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Hot air duct insulation Thermo Top, Eberspacher, Wallas boat heaters

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Puzzled long and hard on the best way to complete this job. The diesel heater outputs around 2Kw, the hot…

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Radar mast chock

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Tablet/phone stand

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Former cockpit floor boards recycled and a nice memory (plus something knocked off the to do list).

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Vinyl double album side numbers.

January 28, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

Playing the whole collection through, takes a long long time; taking advantage to clean em all, never done. In any…

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Progress

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To do list had outboard engine (start strip down), a tablet stand to make, fuel tank close up, measure a…

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Submersible diesel pump arrived

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Looks small enough to drop through ports in fuel tank head for ongoing diesel cleaning. I wonder what other, nefarious,…

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European Commission response to delay in vaccine supply

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13 June 20 NL government announces the Vaccine Alliance and order for 300M doses https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2020/06/13/contract-for-possible-coronavirus-vaccine-for-europe 20th August EC signs contract,…

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Uk government spending high on social media…

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I guess this is understandable. Trying to get climate up the agenda.

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Hotel Quarantine UK

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Interesting call, limiting factor is hotel capacity (which is rather low compared to demand) and this, booked by your airline,…

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Pump (circulation on engine) wired up, cooling system filled

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Small gain, oh and wiring inside the cupboards, the wiring to the side lamps, polarity corrected to facilitate Led’s. Flare…

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An amazing amount of stuff, quite mind boggling

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You just don’t know what you want until you find out about it. But so many shoes, so expensive clothing,…

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Another win for team Ineos in Prada Cup

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Ben Ainslee helmed a fantastic win down in Auckland in this pre-cursor to the Americas Cup. I did get up…

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Hallberg Rassy 312 Mk1, 1984, Hr312 led replacement bulb

January 20, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

BAY15D 1157 for the side lamps, festoon’s in overhead globes 42mm ish. If you visit chandler and buy the standard…

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Back board cut, edges epoxied, bearers screwed and glued.

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Hatch and cockpit floor board refurbishment (not)..

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The board in really bad condition, sits at rear, I started to try and dissemble by cutting out ply with…

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Hallberg Rassy 312 Hr312 dome light removal

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I struggled with this when I first had Bara Vi and did ask how to get these things off on…

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Americas Cup and team Ineos

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The qualification rounds are being sailed in NZ and I do look forward to watching this long drawn out series…

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Cutting and fitting of electrical circulation pump completed

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Phew, pump “correctly” fitted, cut down heat exchanger at the into pump end and pump inlet mating to it. An…

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Fuel tank clean enough

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Am I becoming a cleaning fanatic?

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Playing Rod Stewart, KLF, Hot Tuna, been a while and once cleaned (Isopropyl alcohol, microfiber cloth) ahhhhh!

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Diesel Dirt!

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Tried with a drill pump but no go, I need a fuel pump to do a decent job.

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In tank fuel strainer

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Stainless mesh left over from another project, stitched with stainless seizing wire. Only down side when overhauling system is the…

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Digging out the unplayed (for a long time) vinyl

January 9, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

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A special diffraction image

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Not quite enough definition to see the black bands defining the “missing” elements but even so.

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Quote of the day, Albert Roux, RIP

January 6, 2021 robintouring 1 Comment

A star of gastronomic transformation of UK! “When I first arrived you could only get olive oil at the chemist…

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Start of another biggish job, fuel tank and associated system.

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Was not too bad to get off, bit of grazed knuckles and profanity. The pickup tube for fuel has a…

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Hospital dentist done

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Maxillofacial and oral dept. Well, I have to say very impressed so far. First dental appointment with my new dentist…

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A step forward, insulation in..

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Well, insulation is in, just a few more awkward screws. Leak (few drips) continues in quarter berth, more sika on…

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Happy Christmas!

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Memories of Christmas past

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Car import started

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Car dropped off at Honda specialist and new, lhd headlights on order. I hope this change over will be complete…

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Fog in the channel continent cut off.

December 22, 2020 robintouring 1 Comment

An infamous British newspaper headline from the 1930’s. Perhaps apposite at this unnerving stage of brexit and an amusing mirror…

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Pilot berth insulation

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Generation four of my Tarte Tatine

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Voor under almost finished

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Ongoing EU UK. negotiations

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I cannot help but think the big issues are really not being aired. Energy always was and will be one…

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Gibbon on the legal profession unto politicians, the rise and fall of empire.

December 13, 2020 robintouring Leave a comment

These words struck me as the assenine negotiating continues between EU and UK.

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Attitudes towards long term care in UK and Netherlands.

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On the face of it the UK has a highly ethical approach to health care. I think in our (UK)…

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Insulation started

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The idea is that the foil reflects radiant heat. I started trying to push the material up under the strakes…

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Everything has an equal and opposite effect

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The safety wires that run fire and aft used to be slack. No more. Either they have stretched over time…

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Pulpit back on.

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Well, weather over weekend was forecast as dry and bright 7-4 degrees. Made a command decision, forget everything else and…

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  • Arrived Medemblik
  • Two nights in Lemmer
  • Arrived Teherne
  • Arrived Sneek
  • SKS Lemmer
  • Arrived Lemmer
  • Anchored of Elahuizen
  • On anchor Heegemeer
  • Passage Enkhuizen to Stavoren
  • Passage through Amsterdam to Enkhuizen.
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