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  1. Dear all, thanks for input, neither the ISPL number or the one John suggested came up. However, a close match which fits it is SPZ 1662 and you need 3 of them as it is not a banded belt. T
  2. There are a number of rare and interesting vehicles in the Museum open to the public (eg Sherman BARV). The Reserve collection is housed on the far side of Lyneham site, so not all of them are on display. T
  3. Dear all, the REME Museum in Lyneham is now open, Tues to Sat 1000-1630. There are displays, shop, cafe, research and education facilities. At £7 for adults, £5 for children, it seems to be good value. It is on the A 3102, same as the main gate for MOD Lyneham which is well signposted, try SN15 4PT. More details on their website. http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/ Enjoy! T
  4. All, it is worth reading some of the RNLI histories, especially Never Turn Back. I agree with the RNLI philosophy of not charging - else people see the pound signs and wait until danger has increased before calling for help which can increase the dnger to the crews and increase risk of loss of life. Rather get out there in time to save someone and not wish what could have been if you went earlier. I speak as someone who normally drags in a number of boats each year (16 in last year's Cowes week where I helped out with safety). Very very few of them don't know what they are doing, mostly they have gear failure or the wind dies or kicks up the other way. And the Union Star, that the brave men of Penlee went out to rescue in Solomon Browne, was a commercial vessel. Note the Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessels aren't cheap either, but preventing another Torrey Canyon/Braer etc is probably not meaningfully quantifiable in financial terms. Finally, I am in awe of what the RNLI volunteers do - so please lets support them, not question them. T
  5. Dear all, these RSLs were Talisman 49s, designed by Murray Cormack and Associates. The same hull is also marketed as a Weymouth 51, and has been built by a number of people including Seaward Marine, based on Halmatic hulls - hence why they are often confused with Nelsons. Nelsons are designed by TT boat designs. Both are semi displacement designs and very good if wet at sea. November 1988 Motor Boat and Yachting gives a report. Equally search MOD police launch on Google and you will get pictures. Toby
  6. Only! 11t when stripped out, and assuming not hot and high (and depends on range)
  7. John, try Hampshire hose under the Itchen Bridge in Southampton, they should be able to make it up. Toby
  8. There is also a gate guard at Tidworth by the Cav Offrs Mess. Definitely not running and likely to have been internally concreted for CFE.
  9. I suggest avoiding bowlines - they can't be undone under tension and with enough force will take ages and a marline spike to undo. Go for a round turn and 2 half hitches every time, much easier to learn, and I speak from long experience towing boats (under largish snatch loads) at sea. A bowline also takes about 50% of the strength out of the rope.
  10. I believe it is, and has minor bullet damage as well as the more obvious damage.
  11. For info, alignment of boat propshafts is best done in the water as there will be a bit of flex in the hull.
  12. I am not far South of you and found a farm in Medstead that would do about 3 or 4 Rovers - annoyingly not quite big enough. What worked for me was to drive round nearby farms and ask the farm manager - going dressed in smart casual seemed most effective as the ones who had something weren't put off. Don't be surprised if you get a low hit rate, it will take some effort.... Yours Toby
  13. Richard, sound advice, thanks.
  14. Probably not relevant to this problem... but had a similar problem with a Land rover 2.25 engine - the valve was stuck open and I couldn't turn the engine by hand more than 1/2 a turn either way. Turns out the pushrod had come off the cam follower, so essentially was forcing the rocker up more than usual all the time. Solution was to reseat pushrod correctly in cam follower - although how it happened on a working engine is stil a mystery...
  15. I did a bit of checking and came up with the same answer on heavy locomotives from someone in the transport department, although when reading the law attached, it was written in such a way that in can be interpreted in a few ways, in my opinion. If nothing else, whatever you do, it may well be worth being able to show you have done your homework and have therefore taken reasonable steps to ensure you are complying with the law.
  16. Clearly staying inside the law is a good thing - probably wise to get something from your local police in writing - as you may wish to move the kit between counties for shows and so on. It may also be worth checking the law on resale of these items - ie does the recipient need the appropriate licencing, are there any export controls, do the local police need to be notified (and the purchaser's local police). It will be worth ensuring that if there is any aux weapon on it -eg WOMBAT spotting rifle, LAW spotting rifle, coax weapons on armour etc that these are also covered under the certificate. PS - I am no expert...
  17. Also read Beyond the Front Line by Tony Geraghty. It is a history of Brixmis - UK troops in East Germany in the Cold War. Highly recommended.
  18. Reading Blind man's Bluff by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew. It is an excellent history of Cold War submarine espionage, told from an American view, but has some British sub history interspersed in it. ISBN 0 09 94098 4. Yours Toby.
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