /1#1224125

Viewers here may enjoy reading this thread on the YBW forum - I did. Really pleased to see the positives outweighed the antis

The "death rattle" was the sound of the anchor chain slipping

I love it! As soon as you get a camera out, your attention is diverted & everything goes pear-shaped! Bin there, dun that![/quote]

I suspect that the extra resistance of all that piping would reduce coolant flow to the point where it would get hot enough to act like a radiator. Not sure what it would do for an engine designed to run cool tho'

Nice one, but what was the "death rattle" at the end?

Ok, so the soundtrack is great, but where was the cloud of blue smoke. I hope it wasn't running at 50:1 . . .

Thanks for all the info. I straightened up the old cable a treat - it IS all brass (including the outer cable reinforcing). Using poly sheath over it to stiffen it didn't seem to work, moving the tiller up & down put stress on the cable at the ends of the sheathing so I took it off. You're right...

Stumpy, Check this out; http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/images/Short_Term_Licence_FeeCondition_for_EnglandWales_2006-07.pdf You made me think about the legallity of what I was doing so I checked! It costs about £10/day or £15/week or £50/month for a short term licence but you must also have ins...