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Still worth another trial with increased brush spring pressure by whatever means IMHO, even a temporary bodge just to test it. If it runs without lots of heat/smoke the armature is definitely not the problem. If it won't go at all or there is a 'dead spot' from which it won't start, the...

Are you sure it really is zero? The windings will probably only be one or two ohms, so if you are trying to read it on too high a range it will look like zero. Also, if the thing was completely burnt out, the motor would have just stopped and never worked again. Also smelled horrible. My...

+1 This jumped out at me as soon as I looked at the article, too. But I also agree Neale & Claire are doing an excellent job with MBO and wish them every success with it. Well done, guys.:encouragement:

I used to winterize Excalibur II's engine using this method with the boat on its trailer. However, your shallow box turned out to be a full sized domestic cold water tank which needed to be filled almost to the brim to get the level above the water inlet on the leg. Your recirculating pump...

Nice idea. I will have to look for a suitable bit of plastic and some O rings. Thanks for the tip.

I'm facing a similar problem on an old sportscruiser I am refurbishing to replace Excalibur II, sold this year after 12 years of happy ownership. (Note to self: must update my user name etc!) Anyway, the hull on this new (to me) boat is massively thick: grp inner and outer skins with a balsa...

If it's the same as on an Alpha1 (and I assume it would be as the electrolytic effects will be just the same), you need one bonding clip on each end of the bellows to protect the worm drive clips. Press the bonding clip onto the bellows before you spread the adhesive sealant on it. The side...

Not sure, but I think you're supposed to screw the bolts you have taken out into the other two holes. The bolts will push against the surface below and lift the thing out.

Hmm, certainly rules out a cheap job then. Just a thought: is it worth trying a stick-it-on-the-steering-wheel thingy as an experiment first? If you find it a total waste of time and you find you never look at it once the novelty has worn off, you've saved £1,000. OTOH, if it helps, you can...

Don't know what drives you've got but, unless they're hydraulically steered without any mechanical linkage inside the hull, you shouldn't need to fit anything outside the boat. Excalibur II doesn't have a helm indicator, but it's something I have always felt would be helpful, so I'm fitting one...

Don't do it ! I would say definitely not, this sounds quite dodgy to me on any boat - steel or otherwise - unless the switches are mechanically linked so they cannot possibly be operated separately. Suppose you wire an automatic bilge pump direct to the battery so it will operate when the...

Um, three actually. :eek::eek::eek: Here are the other two: ... and this is what they are on (photo taken before I took it on): She's a little bit tidier now, but needs repowering with a decent pair of diesels, so not much progress as yet. Trouble is, I've been having so much fun with...

Yes, I sometimes feel sorry for folks on shaft drives because of all the fun they miss out on :D:D

I ordered the DVD from Memory Map with all the charts and the latest version of the software on it as it seemed simpler than trying to download it all. And I've still got the DVD in case I need to install it all again. The postman brought it a couple of days later and I just installed it on my...

Following her previous adventures involving removal of all the oily bits and a significant amount of work to repair and replace it all (see http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235107), Excalibur II finally found herself back afloat with a brand new gimbal housing, a welded and freshly...