Recent content by condor

I have a 4hp Evinrude going for spares. Fuel tap/choke is busted. All is there otherwise. (Got 2.2 honda instead now.) Any reasonable offer accepted if you are interested. On Mersea Island.

I managed to buy a secondhand bosch electric chisel on ebay to remove 15 years of stubborn af from my barbary. Nothing else had touched the 1mm plus thick old af. The new side to side multitools just melted the old af and scrapers were slow. The bosch came in a wooden box with carving chisels...

Not a kill switch problem if you got sparks.

WD40?

When I bought my boat I discovered the inlet strainer was blocked. Managed to clear it by removing the inlet hose from seacock and blowing out through the opened seacock with the dinghy pump, then a quick close of seacock and refitted inlet hose. I later cleared it fully when out of water...

It is worth ringing ASAP, they can often provide solutions which are not listed in their catalog.

If you have another one for sale let me know please. Condor

I am not aware that any company can still repair these units. I can email you a copy of a Pinta Autopilot 'Manual' which I have recently received. I have not yet used this to service mine, which is playing up a little, but it looks useful and is the only information that I have been able to...

Another vote for Entel 640. Had mine for several years now and its always performed well. Battery holds charge for ages.

Here are instructions and photos to make a passarelle. Unfortunately from a french website but it seems fairly straightforward. Haven't tried it myself tho. http://www.hisse-et-oh.com/articles/article.php?article=760

I could be interested in this but first need to check measurements on my boat tomorrow as my mast is shorter. By the way, I own the Barbary ketch which was moored near you in Salcot this season. Are you back in Burnham now? Regards Condor

Does anyone know where a manual for the above echosounder can be downloaded? I have had no luck with my searches so far.

Re: Premier Marina\'s Red Diesel 75p yesterday at Bradwell.

Had mine 2 years. It performs well, coverage not alot different from my fixed set,and it seems to hold charge indefinitely when not in use.

Tony My OM636 is bolted to a large cradle and the 4 mountings fit between this and brackets on the forward bulkhead and aft bulkhead of the engine bay. The height clearance for the mountings is very limited compared to most boats at only 2", and the 4 1/2" centres of the mounting points which...