I have since found out it's also sold under the Balcotan lable in UK, but still can't find if it's available elsewhere...loads of suppliers in UK but I need to find out who Balcotan is, so I can trace their international or european agents/suppliers...????

Just come across this product (been out in the sticks too long ?) a foaming, urethane glue called D4 in Holland anyway, in a 100ml plastic bottle by Bison. never seen it before in this form... similar I would think to the spray can expanding foam fillers that I have encountered here, but never seen ...

Title says it all... BMW E21 marine mated to a BMW sterndrive, must have been apart as they are out of the boat, back together but not bolted up...(I acquired them like this) every thing obvious undone, bell housing/flywheel cover from block, little bellhouse shaped thingy from main body of stern dr...

Apart from the MB fun and passion, soon to be chief cook and bottle-washer on a Caribbean - Europe classic cutter trip... any tips on blue water- mid atlantic fishing? lures, bait, hook-line-sinker ?? hand grenades? depth charges? If we have to live on beans for a month.......! seriously, all advice...

Hi Derek.... Thanks for the offer but I've just about done the painting and varnishing for this season...I hope you enjoy the Algarve... I don't know it very well, and some bits are pretty dire I gather, but the unspoilt parts are still lovely... The eastern end round Tavira is lagoons and gentle co...

Just an added note.... following my own recommendations....! I have just successfully removed a 'tide mark' around the hull and around the outboard leg with the following. Muriatic acid , which is a 33% solution of Hydrochloric acid, cost 1.5€ a litre. diluted again 10 parts water 1 part muriatic ac...

Don't know what happened there...that should be government before .html

Read this from the Torygraph, if you haven't already....
http://www.Telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... nment.html

....speechless, for now anyway

Not actually familiar with it as a brand name, but..... 1. common salt, sodium chloride, NaCl, is effectively entirely soluble in water. 2.Deposits left after the evaporation of seawater, and even salt solution not in distilled water will almost certainly have mineral deposits of the alkaline, sodiu...

I know It's a long way, but near me in Portugal is a firm that has, or more importantly, makes any rubber profile for the auto industry mainly , I have used them for door seals on an old Mercedes, some extension wheel arch spat thingies for an early Nissan Patrol... Give them an old piece, or a true...