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- Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:27 am
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: What Yacht is this?
- Replies: 4
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- Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:46 am
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: What Yacht is this?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8385
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:46 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: to pressure wash or not to pressure wash your decks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17807
to pressure wash or not to pressure wash your decks
As i was on all fours scrubbing the decks yesterday, labouriously removing that green algae that seems to appear almost over night and makes my beloved look so scruffy, i started to wonder if it would be a practicle solution to blast it off with a pressure washer. The hull obviously is strong enough...
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:52 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Launching after time on the hard. Checklist?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11770
Hi Vic,all i can offer is a run down of what happens here in plymouth when i am relaunched after a while on the hard. First the travelling hoist picks up the boat, the shore crew do it all ensuring i am well out the way (health and safety i guess ) then the hoist driver turns a blind eye for five mi...
- Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:32 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Anyone got any experience of Sea Start?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5266
Yes i had an interesting moment last year when the cooling on my engine caused an inconvenience by flooding the bilge with water, after a testing afternoon, sometimes i understand described as an opportunity to learn, we made it back into QAB in plymouth without the assistance of the engine. Being a...
- Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
- Topic: Buying
- Replies: 13
- Views: 36755
- Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:56 am
- Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
- Topic: Buying
- Replies: 13
- Views: 36755
- Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:07 am
- Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
- Topic: Buying
- Replies: 13
- Views: 36755
- Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:18 pm
- Forum: Regional Info & News & Events
- Topic: Plymouth Sound Virgin
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20564
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:00 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Priming cooling water intake to avoid airlocks...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8693
Hi Bob , Richard again ........ is the cooling system on your md direct sea water cooling or fresh water around the cooling jacket and then salt water via a heat exchanger. If its the latter you have no problem as the engine wont overheat in the time it takes for the impellor to pump sea water throu...
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:52 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Where Can One Buy Cork or Rubber Bungs?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18379
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:48 pm
- Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
- Topic: Metal Skin Fittings and Anodes on GRP hulls?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10402
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
- Topic: Buying
- Replies: 13
- Views: 36755
i guess so much depends on where your going to sail and what type of sailing your going to do ,if your going to cruise around without spilling the tea and fancy exploring shallows then a bilge keel like a westerly centaur takes a lot of beating in my opinion , bomb proof easy to sail and i believe t...
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:31 pm
- Forum: Regional Info & News & Events
- Topic: Plymouth Sound Virgin
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20564
Hi Bob , i sail and instruct out of plymouth and would say its very straight foreward, plenty of sheltered dep water and loads of great places to sil whatever the weather. The royal navy are quite quick to ask to to keep clear with their little ribs whenever they have something manouvering around, a...