Recent content by dje67

Many thanks to those that offered valuable info. We’re on our way anti-clockwise round Arran from Largs. Forecast wind is all over the place over the next few days, so it’ll be a mystery tour! Suspect it’ll end up being a mixture of Arran and Kintyre so that we get a peaceful nights sleep. Will...

Anyone know if Pladda island is useable overnight? Have stopped the briefly a couple of times, but it was quite rolly. Same question for stops on the west side - any swell from the south make it’s way up the sound?

Looking for some recommendations for 'off the beaten track' places to overnight around Arran (Clyde). Been to Brodick, Lochranza, Holy Isle and Whiting Bay many times, but want to do a 'round Arran' trip over 4-5 days and find some different places to stay overnight Ideally, good holding (though...

Thanks for the responses. After numerous phone calls to various places mentioned in the replies above, it was Portree that turned up trumps. Mallaig was Jerry can only. Kyle didnt want to transfer fuel to small boats via their large industrial-sized hoses. Couldn’t get in touch with Armadale...

Currently north of Mallaig and cruising inside of Skye. Nae wind and am looking for a place to visit that I can fill with 100 litres of diesel, as I’m having to motor around way more than expected! Ideally, I’d want to avoid using Jerry cans (don’t have one onboard and 5 journeys to a petrol...

Yup - one 12V fridge. Inverter (EasySolar) lets me greatly improve my charge rate (can do up to 70A into my 600Ah bank), as my old charger was not fully charging the bank (didn't have the correct charge profile for my lead carbon batteries). Easy solar also lets me experiment with using solar...

It is all one domestic bank - just split into two bilge compartments (can't change that without a large hacksaw/grinder...!). 1st compartment has 3 batteries side-by-side. 2nd compartment has 2 end-on to each other. I recall reading somewhere that volt-drop along cables on a multi-battery bank...

I have 5 of these batteries, arranged into a bank of 2 and a bank of 3, with a single (at the moment) hand-off to the battery isolator switch. All batteries are in a 1m2 area, so quite close to each other. https://cdn.tayna.com/datasheets/LDC12-115-G31-DT.pdf The batteries have dual connectors...

Seem to have successfully carried out a repair using hot glue. I cut the crack a little wider with a multi tool blade. I then used a heat gun to get some extra heat onto the repair to help the glue ‘flow’ before setting, then injected the hot glue into the gap. I also bought some BT1 (similar to...

Plastic water tank on a Bene 36cc - the boss for the inspection hatch has separated slightly from the top of the tank causing water to leak when the tank is full. The crack is at the 3 o’clock position on the photos attached below the threaded boss. I’m looking for repair suggestions…. I could...

Could I purchase the starter motor? Happy to collect. Thanks.

I'd highly recommend Iain from Marineblast - just had my whole hull and keel soda blasted back to original gelcoat and re-epoxied, primed and antifouled. He will do some or all of it - whatever you require.

My waterline hull stripes have become a bit sad-looking and I'd like to replace them. 2 parts - the green bit and the silver bit. Anyone replaced them on this model of boat? Did you get a custom pack from a supplier (who?) or make them up yourself? My main priority is actually just the silver...

Anyone need a defunct D3L-C? ECU is dead but all other parts work. Complete with mounting bracket, 7day timer and wiring harnesses. Collect from Largs. £20.

My issues with the 165 furler pretty-much came down to the bearings being fouled-up with corrosion from the circlips that hold the thing together. They looked like mild steel and were quite rusty. If you search threads that I posted a few years back it might give you some more help. After I...