I forgot to put the link in my post

http://www.polished-stainless.com/

Bob.

Sorry, I may be too late with this post, but have a look at this site for whitworth thread, brass setscrews and all fixings. He buys surplus stocks of fixings and keeps a stock of all sorts of odd fixings in different metals. Look on his "Everything Else" page, there is a good selection of oddments ...

Hi, I don't know if you have already got this, but below is a link to a PDF of the Operation and Maintenance Manual for your engine. It shows an Idle adjustment screw and describes how to set it (pages 30/31). http://download.brunswick-marine.com/download/dosearch/@isnew/desc?mod=4&lang=EN&categorie...

I've been searching for information on a Merc 500/50hp engine I have just bought and I have come across these 2 sites which should be of intrest to some of you. This first site contains downloadable workshop manuals for Mercury engines back to the early 1980s' http://1manual.com/Mercury%20manuals/in...

I know that the recommended gross weight for a caravan is 80% of the unladen weight of the towing vehicle. I know that that is the Government recommendation and I think that it is what the Caravan Club used to recommend. It certainly doesn't give you much scope for towing a boat with a Midget.

Bob.

I've just seen a pole that may do for you on the site below. It's 12mm dia, so it's just a fraction narrower (1/2"=12.7mm) and I don't about the quality of the fittings, but it may be worth enquiring about. http://www.ridethewaves.co.uk/p-446-stainless-steel-boat-rail-mount-pennant-staff-12mm.aspx B...

I would say that was a cut down Microplus 16 MKIV, from the mid 60's, the same as my own.

Hi All, have a look at this site if you fancy having a go at repairing it yourself. I have used these brazing rods myself with good results. I have always well cleaned up the repair area first, with a stainless steel wire brush, I don't think I would take a chance not doing that. These rods used to ...

Petrolhead, did you get the email that I sent you, with the name of the plastic sheet that I used? I have had trouble with this computer, so maybe you didn't, sorry. The sheet is called "Axiome,Axgard" and it was supplied by Bridgeside Plastics, Perth.(tel: 01738 813813). This stuff seems virtualy i...