pmagowan

Fire a few turns on the tap! Make sure the nut is on the box OK, they can jiggle loose.

Also double check that previous boat on the stand hadn't been removing paint with stripper!!

Can let quite a lot in especially when steaming or if prop rotates under sail. Did you add grease?

Wired! Is any of it actually wireless? Normally wireless refers to data and since it needs a power supply might as well have data cable...

Although you can increase the voltage and reduce the amps. Not a great risk and can easily be checked at installation. Gas does tend to...

These jobs are awkward due to where the stern gland obviously has to be fitted. We have a 38' Buchanan and it has a remote greaser as...

What about add an inflatable balloon made from the spare sails and filled with hot air (much provided free of charge at a forum near...

If you look up the statistics it seems that the use of liferafts is not a significant factor in safety for most people in UK waters. If...

It's September or thereabouts and you have a new boat in Norway! You are a self proclaimed novice who, forgive me, shows it. Sailing to...

Any reason you chose a boat in Norway given you are a novice sailor and there are obviously significant issues with the transport to...

Do you need a liferaft for the type of sailing you do? Lots of more important safety equipment for most people. Can't help you with...

Why then would you start a post about stuff like this (where nationality is important) saying you are 'a Brit' without (as you continue...

This must be a special boat.

I think if there is some external regulator it can often save the alternator by collapsing the fields but unless something new I am not...

This is from an old post of mine on cluster wiring. I have not double checked everything and it may be updated since this iteration but...