Search found 14 matches
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:05 pm
- Forum: Liveaboard Issues, Comment and Debate
- Topic: Ablutions while living aboard (sea toilet and holding tanks)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 43344
A friend of mine lived on his boat for about 3 years in a marina before he headed off to the med. This marina also had a no continious liveaboard policy, stating something along the lines of they would be liable for the council tax, then would have to try and collect it off boaters who would argue t...
- Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:16 pm
- Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
- Topic: Wednesday 2nd October 2013 - Miserable
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26895
if the fitting to the injector pump is a banjo fitting try temporary using fibre washers instead of the copper ones as they can seal on uneven surfaces better, also make sure the bolt on the banjo is the right length, when i changed some fittings a while ago on a digger, the new banjo was slightly t...
- Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:19 pm
- Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
- Topic: Wednesday 2nd October 2013 - Miserable
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26895
Hi Jeff i dont know much about the injector pump but i know they are expensive beasts to have repaired so i wouldnt undertake taking it apart unless you know for certain thats the problem. If its possible and you still have the old connectors and fuel lines could you fit a non return valve in the la...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:18 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Boat tool kit - what to take?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24457
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:08 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Boat tool kit - what to take?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24457
Yesterday coming back from a weekend of blustery conditions with a very inexperienced crew my fresh waterpump belt snapped. I keep spare belts tied on a hook in the engine bay by cotton thread so i can grab them in a hurry, snapping the thread. knowing exactly where my toolkit is, i got 2 x 12mm spa...
- Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:05 am
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Boat tool kit - what to take?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24457
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:26 am
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Boat tool kit - what to take?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24457
All of the above + I have a set of spanners both a/f and metric, hacksaw, assortment of nuts and bolts One other thing i do have is a 12 volt cordless drill which i have made a dummy battery case wired to a cigerette socket plug, i never have to worry about a flat battery. The other most important t...
- Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:14 pm
- Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
- Topic: Saturday 18th May 2013 - Sailing!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 39336
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:24 am
- Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
- Topic: Saturday 18th May 2013 - Sailing!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 39336
- Mon May 20, 2013 5:36 pm
- Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
- Topic: Saturday 18th May 2013 - Sailing!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 39336
Hi Jeff sounds similar to a problem i had a few years back, i put a bicycle pump on the feed pipe from the fuel tank, fairy liquid on all joints and pumped, turned out the o ring on the fuel filter had a tiny nick on it and hadnt sealed completely although fuel didnt leak out it did let air in, a do...
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:09 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: A Worthy Invention?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13699
Hi Stu22uk why is it when your not looking for something you see it all the time and when you do want to find it you cant?, all i can find are the wave/wind pumps but i can try to describe the things ive seen. Basically the pipe that goes into the bilge had a flap on the end so once the water level ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:56 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: A Worthy Invention?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13699
- Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:21 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: What would you pay?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13467
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:36 pm
- Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a baby.
- Topic: 22nd October 2012 - Engine Failure & Seagull Attack!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 40250