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

What do others out there use for protection around the gunwales on their hard dinghies to prevent topside damage?? Allan -- Edited by AllanY on Thursday 19th of May 2011 04:33:09 PM

My boat has a lot of freeboard (about 3 ft above marina pontoon) and as such I need a set of step to get aboard from the marina pontoon At the moment I have a set of wooden steps that are very heavy with a step at 1 ft and 2 ft I am looking for something portable that I can take with me and...

Does anyone use a wind generator for charging the batteries?? If so what have you got and how do you find it?? I am looking at wind rather than solar as I don't have too many places to mount panels Allan

I am looking at purchasing a flat screen TV for my 32ft trawler but unsure of what size to get. I don't want it too big but not too small either. What size TV have you found suitable for your boat?? I am thinking 19 inch LCD Allan

This is supposed to have happened at Port Lincoln South Australia, Incident Friday 8 Oct Grain Carrier "Grand Rodosi" and $25million tuna trawler Apollo S -- Edited by AllanY on Saturday 16th of October 2010 04:43:50 PM -- Edited by AllanY on Saturday 16th of October 2010 04:45:32 PM

For all those Lehman 120 owners out there how well does your enging start?? With mine it starts rough so you have to give it a bit of throttle to start which is not right. It sounds to me as though there is a fuel problem either starving or air. I have found neither ATM Does the Minimac fuel...

I would like to know how people carry their dinghy I notice that some carry them on the duckboard and others on davits I have 2 dinghies an alloy one and a rubber duckie. The PO took the davits off the boat as he thought they were too heavy. I am thinking of replacing them. I am a bit...

I need to replace my lifelines. I think they are original (1982) What are you using?? Mine are at present plastic covered SS wire with swaged fittings Have you heard of anyone using Specta rope or similar?? I have heard of it being used on yachts with good results. Allan

I have 2 tachos that don't work although they try to I have the 120hp Lehman however I cannot see where the tachos would be driven from I can see the driver on the side of the motor near the fuel filters but there is nothing on that. Can somebody throw some light on this for me please Allan

I have a Letrasan on my boat however i need to fit a holding tank also for the black water The problem I am having is deciding how and what to do with the holding tank vent Do you vent into the engine room or outside ?? Do you use a vented loop for the overboard discharge?? Through the hull...

Does anyone run two sounders off the one transducer?? I have a Furuno GP1650DF on the fly bridge and I want a sounder in the saloon station as well. I already have a new hummingbird. Can you run dissimilar sounders through a splitter?? Allan

How many have solar panels or wind generators? What do you prefer? How and where do you mount them and what size are they? Allan

Can anyone tell me what grade of oil they are using in the engine gearbox steering Allan

Can anyone please tell me the size of the raw water pump onthe 120hp lehman And the impeller size Allan

I am* going to look at another boat tomorrow A timber 40ft cruiser It has a 671 GM (DD) What sort of economy can I expect at 1850rpm?? Benn can you help me out here as it is 20 years since I have had anything to do with these motors?? Thanks Allan

I am looking at purchasing a boat that appears prior offer being accepted and survey to be in good shape However there is some cosmetic work to do The one that the wife is concerned about is water stains in the timber inside where windows and portholes have leaked. It all seems to be old damage...

In my search for a boat I have come across a 32 ft double cabin Cheoy Lee trawler Has anyone any knowledge of these?? It has a 120hp ford with 1000 liters of water and 2000 liters of fuel From what I can acertain they are a round bilge Do they roll a lot?? What kind of seaboats are they?? What...

Hi my name is Allan and I live in Queensland Australia. I am a semi retired ship's master / marine engineer I am in the process of hopefully purchasing a Clipper 34 or similar trawler yacht any day now There seems to be a lot of great information here on this site so hopefully I will get a good...