When Measuring Aperture

[claymore]

Use a tape measure. Otherwise you end up buying something that wont go in there.

[Nick]

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I can add to that from bitter experience.

When measuring the aperture make sure the tape measure has 12 inches to the foot and not ten.

[claymore]

Would that be a metric foot?

During woodworking classes at school, I once made a 96 degree set square - most useful.

[Nick]

Would that be a metric foot?

An American 'rig tape' - for some unknown reason the feet were divided into ten. When I ran tools through drillpipe offshore it was my responsibility to check that my tool would fir through the narrowest ID in the drillstring, so I used to measure this when they were running in hole.

When I couldn't get the tool down to run the survey and they had to pull the whole drillstring out, change the jars and run back in - wasting maybe twelve hours of rig time - I was very popular.

[claymore]

So you've not just recently become the pedantic, difficult wee cuss that we all know and love then?

[sahona]

I think I know what you've done !!
Mines all plumbed in now, but I daren't test for leaks until the frosts are over, as there's no proper drain point in the calorifier. Straight and easy pipe run to the back of the boat. (assuming you've got the same flooring)
The additional headertank goes on the wee shelf forward of the windlass battery (which had to be moved!)

[claymore]

If life were only so simple Sweet William.
I've not bothered with a header tank as the existing tanks are high up and provide plenty of gravity fed pressure.
No - sillybuggerme thinks that the calorifier will fit forward of the engine against the bulkhead. This is not correct.
It will fit aft of the engine against that bulkhead - as long one moves the stern gland greaser thingy and the fuel filters.
However my made to measure (measured by an enchineer) stainless tank does fit a treat under the cabin sole and nestles snugly there as I write.
My Mobile phone now has a companion in the shape of an 11mm ring spanner down in the darkest recesses of the bilge. I hope they can be friends.

[Silkie]

Sadly, I think the most likely outcome of this unusual pairing is that the spanner will beat the bejasus out of the 'phone.

[So_Sage_of_Lorne]

Sadly, I think the most likely outcome of this unusual pairing is that the spanner will beat the bejasus out of the 'phone.

There is a connection, it is after all a "Ring" spanner.

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Would that be a metric foot?

During woodworking classes at school, I once made a 96 degree set square - most useful.

CM B&Q and Bills tool store sell them, and charge enough for them, they also sell 298mm 300mm s/s rules, and liar spirit levels.

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Sadly, I think the most likely outcome of this unusual pairing is that the spanner will beat the bejasus out of the 'phone.

Or play a game of bridge!

[cpedw]

My Mobile phone now has a companion in the shape of an 11mm ring spanner down in the darkest recesses of the bilge. I hope they can be friends.

What you need is a Maplin Pick Up Tool - worth its weight in retrieved bits, though it may struggle to catch a mobile phone.
Derek

[DaveS]

I've got one of them - very handy for retrieving bits of car engine which have lodged where they shouldn't.

[Clyde_Wanderer]

If life were only so simple Sweet William.
I've not bothered with a header tank as the existing tanks are high up and provide plenty of gravity fed pressure.
No - sillybuggerme thinks that the calorifier will fit forward of the engine against the bulkhead. This is not correct.
It will fit aft of the engine against that bulkhead - as long one moves the stern gland greaser thingy and the fuel filters.
However my made to measure (measured by an enchineer) stainless tank does fit a treat under the cabin sole and nestles snugly there as I write.
My Mobile phone now has a companion in the shape of an 11mm ring spanner down in the darkest recesses of the bilge. I hope they can be friends.

Has your Ring spanner tried ringing your phone or vice versa?

Damn, late again, must remember to read to end before quoting or replying.

[puddock]

Would that be a metric foot?

An American 'rig tape' - for some unknown reason the feet were divided into ten. When I ran tools through drillpipe offshore it was my responsibility to check that my tool would fir through the narrowest ID in the drillstring, so I used to measure this when they were running in hole.

When I couldn't get the tool down to run the survey and they had to pull the whole drillstring out, change the jars and run back in - wasting maybe twelve hours of rig time - I was very popular.

"Rig tape" is known as an Engineers Tape - Tenths of a foot, which are easier to calculate with than fractions of an inch.
I made a similar mistake to you Nick ; managed to "friction weld" a jet sub into a 7" wear bushing......... Luckily I was running in the hole to pull it at the time, so down time was minimised - actually probably saved a bit of time as the "Rerieval Tool" still had a way to go before it was due to land out. Bet the Driller got a fright at the sudden stop though