Recent content by Alexis

Not sure about its age: it was given to me second hand by a crew about 7 years ago.

Good point, I will check next time I'm on the boat. Do you know whether there has been any alterations in frequencies used by satelites r anything of the kind? Thanks

I have an old (probably about 8-10 years) GPS, that looks a lot like the one on the left in the picture. It turns on, one can go thru all the menus, but it fails to connect to satelites: it keeps on going round and round, and doesn't pick any up. Tried in several locations without any success...

Hello there, I have a car cd/radio unit onboard, that has a USB connector on the front panel. When I plug my iPod in, using the dedicated USB cable, my iPod gets charged and I have a great sound. What is not so good is that the cd/radio unit takes control, meaning I have to use it to choose the...

Hello there, I am looking for a material that I can stick on the insulation (camping 8mm foam matrass) with which I covered the ceiling of the cabin. The ceiling has all sorts of curves, hollows and bumps, so I'd be looking for something that can follow curves that go in 2 different...

Aeration of foc\'sle from anchor well Hello there, I'm fitting out 34 ft yacht, and am thinking of having two holes (100mm) trough the top of the bulkead between the anchor locker and the front cabin, for aeration, even if t's pouring with rain. These holes would be fitted with watertight...

If ou have lights or electronics up your mast, I suggest, if you haven't alrady don it, that you check the waterproofness of the the point where the cables go thru the cabin top or deck. Cheers, Alexis

Thanks a lot, Danny, that's awfully kimd of you. If the manet is missing I won't hesitate to ask you. Cheers, Alexis

Dear william, Thanks a lot for your lecture on jib booms. Sorry, I should have enclosed a link to the Hoyt Jib Boom( http://www.mauriprosailing.com/Forespar/Forespar-Hoyt-Jib-Boom-System.htm ), and also should specified that my yacht (34 feet, cruiser) is currently sporting a big genoa, but the...

hello there, Would anyone have any experience of sailing a yacht equipped with a Hoyt Allen Jib boom, or has one retrofitted on his yacht? Cheers, Alexi

Hello there, I have a B&G Hydra 2000 fitted to my yacht. The speedo/log impeller runs frely, but the display reads "--.-", whatever the actual speed I'm sailing at. How do I check if the impeller sends a signal to the central unit when it spins? Note: this sensor includes a temperature...

Hello there, I have rather disgusting green marks on my rolled up genoa, loks like some kind of microscopic algae or something similar. I could say it was like that when I bought the yacht, but must admit I am the only one to blame... Does anyone out there have experience in removing that...

Hello, Our sailing yacht has a 18hp VP2002 indirect cooling diesel engine driving a sail drive. As she's insulated and has a diesel heater, we will be sailing her through the winter. Question: considering it will be used regularily (minimum once every fortnight) is there something I should do...

Dear Marsupial, Thank you for your input. If I may say so, I was rather put off by your lack of respect for other peoples' inputs as well as your bragging in the first sentence of your reply. Here's a place where people give their opinion and share their experience. I don't think any of the...

Dear all, Many thanks for your experience and wisdom. I will re-design the ventilation of my engine bay accordingly: 1° link extractor fan to a waterproof switch on the engine control panel. 2° change the size of the intake flexible pipe, it currently is about one 3rd of the area of the...