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Spring loaded valves are common on commercial vessels Allan

Benn This was back in 2000 Allan

Benn i thought it was one i took to Cairns and back many years ago for some refit work The name sounded similar Allan

Benn Was that tug ever at Groote Island? Allan

With regards to the travelling overland This can sometimes be resolved by using the offset function on the plotter This will be determined by the charts you use I am not sure about US or other charts but the Australian charts have written on the charts it an offset is required or that the charts...

The biggest hurdle i found when i went to electronic navigation was trust Once i got over these issues and trusted the equipment which took about two weeks i found that it could do the job better than me in most cases That does not releive you of watchkeeping duties but it does releive fatigue...

I am the same as Benn above except i use Open CPN with C Map charts on my private boat now I also have a Furuno plotter that used C Map I was operating barges in Northern Australia a few years ago and had a furuno Gps driving through a computer using Seafarer Software This was in turn hooked...

My decks are also fibreglass with teak laid over Mine was built in Hong Kong by Halvorsens in 1982 Allan

Gregg You will look a long way to beat a Cheoy Lee I own a 32 ft trawler Yes the windows leak however this is due to their age and can be rectified by resealing The wooden frames are screwed into the solid fiberglass superstructure and into the timber frame behind it They are built as solid as...

Your boat handling is easy especially with a twin screw vessel if you understand what reaction you get from using your individual motors I have trained many commercial masters over the years and if they do not understand there principals they are never any good at boat handling Second bit of...

Benn Just changing the location for a moment Can you get into Tee Bar Creek and Kauri Creek in the Sandy Straits? I haven't had my current boat into Tee Bar Allan

Sergio I agree however i would like to hear from sombody that has one just to get an idea of its performance The price is good too Allan

Peter I am going to finish work at the end of April Probably head up the straits for a month or so Then not sure but up the coast See how th wife goes She has COPD so a bit nervous but cannot live under a rock Allan

Just thought i would kick this thread off again I own a 32 ft Cheoy Lee trawler built in Hong Kong in 1983 by Halvorsen I did a 200 nm trip up the coast when i picked up the boat I am planning some more trips later this year Allan

Has anyone tried the Sunforce 400watt wind generator that Defender Marine is selling? It looks similar to an Air Marine Allan

Peter You are right in what you say however my panel will hang off the rear rail of the fly bridge It may touch the canvas via the frame it is mounted to however it will be well protected and if it destroys the canvas i can repair it as i have the technology or i will go to a hard canopy As for...

Thanks Peter Since the first post i have ordered a 200 watt solar panel and am now looking at a wind generator Mounting the panel was the issue but i think i have a satisfactory solution worked out Peter where do you mount you panels as it looks like you have all awnings like my boat? Allan

Al My wife suffered from psoriasis and a doctor put her onto vitamin B12 shots and it has all but cleared it up The injections work much better than the tablets She started off with two weekly injections She now only has them on rare occasions Allan

I am looking at an alternate charging system to keep the batteries up especially as i have been working away a lot in the last 15 months I would prefer wind as there are not too many places for solar mounting similar to Peter B Will i get enough generating power out of just a wind generator...

Hi djambalawa Check out the used power boats on this site I'm sure you'll find something of interest http://yachthub.com/ Allan -- Edited by AllanY on Friday 5th of August 2011 04:25:30 AM

Woodsong I am not sure what part the MMSI number has to play in this however mine did it before I had the MMSI number and still does it after IF I don't have the GPS turned on If the GPS is on it doesn't do it My radio is a Navman DSC/VHF Allan

Woodsong It is the radio looking for GPS coordinades as part of the DSC system You can cancel it by pushing the enter button or hooking up to the gps so it can obtain the information * Allan

The term Captain is usually reserved for those that hold a commercial Masters certificate whereas Skipper is usually reserved for amateur boaties Allan

Good one Benn See you when you are next in town Have a good trip OS Allan

Benn I have a 11 ft V nose punt I want to use on the boat however it needs to be loaded on my boat loader on the car so I can take it home so it needs to slide on the loader to load hence the question I am thinking of black poly pipe but not sure if it will mark the topsides Allan -- Edited...