Recent content by DownWest

Seafarer 700 echo sounder and Seacourse tiller pilot. Not in use quite yet, but soon.

Just been reading about Robinson on the WBF. Mostly about his other yacht, but had no idea that Mirelle and Walkabout were sisterships.

Truth is, Wandy has trouble finding the old 'tore out' that he dreams of, to restore to the mega yacht of his dreams. (maybe nightmares?)

In a similar situation we planed clean through the fleet at Burnham. The rudder was vibrating enough to loosen fillings. We were so far ahead crossing the line, that they didn't give us a gun, assuming we had joined the many retirements. Ah, just read the title.... This was a 27ft hard chine fin...

Seriously concerned about the rudder. The stock looks spindly and weak, def not original. Otherwise, how are the sails? The jib has a furler, so make sure that turns freely, esp the top bit. Out of interest, what did you pay for it?

By name for three, by make for one and 'the canoe' for the Coleman.

I would be realy surprised if dropping the injector caused probs. Likely elswhere.

Might try parts4engines, they do some stuff for Yanmar. Personally, I would fit a fresh one, not reuse.

Local friend was in the cockpit locker of his Ocean Lord. The locker lid came down, and latched.. No phone and alone. By feel, he eventually removed the panel for access to the engine (screwed in place) and just wriggled past the engine and out via the normal access hatch. Over an hour.

Just musing, but if a thick cable it might be a drive unit, rather than generating current or pulses.

Does this help? Walker's patent trident electic Parakete

While I have used a Walker in the past, that unit I have never heard of. Mine was purely mechanical. The first item looks very interesting. There must be somebody who can suss out it use. The mounting system is quite complicated for a simple submerged unit . How thick are the cables that come...

Voyage of the Argus, by Alan Villiers, is a good read on the cod fishing in the 50s, still done then by long lines and dories. Just had a quick look at the u-tube vids and dories in the later 60s,

When I posted earlier, it had gone. Back now.

Same here. Looks to have gone from other threads too.