Recent content by Alan Culverwell

71 Wow, good on you! like most Kiwi's I did some time in Ozz, spent quite a bit of it spearfishing at Flinders Reef off Bribe Island. Do hope to get back there with the family one day, great place! happy Birthday for January!!!

You could only be an Ozzy! those yellow things on the side of ya dingy are what we call water wings, kids that cannot swim use them! kinda like the Americas Cup!!! just kidding

You should stick with the idea of a Stabicraft! they should make what you need. the forward downturns on the alloy pontoons will keep you dry. they also have a good cushion belting that will protect your vessel when coming along side and other hyperlong and PVC tenders at the dingy docks!!!!

Thanks for that. Yes I have been in touch with Naiad, but no one with old school tech to help with the older version. I will try your contacts, thank you.

Can anyone help? It looks like we are up for a replacement from the Naiad Multisea 2000 to the latest Multisea 2. The expense is horrendous. Does anyone know of any old school techs out there that are familiar with rebuilding/repairing these old boards?

Thanks Larry M, We will consider this, we have no time lines, but want to get it right. Cheers Al

Will do thanks Brian

Hi all, We are looking at crossing the Pacific to the Marquesas this February. Just putting some feelers out, are there any other Trawlers that are crossing around this time? Cheers Al

Thanks Mike, we stayed at Santiago De Cuba and the lack of information about there shore power made it easy to not connect!!!

Thanks Diver Dave. I take on board what you are saying. It seems that you need to do your due diligence when necessary. And as both of you have threaded a good grounding is the right place to start. Being Alloy I don't think that is it necessary that we need to go down this road??? Cheers

Sorry for the late reply DDW, we are cruising around Bocas Dl Toro and now back in coverage! Yes I did fined your thread on line and some more that were similar! We are alloy and our vessel is wired negative ground and we don't have bronze through holes, so may be in a better situation? We...

Hello, just new to this forum. I was wondering if anyone had some information about surge protectors for lightning strikes. Do they work? Can anyone recommend a brand?