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vyv_cox
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Aluminium anodes
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Answer is here. Anodes
Yesterday at 19:15
vyv_cox
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Calorifier location - is there a limit?
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No problem above the engine provided any air can be vented. On my motor sailer the calorifier was more than 1.5 metres above the top of...
Tuesday at 18:46
vyv_cox
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Swinging mooring advice
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My first boat on that mooring only displaced about 3 tons. We kept the same mooring for all three boats that we owned, finishing up with...
Tuesday at 10:57
vyv_cox
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Swinging mooring advice
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Perhaps times have changed but 10 mm chain for a boat your size seems only just enough for an anchor, definitely not 'substantial' for a...
Tuesday at 10:04
vyv_cox
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Chain Plate
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Difficult to believe that a builder would attach a chainplate with screws. I would expect a tapped plate bonded into the moulding, which...
Tuesday at 09:43
vyv_cox
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Fuel berths around Anglesey - am I missing something?!
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No berth at the boatyard so not possible. Beaumaris pier may be possible but a good walk to the petrol station. You could perhaps berth...
Monday at 18:48
vyv_cox
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GOK compression fittings on copper pipe
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As Daverw says, the requirement makes little sense for a gas line inside the boat where there is no possibility of immersion. In...
Monday at 13:01
vyv_cox
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19mm hose onto Blake’s seacock
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I have heated hoses successfully using a blowlamp. Care is needed of course but it can be done.
Monday at 08:49
vyv_cox
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Bukh DV10 - Alarm and temperature warning light illuminates after 4/5 minutes of the engine running
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A well-known problem with these engines is blockage of the water flow at the entry point behind the flywheel. It is possible to remove...
Monday at 08:45
vyv_cox
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19mm hose onto Blake’s seacock
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Boiling water is not a very useful means of softening the hose. A hot air gun is by far the best tool for the job. Heat inside and out.
Sunday at 11:35
vyv_cox
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Engine overhaul schedule
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My Yanmar 3GM 30F is about 25 years old and has 2700 hours on the clock. I have replaced 1 elbow and one water pump. These are probably...
Saturday at 13:08
vyv_cox
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Perkins with a dead heat exchanger
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In exactly the same way. From cold start, water passes through the bypass and out through the exhaust via the elbow. Once the engine is...
10 May 2024
vyv_cox
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GOK compression fittings on copper pipe
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I have used inner sleeves when fitting compression fittings to plastic pipe but never with copper. I have fitted many to copper without...
10 May 2024
vyv_cox
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Prop anode disappeared.
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Could be worth considering painting the prop. This reduces the area of the cathode and thus the anode does not work so hard. My prop...
9 May 2024
vyv_cox
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Rusty anchor chain - good for another season or two?
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Unfortunately regalvanising has become so expensive due to fuel and zinc spiralling costs that it is now barely cheaper than buying new...
8 May 2024
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