shytalk

intersleek might be worth a look bit more prep than std antifoul but seem to perform

procede with caution if you go to mg duffs website you can enter the info to tell you which to use im dealing with a boat at the moment which had aluminium anodes fitted last year the boat spent the whole time in the north sea the anodes were gone much faster than zinc that was fitted the previous year !!!! could cost more than the few quid saved on anodes

i would go for some high quality fixings as the supplied screws were of an inferior quality stainless

The only other points to consider that have not been mentioned is availability of petrol quayside,humping jerry cans about is not fun especially the amounts big outbourds consume,and which would you rather sit on 200 litres of unleaded or 200 litres of diesel from a combustibility point of view ???

300 HP in an offshore 25 on a leg wow that's going to take some catching

Adam I thought you had been in my place enough times to know I got one of them lathe things in the corner in fact I use it to make the occasional roller myself !!!!!

Was there coolant in the bilge below the engine if yes then there must be an external leak on the engine/pipework if no sign of coolant it has to go somewhere so either into oil into exhaust with raw water or even into the calorifier check the water coming out of the hot tap !!!!!

have fitted a couple of the ait 2000 which seem to be reasonable just bear in mind you need a vhf areial (avoid splitters) also they come with their own gps antenna

shhhb dont tell everybody itl ruin my reputation !!!!!

ref the mussel beds the plaice dont seem to be about in any numbers because the mussels died off (disease)nothing to do with the trawlers hopefully the mussels should re populate in the next year or so

if you have a complete one to show for reference try ashley bearings on ashley road parkstoneor link industrial in factory road upton or eriks at cabot lane

or put a vent pipe from the battery box outboard (at least out of the compartment)

flojet diaphram type but make sure you fit an inline filter it makes a big diference one the life of the pump

try tom barnard purbeck traction he moves them things all the time and quite reasonabley too 07977275434

looking at the photo montage the telescopes on the seafront will do a roaring trade as people try to spot the so called "eyesore" or "blight on the durassic coast"