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  1. pirate

    Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

    Yes, I'm sure! It's Italian made, with the base pre-drilled for fixing screws, but there are no holes at the ends of each section, they start 100mm in, so I had to drill extra holes. I had an 8m run of cable to install. There was a shorter, 2.5m route but on that wall there were sockets on the...
  2. pirate

    Another poll! Average age of the person on this site.

    Exactly! As I posted previously, I woke up on my birthday and thought, 69 today, Yay! Never happened though...
  3. pirate

    Another poll! Average age of the person on this site.

    @Moley I was gonna say that, but thanks anyway! Sadly, no...
  4. pirate

    Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

    Just back from Spain again and this morning I have been installing the app for the CCTV camera I installed there last week. Fortunately, no problems at security despite the kit I was carrying on the outward trip. Camera is working fine, and is controlled by app on my phone, but downloading the...
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    Another poll! Average age of the person on this site.

    Just the other day my girlfriend (a friend who happens to be a girl, not romantically involved!) turned 61. I pointed out to her that if she turned that number upside-down she would get a much lower figure...whereas that doesn't work for me cos it looks the same both ways...
  6. pirate

    Boat engine electrics

    Outboards are better for access for maintenance too, but the modern, huge ones are so complex i'd never tinker! I have a great service centre for outboards nearby. Drive up, they forklift the outboard off and into a rig with massive water reservoir...and then they get the laptops out!
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    I have V2 and like them a lot. They are a recent buy so haven't had any need to change the blades. I've done a fair bit of work with them and really rate them highly, but of course no strippers can do everything! On t&e for which they are designed, they are brilliant. As always, the quality of...
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    Boat engine electrics

    The current list price for a Yamaha 300HP V6 varies between £27 and £33k, depending on spec, so at that price I would not be expecting to pull-start it! My first house cost less than that...
  9. pirate

    Boat engine electrics

    On the outboard electric start question, it's not really possible to start a 6.5L 300HP V8 with a pull cord...
  10. pirate

    Boat engine electrics

    I don't suppose you tried push-starting it? This involves putting it in gear and turning the propellor very quickly, which is extra tricky if the boat is actually afloat! Seriously @littlespark I've spent decades working on boats with engines buried deep in the bilges with very little room to...
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    Boat engine electrics

    2 stroke and 4 stroke outboards with electric start are ery common, but usually in the larger sizes. The smaller ones, sub 15hp are usually pull-cord, and some have both. There are some diesel outboards too, but not very common, and usually only larger sizes. I suspect this is not an outboard...
  12. pirate

    Air pump for camping

    I researched this a while back and nearly bought a DeWalt pump as it had both high and low pressure capability and ran off battery, 12v or mains with an adaptor. However I didn't buy it because I got a great foot pump for my inflatable dinghy which only needs man-power and my Ring car tyre pump...
  13. pirate

    Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

    Beautiful morning here after a very wet, windy and thundery day yesterday. Spent early morning doing housekeeping then a beach walk followed by a carajillo...I'm gonna miss this when I return to sunny Scotland on Tuesday, but I have booked flights for another week out here in November when I...
  14. pirate

    Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

    Thanks @Moley You just put me in the mood for a full English! I will head down to my favourite bar where they do such a thing. They give me a full Scottish...no beans, but I get an extra sausage instead! It's not really a "full" breakfast, but you do get 2 fried eggs, 2 sausages (link, not...
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    Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

    Ignoring the 2 road sections and track, all sloping, there are 247 steep steps from the centre of the resort to my terrace...and I walk down and up again every day...usually in the evening when I head for a few drinks...which can make the homeward trip a bit tricky!
  16. pirate

    Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

    28 degrees here now...had a leisurely al fresco breakfast as I watched the sun creep along the beach, then a short beach walk and off into town for some essential supplies. Got a couple of sea-bream and will have a BBQ later, having invited the lady I met last nght... No...I won't tell all...
  17. pirate

    Getting Older and Slower

    Regular exercise is very important... I ran twice yesterday. First I ran out of beer,then I ran out to get some more Seriously though, I occasionaly help out an electrician and we both prefer to keep going to finish a job even if it means a full day and not finishing til 6 or 7pm and...
  18. pirate

    Door bell installation

    I had a teacher at school whose surname was Dallas...and he had a very large nose... We called him The Yellow Nose Of Texas...children can be so cruel!
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    Door bell installation

    I can't add to comments in the DIY area for some reason, but I'm opening this thread so I can make a comment. @littlespark made a very useful comment that you can still get the old "Ding-Dong" chimes and frankly I think they are great! Batteries last for years, no mains voltage, really nothing...
  20. pirate

    dangers associated with wiring earth to neutral in the consumer unit?

    I have some experience with Spanish electrics. Some stuff is just awful...and some is very good indeed. My advice is simply that you employ a Spanish electrician from a reputable company and have him/her check your system completely for safety. This is unlikely to be expensive because it's a...

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