Recent content by Ian_Edwards

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Yes it's UK and Ireland plus France and the Netherlands The code is EU628L / 28XG UK & Ireland I think, it says P28 on the SD card, but that predates the Garmin take over.

Navionics Platinum + micro SD card MSD/28P, with SD holder, and SD to USB converter. In original packaging. Used with various Raymarine MDFs, it may work with other make, but I don't know which ones. Last updated in June 2023. It will work as is, but you need to buy and down load a new chart to...

It helps to warm the resin hardener and the work piece if you can. Higher curing temperatures, within reason, produce stronger products by increasing the crosslinking. The higher temperature can be used during normal curing and post curing. That's one reason why critical carbon epoxy structures...

I've done this trip single handed both ways several times, so all day sailing. Solent to Portland anchored inside the big breakwater. A short sail, mainly because I find it hard to leave Chichester early enough. Round the Bill inside passage, need to be careful about the tides. Portland to...

Postmortem, in this photo, you can clearly see the burnt contact which was causing the problem. The consensus suggest that it is a faulty contact. Is there anything else that could have cause it? For example a stray strand of copper wire, which found its way into the gap during installation? The...

It's a 32amp rated switch. The maximum continous output from the generator (the smallest Wisper Power unit) is about 3.5kW into a resistive load . Just under 16amps at 12 volts. The manufacture is JFK, that's what is stamped on the face plate. Purchased off Ebay. It looks like 1 bad contact...

I've just taken the switch apart. The plastic has melted around one of the contacts, to the point where the contact fell-out! Since the switch is only used in the winter, I can bypass it with a choc block as a temporary measure. I just need to number all the wires so I can put it back together...

It not been anywhere near saltwater. It lives under the chart table, and the boat only been on the water for 3 weeks It does look like it overheated, almost like vaporised metal. It's not been under full load (32 amps). It now looks a manufacturing fault? I have a new one on orders, delivery in...

I've used the set-up described above for about 2 weeks now, and it failed. Progressively, intermittent at first, and then completely. On investigation, it looks like 2 of the contacts have been arching. The contacts are connected to the output from the switch to the 32 amp RCBO. It seems...

Thanks Paul, that's reassuring.

I've convered the alternator burnout question by using the WS500. It has a current shunt on the output of the alternator and a temperature sensor on the case of the alternation. It monitors and controls the field current to keep the alternator within the limits you specify in the software. The...

Hi, I've revamped the electrical system on my Southerly 46RS this winter. This is a schematic of the layout. I haven’t included DC fuses. It's just the general layout. There's has been quite a lot of input from the forum over the winter, so thanks for that. The AC side start with a 16amp RCBO, I...

Having successfully manage buy a suitable oil for the Yamnar 4JH4E, I now need 10L of antifreeze. The lower hose on the fresh water cooling system is leaking. I have a new hose and hose clamps, but when I take the hose off, all the coolant will drain out. I've been using Yanmar branded orange...

Thanks, ordered 10L, postage around £7.50, which I think is reasonable.