Recent content by Billyo

I did add an additive, but the boat has not moved since then so can't see how it could have got.mixed up? But will leave it a couple of days and maybe siphon off the top of the tank into a jerry can, run that through a filter and put it into the other clean tank. If the remaining fuel in the...

Thanks, I've left it 3 hours and there is slowly more water appearing at the bottom..... so hopefully it's emulsification. it's 34 degrees here so keeping it above normal room temperature is not a problem! So if i leave it long enough all the water should separate out? I can then suck all that...

So I have managed to pump out a sample of fuel from the bottom of one corner of the infected tank, can't get to the other corner at the moment as I cant get the fitting off the pick up hose. Attached 2 photos, the bottle on the left is from the bottom of the tank, some crud and a little water...

Thanks for all the responses! Cleaning tank is going to be very hard, I can put in a new access plate on the other side of the baffle but can't reach the bottom or back by hand and as I'm in the depths of indonesia will struggle to find a pressure washer! Also due to location getting hold of...

So I have the bug..... I have 2 tanks one is contaminated the other fine. I shock dosed tge contaminated tank 2 days ago, just wondering about the next steps. As background I'm in no position to be able to empty the dirty tank and clean it properly so: If I run the shocked fuel through a 10...

Thanks all, will avoid! And think about other methods/things I could do...

Has anyone worked for one of these online companies that offer part time flexible working? As I watch my bank balance slowly dwindle it occurs to me that as I now wake up at 5 every morning I have a couple of hours to kill before the day starts properly. Been looking at a few of them and they...

Hi all, I'm upgrade an FI50 wind display to FI70. I need to instal an FinmeaFi analog converter between the wind instrument and the FI70. I don't have a backbone installed, all the sensors go straight through a furuno junction box, so the first qs is: one end of the analog converter is bare...

Thanks for the replies. I actually found a post about your chain test on Facebook vyv! The owner of the shop is a little cagey about which factory the chain comes from which is what worried me, but I've now spoken to an ex pat who has used the chain for years as it's so good and he found out...

Hi all Bit of a long shot but has anyone bought any chain from East Marine Asia based in phuket? I'm having a mare getting hold of some bbb chain and east marine asia stock their own in house brand manufactured in China (they say manufactured by a company that produces chain for America...)...

Thanks all, been looking at sika 291 and have read that it can't be used over the top of silicone as the 291 won't bond. Has anyone tried it? I will obviously remove all visible silicone before applying and could give the area a light sand and wipe with acetone?

My chainplates penetrate the deck and are bolted through the knees below. On deck I have a cover piece made of fibreglass that goes round the chain plate and has been stuck to the deck with some sort of mastic (probably silicone). The PO restuck the covers with down and they are now leaking...

Aewsone, thank you.

So quick question I have a dead alternator (long story......) need to pull the anchor tomorrow and not sure the batteries have enough juice to do it. So the question is can I have the engine running while running the generator to juice the batteries? I'm assuming so as the alternator isn't...

Ahhh, Amazon! Been away for a while and forgot that it existed ?