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For simple oi changes without 2 permanently- installec pump, Reverso hav introduced the portable, DC-powere OP-700 series. All : do, we're told, is co. the pump to a power remove the dipsticks .
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Recreating a cabin

I had to face up to it - Octopus's after cabin was too cramped. At fIrst sight it seemed that all the available space had already been used, but I'd always thought I could make better use of it. One of the fIrst obstacles I faced was an apparently immovable exhaust stack. Fitted underneath the cockpit step, it formed one side of a small clotheshanging area, and was part of a system consisting of a cast iron mixing tank fed by a 4in diameter flexible metal pipe and a lin diameter water hose. The mixture of cooling water and fumes exited the tank through a sturdy rubber tube.

Sheep's grease for props

"applied to bare metal, it's apparently been found to keep weed and barnacles at bay for up to six months"
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Spinnaker Snuffers Tested

Does a snuffer make handling a spinnaker or cruising chute any easier - and what sort should you choose? Is A SNUFFER worth having - and, if so, how do you go about choosing the right one? To find out, we talked sailrnakers across England, Scotland and Wales then asked them whether they'd be prepared to lend us a sample for use on a Westerly Fulmar.
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Radar Reflectors & Accidents

On 13 March 1997, the Tasmanianbuilt, wave piercing dtamaran Catlink II, with a maximum top speed of 36 knots and a carrying capacity of 125 cars and 583 passengers, was on her regular service between the Danish ports of Kalundborg and Arhus. 0942 that day, with visibility assessed at between 0.5 to 0.75 of a mile, she collided with, and sank, the 13.4 GT wooden fIshing vessel Lissi. The Skipper, who was the sole occupant of the fishing vessel, survived and was picked up by the catamaran.