Recent content by Andrew_B

Many thanks for all your suggestions and help. Unfortunately out here its Asian chain or nothing and as the Acco chain I bought while passing the States isnt going to last a circumnavigation we are going to have to make do with chain from here. I am still not sure how to tell hot dipped...

Whats everyone got against Chinese stuff. Have you actually had a bad experience with Chinese made chain or shackles? Have you ever seen Chinese chain or shackles? Our last chain was Acco high test BBB which went rusty in 7 months and crumbled away inside 2 years which I would definately say was...

I should add that we are in Singapore so the chain is likely to be from China. Is Chinese chain likely to be any more shiny than western stuff? Thanks for any suggestions Andrew

I received 60m of new chain today which the supplier insists is hot dip galvanized but I am not so sure. It just looks too shiny. Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between hot dipped and zinc plated. All the galvanized chain I have bought in the past was matt grey. The supplier...

Hi James We are currently anchored off Magnetic Island just up the coast from the Whitsundays.We sailed through the Whitsundays 3 weeks ago and the weather was hit and miss with sun half the time and rain the other half (not tropical showers but proper English rain with a gale thrown in). I...

Pouring down in Brisbane, Australia. Apparently its been a bad year for drought until we pulled in. 3 years to get here and I guess another 18 months to get back.

I would be interested to know if anyone has managed to wire a set of headphones to a HF3 receiver. Mine came with just one jack plug socket for the data cable for weather faxes and stuff but nowhere for any headphones. Andrew

Unfortunately Tony my boat was never designed to have a windlass.Its a 1983 Hunter Legend 34 and though the anchor locker is quite wide and long it is very shallow - 450mm at front and 300mm at rear. What ever type I decide to mount I will have to experiment with different ways of making sure...

I am going to install an electric anchor windlass this winter but I'm not sure yet exactly which type I should be looking at.Ideally I would prefer a horizontal model but the only place I could install it would leave the motor in the anchor locker with a plastic box surrounding it.Is this too...

Re: For what Just stating what I read. It sure seemed to satisfy the Americans.They just think someone is building poor copies of the US Hunter in a shed somewhere overseas. <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: For what I remember the subject of the Hunter being scuttled coming up on the Hunter owners website so Hunter themselves posted a statement which basically said that the resaon the rudder failed was because the boat wasnt actually a Hunter but a copy of a Hunter built under licence in...

In the last 3 years I have had a Main, Genoa and Cruising chute from Crusader and all are as good as any other makes I have seen and all were around 20% less than other quotes. I wouldnt hesitate in ordering again. Andrew <hr width=100% size=1>

My fluxgate compass is mounted off centre in a cockpit locker an works fine UNTIL - my Air X marine starts producing more than 10 amps when it rapidly starts to increase the course shown on the display and send the boat around in circles. It wouldnt be too bad but when the Air X is making 10...

Does anyone know roughly how many amps a 10 amp batterycharger would draw from the 220v supply whilst charging batteries at full rate. Thanks Andrew <hr width=100% size=1>

I have just bought myself a Radioshack DX394 receiver which I am trying to setup at home before I install the set in the boat. I am told that the best antenna to use is just a length of wire strung up outside. Does it matter how long the wire is or is it just the longer the better.Also does it...