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    ean_p replied to the thread Windlass why electric.
    Amongst other things try cost, size and convenience........on a 28ft electric is the way.......on a 48 foot mmmmm then hydraulic maybe...
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    ean_p replied to the thread yacht aground.
    Are you sure it's not just waiting for a good high spring.......looks like it was put there with some purpose.....
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    ean_p replied to the thread Part 1 and IHT.
    I seem to remember that vessel ownership differs significantly from ownership of other goods and if two ( or more) owners appear on...
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    ean_p replied to the thread Inexperienced crew, yes or no?.
    I wonder why you go as 'skipper ' with all that that entails. Unless you are being paid to skipper the boat then I should describe...
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    ean_p replied to the thread DC Motor problem Part 2.
    Ah so you mean the 'crank ' action generated a reciprocal motion.......I thought you meant that you motor revolved clockwise and...
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    ean_p replied to the thread DC Motor problem Part 2.
    Yes it would Alex, but it possibly means that it's not a straightforward motor especially if it had a parking and two speed circuit...
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    ean_p replied to the thread DC Motor problem Part 2.
    When you say 'could' rotate back and forth Roger how in practice was that achieved....the old style wiper motors generally just drove a...
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    ean_p replied to the thread DC Motor problem Part 2.
    Is it by any chance that the assembly is a re tasked windscreen wiper assembly that incorporates a park facility....... Looking further...
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    Call me a cynic but it looks like a boating industry survey thats using a free to anyone EU survey tool without making it clear that it...
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    ean_p reacted to geem's post in the thread Liferafts .too big? with Like Like.
    Just now
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    ean_p replied to the thread Side power strip down..
    I'm still not too sure what you mean ref the patination but would still look to the continuity of the supply and return external to the...
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    ean_p replied to the thread Side power strip down..
    If your motor brushes are good and free then it is almost certainly a break in continuity across the contacts in the contactors...
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    I wonder how many dead they'll pull out of there a year...?
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    Better all round to have a French passport 😁
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