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by cpedw
Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:05 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Repairing and reinforcing spreaders, thoughts and ideas plea
Replies: 4
Views: 9611

Duralac is a paste that's yellow and stains seriously. It's a corrosion preventer, protects aluminium/stainless joints. I think it's zinc chromate but I'm not sure. For amateur users, one tube lasts a lifetime but can generate a lot of negative feedback from the laundry department.
by cpedw
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:33 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Repairing and reinforcing spreaders, thoughts and ideas plea
Replies: 4
Views: 9611

Would Interscrews be appropriate instead of through nuts and bolts? http://www.nuts4bolts.com/default.asp?m=dp&id=18367 You can get them in stainless and I guess a range of diameters and lengths. I've only seen them used round windowframes, but I think they should be sound enough if the size is ...
by cpedw
Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:16 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Leaky Companionway Hatch.
Replies: 6
Views: 10912

Another speculation - wind direction. Most hatches are good if the wind is driving the rain from forward. But many are less satisfactory if its coming in from behind the beam.
by cpedw
Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:32 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Origo 3000 Spirit Stove - How easy are they to fit?
Replies: 15
Views: 29693

It can be useful to fit a gimbal-stopper to a stove just to tame it when conditions are quiet. Mine has a simple barrel bolt that can slide into a hole in the surrounding fibreglass. It's especially useful when you open the oven door, which otherwise upses the balance considerably. I still don't hav...
by cpedw
Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:16 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Low engine revs in gear
Replies: 2
Views: 6858

I don't guarantee that it's the answer but certainly having lots of growth on the hull increases te power required to push the boat through the water. That in turn can limit the engine revs (it depends in complicated ways on the propellor match to work being done). The connection between prop and wa...
by cpedw
Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:26 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Domestic Radio For Boat
Replies: 14
Views: 21575

It's fine; easy to use but I haven't tested it on weather faxes. So far it has been used as a portable round the house, mainly on FM.
Derek
by cpedw
Tue May 27, 2008 2:36 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Mast Climbing Ladder That You Hoist Like a Sail. Any Good?
Replies: 7
Views: 35707

It's deffee http://www.gdeffee.freeserve.co.uk/ . In tracking it down I found this list of alternatives http://cruisingresources.com/Going_Aloft__p2

Derek
by cpedw
Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:42 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: The Clinometer mystery
Replies: 1
Views: 7929

The Clinometer mystery

My boat has a clinometer with a long list of credits: G.Wright Wm. Thomson (Baron KELVIN) W.CLARK & KELVIN & J. WHITE LTD. LONDON http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff301/cpedw/Picture001.jpg I'm mystified that so many people, including one very illustrious scientist, wanted to get involved ...
by cpedw
Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:14 am
Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
Topic: Does such a boat exist?
Replies: 6
Views: 11009

I think you will find there are quite a few that will come somewher near to fitting those conditions. They will probably be reasonably old - say 20 or more years - so there can be a wide range of use/misuse and equipment, which all affects the price quite a bit. I would suggest, just as a start, a H...
by cpedw
Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:51 pm
Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
Topic: Boatyards AAAAAGH!
Replies: 3
Views: 7424

They vary quite a bit. In my experience, the expensive ones are fairly reliable but I don't tend to go there. Where I sail, Argyll, they (not just boatyards) have a whole different notion of urgency from anywhere else I know. Manyana is a serious rush. (I hope my boys aren't reading this; launching ...
by cpedw
Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:47 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Applying antifoul.
Replies: 6
Views: 10700

I suppose goggles are a wise precaution. I'm too old to take health & safety as seriously as I should (except at work, where it's unavoidable). I still remember using a hot air gun to remove antifoul, paint and varnish from the wooden rudder of my first boat in the mid 1980's. At that stage, I h...
by cpedw
Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:14 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Applying antifoul.
Replies: 6
Views: 10700

Another point I just remembered. A long-handled roller is not a bad idea for spectacles-wearers. Jane's have an interesting patina of fine spray of eroding antifouling. It isn't eroding fast enough for her!

Derek
by cpedw
Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:43 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Applying antifoul.
Replies: 6
Views: 10700

We did the job at the weekend. Two of us took about 3 hours. I followed tips 1 and 4. This time, a new hazard was encountered - rain. It ran down the sides of the boat and gathered in the polythene folds of the masking tape. At times, we feared it would pull the tape off but we were lucky. Instead, ...
by cpedw
Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:09 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: What Yacht is this?
Replies: 4
Views: 8289

That's what I aspire to! A yacht that's so big the deck can accommodate deck chairs sensibly.

Derek
by cpedw
Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:51 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Applying antifoul.
Replies: 6
Views: 10700

Vic, i don't think you need anything fancy. In my experience, antifoul sticks like the proverbial to everything. I use eroding antifoul so it has a rough finish. I think if you use hard antifoul you might want to choose the roller type carefully to get a smooth finish. Some tips (that I don't necess...