money saving Ideas. - Page 3

treerat · 08 March 2009, 21:12

Ever eat in an Indian? If so ask them for their Mango Chutney containers - they are usually 25L drums wih screw top lids - great for kit storage.

Andy

JSP · 08 March 2009, 21:16

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Originally Posted by treerat

Ever eat in an Indian? If so ask them for their Mango Chutney containers - they are usually 25L drums wih screw top lids - great for kit storage.

Andy

Mango chutney is like concrete to clean off though, you'd have to soak it in acid first

codprawn · 08 March 2009, 22:46

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Originally Posted by JSP

Nothing wrong with council houses Codders!

I couldn't agree more - it's some of the people who live in them............

Hightower · 08 March 2009, 23:13

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Originally Posted by treerat

Ever eat in an Indian? If so ask them for their Mango Chutney containers - they are usually 25L drums wih screw top lids - great for kit storage.

Andy

You could use em for peeing into too, as per another thread

Nos4r2 · 08 March 2009, 23:54

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Originally Posted by Hightower

You could use em for peeing into too, as per another thread

Council houses or buckets?

codprawn · 09 March 2009, 02:56

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Council houses or buckets?

: p

Hightower · 09 March 2009, 11:23

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Council houses or buckets?

I dunno.....What do you do?

Nos4r2 · 09 March 2009, 21:13

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Originally Posted by Hightower

I dunno.....What do you do?

Depends how hard it is to open the letterbox

Cookee · 10 March 2009, 12:56

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

If anyone's lucky enough to be buying a new RIB, get prices for electronics and outboards from alternative suppliers. A lot of boat builders charge a fortune for this sort of stuff.

Fair comment, but we generally charge retail but fit it for free when we build the boat - some people are handy, and if they would prefer to buy the stuff boxed I'll give them a discount!

treerat · 11 March 2009, 20:47

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Originally Posted by JSP

Mango chutney is like concrete to clean off though, you'd have to soak it in acid first

Not so - it comes as a solid to which they blitz and add water, quick rinse and they're good to go

Bigmuz7 · 11 March 2009, 20:56

Well I aint seen nothin' here yet thats gonna get Dave Manning rushing to put the beers in the fridge and dust down his best tutu and fish nets yet

Mind you everyone has their own standards

Downhilldai · 11 March 2009, 22:27

Here's another one:
If you need extended battery cables, pop down your local welding supplies outlet for some heavy gauge cable. It's very flexible and well insulated and about 2/3 the price of starter cable from a motor factors.

Oh, and before anyone asks, no, it's not tinned.

Rogue Wave · 11 March 2009, 23:26

that's moe like it Dai . BTW some it is tinned it's so nice to work with

slimtim · 11 March 2009, 23:32

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Here's another one:
If you need extended battery cables, pop down your local welding supplies outlet for some heavy gauge cable. It's very flexible and well insulated and about 2/3 the price of starter cable from a motor factors.

Oh, and before anyone asks, no, it's not tinned.

I use non tinned welding cable, no problems so far

JSP · 11 March 2009, 23:54

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Here's another one:
If you need extended battery cables, pop down your local welding supplies outlet for some heavy gauge cable. It's very flexible and well insulated and about 2/3 the price of starter cable from a motor factors.

Oh, and before anyone asks, no, it's not tinned.

Cracking bit of info, cheers

Downhilldai · 12 March 2009, 00:01

And another one:

If you want a pretty looking LED all round white nav light and don't fancy indulging in a lopolight, buy yourself an LED bayonet bulb on ebay for a couple of quid and fit it in place of the original bulb in your existing light.

Rogue Wave · 12 March 2009, 22:28

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/s...duct&R=6139952 Kit 1

If you english guys don't want to be beten by the Welsh again this year perhaps you could come up with some ideas.

No need to motivate the Scots and the Irish to beat the english surely?

Downhilldai · 12 March 2009, 23:41

If you fancy buying one of these:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/s...duct&R=6139952

you could save some big money, buying one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1000pc-Termina...1%7C240%3A1318

Rogue Wave · 12 March 2009, 23:44

Look at that pice of yellow Cr*p passing itself off as a crimp tool

JSP · 12 March 2009, 23:45

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

If you fancy buying one of these:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/s...duct&R=6139952

you could save some big money, buying one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1000pc-Termina...1%7C240%3A1318

Cracking set! Cheers, may just order one of them next week.