On 2007-07-11 21:43:15 +0100, "Brian Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > "Robin Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sue asked about her chimney collar: > : > : > Our seal between the collar and the top of the boat keeps cracking. > Are we > : > using the wrong sort of mastic? > : > > : > : Not an answer to your question, but as a matter of interest, our boat > : doesn't have the normal collar, but a short length of 6in diameter flue > : pipe welded to the roof. So, no possibility of a leak, assuming the > : weld is sound. I wonder why more boatbuilders don't do it this way. > : > > You wait until you need a new chimney and you'll find out Ah, if you mean the difficulty of getting a 6" tapered chimney onto a 6" parallel flue, I've already discovered that one! But the nice man at my marina reckons it's a simple job to fabricate an adapter to fit into the flue, so I'll have a universal spigot that'll connect to any socket! That's the theory, anyway. -- Robin Lewis - nb Locksley
