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Nice touch that filleting table on the back!

how big do you need it as i have a few in the shed, but none have side sheets only roofs, if thats any good let me know and when you need them. Simon L

Shiney-Shiney must press buttons, don't let me near your boat now will you or i may not be able to resist the urge to press buttons and reset everything, i can't help myself, but i'm so glad i'm not the only techno-geek on the forum now Adam. I've got a similar unit on my lowrance 332c its a

If you want to try before you buy on all the Lowrance range click below and go to emulators. Lowrance Simon L

Can someone tell me where and when to meet in Burnham on the 29th as we will be stopping in watchet from friday and won't be joining the pbsbac convoy. Thanks Simon L

Cimarra will be there with Alun J as crew and my bruv as anchor monkey. Simon L

Who won, nodbodys told me, was it me with my 2oz slipper limpet? Simon L

pete, the back flush method is a way of flushing your engine after you have used it on the dockside, it might cure your problem if it is a soft blockage and can be blow clear, but i was suggesting it as a way to flush your engine after you have had a dealer find the cause. When you have finished for the day and are tied up connect a hose and leave it flowing through your engine whilst you tidy up it will fill the engine with fresh water and as long as you tilt down to drain it and dont start it up again before the next time you go out it should help with any internal corrosion, DON'T run your engine with the prop in the water using this method as the engine will try to pick up water from the lower gearbox, but if everything is clear of the water it will be ok to run it as you are still filling the waterjacket but the flow is reversed. I run mine straight of the mains water which is about 3bar. ONLY USE THIS METHOD IF YOUR ENGINE HAS THAT FITTING if you post up your engine model No and year i can check for you. If you think the problem is a blocked passage put you engine in a wheely bin fill it with a salt-x solution and put a hose from your tell-tail back into the bin and run it (dont put it in gear, very messy!) let the water temp get to about 55c and turn it off and let it cool, repeat and repeat etc. hopefully that will clean out the engine then use the back-flush method to keep it that way during use. Take the stat out for test purposes only (to prove a point) but put one back in when the problem has been solved as your engine will run to cold and burn more fuel and wear out a lot quicker, they put them in for a reason. Simon L

pete, if your engine is the one i think it is you can back-flush with a hosepipe if your tell-tail is a female thread buy a hozelock fitting and screw it in and at the end of the day attach the hose and flush. we do work at EP barris the mariner distributor and thats the way they test run engines for delivery, i have been using that method ever since i got my boat and never had any problems. Simon L

Come'on boys i've given prizes to Sundays comp make the effort to fish it or i could end up having the prize myself. Simon L

mine is fully sealed and will run underwater if need be, as for amps my pump is only drawing 2.6 amps (checked with an amp-clamp) and it is a brushless motor as well which will help with longevity (i hope). Simon L

I've got my own commercial ice making machine, i just blagged one for Alun J, and are waiting on another for Adam F, always coming by them in my real work most of the time they need a quick fix or descaling, as lots of commercial premises would rather buy new than repair, as i come across more i'll post up on here. I will normally get them for nothing as we replace for new and if people want them i'll keep them, they usually have a fault but i will repair them for people for the cost of the parts and a beer rather than throw them in the skip. for anyone wanting to buy new i can supply, but be aware that for the size of machine you would need to reliably supply a reasonable size cooler box would set you back between

try this one it a glomex 1.1 bendy so you cant break it again code Ref: RA106GRPPBUK

Do i feel a challenge being issued, ok Poole harbour at dawn transom to transom, then fifty paces (which would be impressive on water) turn and fire. well done though looks a neat job. Simon L p.s. have you asked the FPO about Thurs night and Fri fishing.

Happy birthday boys! enjoy yourselves and make sure the missus pampers you as its on a weekend. Simon L

I've got some kicking around in the garage, yours for a pint or two at the agm. Simon L

my deckwash pump is whisper quiet, so quiet that i sometimes have to press the trigger to convince myself its running. i personally don't want to run mine all day long just to feed the bait-tank as although they say they are continually rated i somehow doubt it, so i have a recirc pump in mine to keep the water moving once its full and every so often i flick the fill switch to refesh the water and it simply overflows to waste. I'm working on an adjustable timer with a solenoid so i can let it refresh the water automatically. http://www.attwoodmarine.com/products/part...and+Accessories Simon L

this in my "HUGE" bait tank which is fitted with a recirculating pump and an overflow so that i can fit a timed 12v solenoid to the bait tank water inlet in the future in order to refresh the water without having to think about it. All of the hose fittings have auto blocking devices built-in so that if a hose fitting ever came off by accident then boat couldn't fill up un-noticed Simon L

the onward run from the "y" piece then goes to this bit mounted in the bottom of the tank, so that i can either fill or empty. it drains to the bilge and the bilge pump then dumps it overboard.

spiral hose and gun.

this is the "y" piece which is clamped through the seat to which the spiral hose connects.

the pump installation under the seat, and kept dry, the pump is fitted with an inlet strainer which un-clips for cleaning. the pump outlet then goes on to a "y" piece mounted in the side of the seat (next picture) which feeds the spiral hose and gun. the pump power comes from the dash switches and self regulates to off when no flow is required. sorry about the fuel-flow sensor in the foreground.

this is the fitting on the end of the pipe with hozelock fittings the hose then goes onward to the pump inlet.

as lots of people have been asking how i have fitted my deckwash/bait tank fill heres lots of picture so it all makes more sense. this is where the water comes from sucked up the 15mm stainless and through the hull.