Recent content by ibbo

Hi, I counted the same amount of threads on the mounting, and the shaft was in the centre of the seal when the new mount was fitted.

If it's a Fulmar, I did mine recently with blocks/ scissor jack. The engine mount unbolted from the block allowing the replacement without disconnecting the shaft. Not a whole lot of room though. It has been suggested that air bags would be better to lift the motor. Mike

The solar controller wouldn't appear to be suitable, 14.4 Bulk, and 13.8 float from the manual. Common earth is no problem, indeed necessary. The alternator may not like charging the Lithium either. I have a B2B to charge from the engine battery while it is running. Mike

I changed mine on Sunday, using wooden wedges, and a car wind up jack. I do wish you'd posted this last week! And fenders, why didn't I think of that. Nice one.

You could put a manual life jacket under it, and a piece of line to the actuator?

Instead of spending all the money you could try removing the threaded cap, and push the bung out the bottom?

I have used sikaflex 291i between tides fixing a stern gland before. The last bit was done as water lapped my feet. When I checked it later, it had set under water with no discernable difference to the air set side. Mike

Two solar controllers is a fairly simple solution. It leave you with some redundancy and can be used to ease shading problems. Why bother with your start battery though? Mike

A 50w panel will be marginal to run the cooler. I had one the same, and had 2 x50w panels to run it. One each side of the spray hood to try and ensure a reasonably continuous charge. I ended up with a 100w one sat on the deck as well to keep the batteries up for a UK summer. I could then leave...

We anchor in tidal rivers fairly frequently. When I used rope with a 10m length of chain, expecting it to be a good all round choice, the biggest problem was wrapping the rope around the keel on the turn of the tide. A mixed rode gives me no sleep at night. All chain with a short snubber to...

There was a water taxi in St Mary's a few years ago. Has it stopped? Mike

I set my balance lower, so they get balanced regularily. It's a slow process. When I had it set higher they started to wander a bit. I'm only a user though, not an expert. I have sla in parallell. Generally everything sits around 13.4 (26.8) I've not had them go offline on charge yet.

I have a Lavac vacuum toilet for the first time, after years of Jabsco smelliness. It would be an interesting test to pump seawater in to flush the toilet via a seperate pump, rather than the combined one. The Lavac flushes with sea water, and never smells when left. I think the smell must...

A 100w solar panel would help feed some amps in while you are working. Most days would keep you going. Mike

So after some digging, the relevant legal bit is, The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 With the info at 12(1), and schedule 21 section 3. All from 2016, it appears to suggest no scrubbing of antifoul(pollutant) that is allowed to be discharged, and makes no...