Recent content by GrahamC

Vitrinox do a Nautical Knife with serrated blade like a bread knife, Spike, shackle key and pliers with the usual Can Opener , Bottle opener Saw, tooth pick and tweezers, not available in UK as the blade locks but can be got from makers who will engrave your mane and Boat name on he case, great tool

Remember to put in the loops on the outlet, above the waterline at least. Do not be tempted to by a secondhand toilet unless its a Baby Blake. They come a mite expensive at around £500 new ones are for millionaires. GrahamC

If there is a battery on/off switch (the kind with the red removable key) it may be that it goes very high resistance on operating the starter, had this happen and it took me in a direction of actually changing the engine , long story but the switch was the culprit GrahanC

Hi Many years ago I had a problem with Stainless screws that were holding down the engine bearers on an East German built Folkboat. The engine bearers were oak and I was advised that the wood had rotted round the shank of the screw due to the acid in the oak. The screws were replaced with...

Likley to be a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, membership is by invitation with the privilege of flying the white ensign, Other Royal Clubs have blue ensigns, sometimes "defaced" with a device (Royal Forth have a Maltese Cross) the Blue Ensign can only be flown on a British Registered Yacht...

Moody 27 Bilge Keel is a great boat for drying harbours, (East Coast England , Firth of Forth Scotland) hold price well and 5 berths, separate heads and better than average construction usually have Volvo 2002 installed. a proper solid cruiser that can look after the crew GrahamC

Dear Capsco Interested in the set, how far North is North ? Kindest GrahamC

Hi All I notice nobody has told what the cold start procedure is, so here it is 1 Push in the Button on the Throttle/Gear lever and set it to half speed 2 Pull out the Stop control fully and then push it back fully. This engages the cold start mechanisim that lets extra fuel into the fuel...

Hi All The Thorneycroft T90 fitted to the Moody 34 and the 346 came about because there was a strike at Volvo , They should have had the Volvo 2003 or 2003T as the designed engine. Therefore it follows that 28hp is ample for this hull and the modern Volvo D1 30 3 cylinder engine would be the...

VP 2002 Hi These engines are normally raw water cooled, the pump draws water from the inlet via the gearbox and into the block, the hot water is injected into the bend on the exhaust manifold via the pipe that runs from the thermostat housing, The injection bend has ports on either side that...

Mystery Ship There is a clue in the name, that is the Danish/Swedish word for "Freedom" and it could be a Magnifik Midget, These were moulded by Tylers in the late 60's to a Swedish design , could be this is a slightly shorter version of the 23ft version. Just a thought but look at the...

Hi I would take the feed from the tank using the supplied fitting. It is supplied for a reason, using the filter take off can cause problems of restricted flow into the very small bore pipe to the Eberspacher fuel pump. I found this out the hard way , a separate feed cured the problem Regards...

My Pinta seems to work but the cover on the flexidrive cable from the Fluxgate compass to the steering motor is badly corroded and is exposing the drive shaft, any idea where I can find another. I have been told that it is possible to retain the drive motor and replace the electronics with a...

Hi Steven If the radio came with the yacht, why do you need to change the MMSI number, you can change the details of ownership on the OFCOM site. It is possible to AMEND an already installed MMSI number on the Navman 7100, The first 3 number are always the same for a UK number, the rest are...

Hi Go to theRYA site and follow links. They can issue a sail number for a fee. this is to register it against your boat and to avoid duplication. For the rules on sail numbers see Appendix G Rules of Sailing . International classes have special numbers. Some builders often used numbers on...