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10-18-2013, 05:41 AM
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Member
City: Ourimbah, NSW
Vessel Name: Katie Lou
Vessel Model: Kingston 770
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 14
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Another from Oz
Hi all,
Great forum guys love the info !
New member from Gods country Australia ! Central coast just north of Sydney.
Had my 26 ft Kingston cruiser for a few years and slowly doing it up. Seems though as fast as I can refurb things they need doing again LOL
Powered by a Perkins 4236 which is a bit long in the tooth, but still runs great.
Although I'm a mechanic by trade I'm not a diesel expert so I'm hoping to get some info on the Perkins and a few related things which ill post up soon.
Cheers !
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10-18-2013, 07:21 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 9,905
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Welcome Grant. You'll find over time there are now quite a few of us from Downunder - we even have our own section in the Cruising Region section. I'm based in Brisbane, another moderator, BruceK in Sydney. There are quite a number of others scattered round the country...too many to mention here, but just keep your eyes peeled and you'll spot'em. I can't think right off of anyone in the Gosford/Newcastle area, but there is bound to be someone. Hopefully they will chime in if so..?
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10-18-2013, 08:04 AM
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Senior Member
City: newfoundland
Vessel Name: E.E.S.
Vessel Model: 38' Northumberland
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 140
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Welcome aboard Grant.
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10-18-2013, 09:06 AM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,186
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Neat boat, Grant. I empathize with you totally about keeping up with a boat. It's hard to believe how much Aussie influence had come aboard the forum in the last couple of years. Great to see it.
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10-18-2013, 09:23 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
Vessel Name: Slo-Poke
Vessel Model: Jorgensen custom 44
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3,748
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Welcome , cool boat . I have old rebuilt Perkins in mine . These guy's here have helped me a bunch with mine already.
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10-19-2013, 12:25 AM
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Member
City: Ourimbah, NSW
Vessel Name: Katie Lou
Vessel Model: Kingston 770
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 14
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10-19-2013, 12:34 AM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 12,802
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Hi Grant, welcome. Your boat looks a credit to you inside.
I have a mate with a 4cylinder Volvo, really a Perkins, seems Volvo did the marinising, including the raw water pump which was leaking water into the block. I`ve had a Perkins engine, they are good, and you can get parts, via Brisbane I think.
Are you on Lake Macquarie, or Brisbane water with Hawkesbury access?
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2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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10-19-2013, 12:46 AM
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Member
City: Ourimbah, NSW
Vessel Name: Katie Lou
Vessel Model: Kingston 770
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 14
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Hi mate,
I'm on Brisbane Waters but tend not to venture outside, maybe when I finish some more jobs 
Ill try and find some before shots too.
Still got the outside to do !
Cheers
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10-19-2013, 03:34 AM
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Guru
City: Mooloolaba
Vessel Name: Flora
Vessel Model: Timber southern cray boat
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,856
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Welcome on board mate.
You will get a bit of fun and a lot of info out of this site.
Cheers
Benn
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