Portofino

Arh . Yes now it’s looking like a stuck starter motor only . They ( inc the solenoid? ) can be removed and cleaned up or rebuilt ?

If you are based in Spain with a marina berth and insurance docs with that address etc etc it’s looks like you are not on “Innocent...

Check out the RYA for a definitive answer “ if the ICC is all I need right “ . Get EU Spanish qualifications use your EU citizenship...

The joy of EU membership 😀. You gonna need CE marked components. Ask the supplier .If they can’t supply goods CE marked / certified then...

Yup . I am not a fan of pumping anything through stopped motors .Esp marine diesels with wet exhausts . Despite what the book says or...

Yes you can ! Diesels have loose rings which expand as the EGT s rise to seal , So when stone cold unlike petrols ( with compression-...

Find one without cracks .

Why ? The thing with the swim ladder up is just a ladder with extra rungs .It’s clipped so doesn’t deploy . You can reach kneeling from...

Like any other ladder .There are higher hand rails which you instinctively seem to grab ….if that helps . You toes feel a rung . With...

I ll stick with the KIS principle. It’s all about the design . No veneer on err BTW ,Solid planks those . No cassette passerelle...

Yup agreed. The massive corner mullions are not my favourite thing. They are to meet a spec of withstanding the force of decelerating...

A smoke canister set off in your life raft or inflatable tender ( when the mother ships sunk even from a fire = gone ) ….is potentially...

Adrift, trying to attract the attention of a passing ship?

Fired pyrotechnics in the military. Pretty self explanatory as per instructions.Agree with plumb you don’t need to remove the LHS...

They are all on the keel midships on my 23 degree deadrise boat .