LBD

If I was having this debate with my-self... I think I would prefer conductive to combustible with possible toxic fumes... exercise caution where cables pass through and ensure that the lid does not contact the terminals if stood on....

But even the effectiveness of that is becoming questionable

Found it by searching "Trio" rather than "nestaway"... but at 1.07m beam it is still not what I was looking for Nestaway.pdf

Can anyone identify the nesting dinghy below?... I think it is a Nestaway from the UK.. but does not show on their website. I am interested in learning more about the spec... beam in particular. There is a three piece nesting dinghy on TM at the moment, but at 1100 it is a little narrow... I would like a little more stability. I could also be interested in finding a plan for timber version or even a mold about 4m long with a 1.3 to 1.4m beam that I could finish off myself.. Anyone have any suggestions or inspired ideas?

Galvanic corrosion is why I did not go down the aluminium bottle path for the main supply. I have now bought a small aluminium one for the BBQ just to watch it a while... Also used lanocote.

It was a phone conversation with work safe last year that told me the problem was a requirement for a tapered thread valve and the possibility that a tapered thread in a fibreglass bottle would split the neck open. At the time they would not consider a parallel thread and o-ring... I suspect the guy was also worried at the possibility someone might try and use an incorrect thread. But would love to be proven wrong, or opinions to be changed, I would still like to buy a couple of bottles if I could get them refilled.

Is actually really easy to transfer even without inverting or venting, have a short hose HP hose between bottles... leave both bottles upright, open valves and then place the one you want to fill in the fridge or freezer. Watch the level closely, it will fill totally and leave no vapour space, close the valves to stop the transfer before this happens.

No, gave up. They are pretty much approved worldwide, but for NZ. Where some unintelligent govt official cannot understand thread sealing other than antiquated tapered threads. Keeping NZ in the dim dark ages. The concern is tapered threads splitting the neck open if overtightened. Composite gas bottles use parallel threads with an o-ring, a concept too complex for NZ officialdom to comprehend.

Yes Altex did change formula a year or two ago, confirmed by the lacal Altex rep down here, I am having he same poor performance. Will change away from Altex next repaint in 16 months time.

Something a bit gentle....Ed Burnett Gaffers

A bit closer to home.....

Hey Martin Beautiful... What is the name of the marina there?... I have been looking at the archipelago there hoping to visit again in a few years time

So in theory should work with my Raymarine element display.....

Thanks Cam... good video

Yup, thats the way it goes

Excellent thanks, that is how I will set it up as well... eventually I will look to link it to my chart plotter as well. Cheers

Anyone have experience with this AIS/VHF set up?

He did say it was in response to a now banned ingredient ... which itself was advertised by the marina as no longer permitted. Now here is a left field idea... I have worked on a barge that could be at sea for months then would enter a brackish water environment for a time. All the fouling would die and much would fall off. Would there be a case for a landlocked marina to have a pair of lochs that would allow the water in the marina to be maintained at a salinity level that would not sustain marine life?...

Yup I am sure, the local Altex Rep has been involved with the poor performance I have experienced and clearly blamed a recent formulation change. Was more a matter of a particular ingredient being removed or substituted with a lesser active product.

Ditto... will be changing mine in March away from #5

How about that... went out to my boat on the mooring in Nelson two weeks back and there was Contour of Cuthill on the mooring right next door to me....