Forum: Engines & props
11 August 2022, 09:38
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Replies: 45
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
03 August 2022, 06:59
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,248
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Forum: Engines & props
26 July 2022, 11:12
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Replies: 8
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If it runs perfectly well when hot and starts...
If it runs perfectly well when hot and starts well when hot and all the issues are trying to start it cold then if it has a carb I'd be wondering if the butterfly is jammed or some other issue with...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
20 July 2022, 19:18
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,172
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Forum: Engines & props
15 July 2022, 05:57
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,567
As it's a single carb that feeds fuel into a...
As it's a single carb that feeds fuel into a single aperture then normally you'd expect a carb issue to effect both cylinders.
Same with an air leak before the Reed valves.
With compression...
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Forum: Engines & props
08 July 2022, 07:54
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,750
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Forum: Engines & props
08 July 2022, 07:53
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,750
It seems to be a petroleum based product just...
It seems to be a petroleum based product just like normal two stroke but with high levels of boron which maybe what allows small quantities to be water soluble.
I'm not entirely sure that it's...
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Forum: Engines & props
08 July 2022, 06:24
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,750
It seems to be a petroleum based product just...
It seems to be a petroleum based product just like normal two stroke but with high levels of boron which maybe what allows small quantities to be water soluble.
I'm not entirely sure that it's...
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Forum: Engines & props
04 July 2022, 06:12
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,567
Always worth doing a compression test.
The...
Always worth doing a compression test.
The intermittent nature is the strange bit.
There's always a chance that the inability to run just on the bottom cylinder is separate to this and you've...
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Forum: Engines & props
02 July 2022, 21:16
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,750
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
30 June 2022, 12:41
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Replies: 11
Views: 795
It's an option, along with rabbit snares. :D
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It's an option, along with rabbit snares. :D
I do actually have a goretex bivi bag which is a fantastic thing for hiking. However, as we learned one year at Le Mans, not so good in campsites where...
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Forum: Engines & props
30 June 2022, 06:08
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Replies: 16
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Only way to to verify is to go and run that...
Only way to to verify is to go and run that engine without oil and report back. :)
Ultimately, that would be a waste of what looks to be a good engine and in reality, the chap has either sniffed...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
30 June 2022, 05:53
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Replies: 11
Views: 795
Morning Jeff. Thanks for the tip. I had been...
Morning Jeff. Thanks for the tip. I had been contemplating a pair of cheapie 2 man pop up tents but for not much more there looks to be a Coleman 4 man one which looks to be lined. There is also a...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
28 June 2022, 16:16
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Replies: 11
Views: 795
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
28 June 2022, 08:05
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Replies: 11
Views: 795
Super lightweight camping
I'm thinking of getting a pair of very inexpensive pop up tents for a spot of super easy camping with the boat this summer.
The key, apart from weather, is to find a location, preferably in the...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
24 June 2022, 17:48
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,240
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Forum: Say Hello | New Member Introductions
22 June 2022, 11:17
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,153
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
21 June 2022, 20:38
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,369
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
21 June 2022, 11:44
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,369
Hi Steve, the theory stems from the fact that...
Hi Steve, the theory stems from the fact that neither the boat nor the new board were designed and fabricated by NASA so the numbers on the valve will basically be a best guess which would be subtly...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
21 June 2022, 09:58
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,369
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Forum: Engines & props
18 June 2022, 12:32
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Replies: 8
Views: 808
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
18 June 2022, 11:26
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,322
Very sad. I recall, as a child, my father...
Very sad. I recall, as a child, my father spotting a body in the water as we sailed back to Beaulieu one evening. My understanding is that these poor folk are most commonly jumpers from other...
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Forum: Other stuff
18 June 2022, 08:42
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Replies: 71
Views: 8,835
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
14 June 2022, 19:15
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Replies: 2
Views: 695
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
14 June 2022, 09:13
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,788
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