Recent content by Andydent2000

I have a buyer for my 1978 Powles 46 Dreamfinder but there's a catch. The new owner is in Gurnsey. Dreamfinder is in Fleetwood, Lancashire. He want's me to deliver it - he will pay for the delivery but I am concerned about the weather particularly off Lands End. We sailed her round from...

Sailing Dream. Life on a ketch in the Ionian sea

Some time ago I posted about the work I was doing on My Powles 46 cruiser Dreamfinder. It proved popular so I started posting on YouTube detailing the restoration process and our subsequent purchase of a 42' ketch in Greece and life as a liveaboard. Back to Dreamfinder in August to finish off...

Lift out day. Work on the rear deck can finally start in earnest. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuuvZKNxNyVLEFpx790vwcg Please like and share as I need to grow the channel. Thank you.

Part 2 of our journey from Southampton to Fleetwood is now available on my Youtube Channel 'Sailing Dream' It's a short one this time as lots happening behind the scenes. Dream Finder is scheduled for lift out on the 2nd March so we can crack on with replacing that rear deck! If you like what...

Thanks. I am trying to keep it to one a week. She's booked to come out of the water so we can really get cracking soon!

Yes we did. It turned out the fuel pumps were shot. I was told that commercial vessels de-tune the fuel pumps to save fuel. Not sure how true that is, but after having them rebuilt she puts out 21 knots - so back to normal

ok so as a newbie to youtube I cannot get a custom link as yet but here is the link they provided. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuuvZKNxNyVLEFpx790vwcg I am still getting to know the interface so please bear with me on this.

An update It's been a while since I updated this post (4 years nearly) Lots of stuff has happened but here's some of the highlights. After completing the Coppercoat we started to tackle some of those lingering engine issues. Most of them were sorted by a refurbish of the heat exchangers but...

Yes. One other suggestion was that these engines came out of a commercial vessel so may have been de-tuned? But how can I tell?

I am checking with the engineering firm who made the new props to confirm the settings.

yes I can

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What size engine: then: TAMD-70-Ds - now TAMD-61-As What size prop - hmm - big ones - sorry. I need to look up the spec for the new ones. I will get back to you We re-used the gearboxes. Attached is an image from the manual showing the ratios (I think it shows the original prop sizes as well)

I am hoping you experts here can help. I had my pride and joy re-engined a few years back and over the past few seasons we have been working on a number of niggles - not the least being an overheat problem. My main problem is that the boat has never achieved the 21 knots it used to be able to...