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NNeeves replied to the thread Virtual anchoring.Apologies Norman, I did not appreciate the link was restricted - it appeared in front of me, I opened the link - which worked and being...
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NThere have been a number of threads or comments on use of electronics and software to effect mooring in a slip and/or anchoring in a...
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NNeeves replied to the thread Victron MPPT -Any good?.The question then is... Which are the better designed products? Noelex is saying - there is an assumption all MPPT controllers are...
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NNeeves replied to the thread Why do boats use nautical miles and why are they different than normal miles? Couldn't you just convert it to normal miles or km?.You don't need to use nautical miles - you can use any conversion you like - as long as the people with whom you are communicating have...
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NWhen considering different solar controllers, one of the most important factors is how well the controller tracks the changing maximum...
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NNeeves replied to the thread The perfect anchor, a gift..Common place, or varients, in Australia over coral reefs or rocky anchorages like Tasmania. Depends on the size of the rebar (some are...
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NNeeves replied to the thread 19 hours motoring - change oil and filter anyway?.The votes seem to advise servicing now (waiting till this time next year seems a bit extreme (to me) - that suggests a 2 year service...
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NSorry, not quite enough said. What was wrong with the one from ebay? I know my solar panels are working because i have a multimeter and...
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NNeeves replied to the thread A paper on the history of yacht clubs and their prospects now.Its not only Yacht Clubs, this article appeared in The Guardian a couple of weeks ago. ‘It’s appalling’: original bramley apple tree...
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NNeeves replied to the thread 19 hours motoring - change oil and filter anyway?.The OP is being vague with his options. On the one hand it might be implied that he wants to know if he should service now or just...
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NNeeves replied to the thread 19 hours motoring - change oil and filter anyway?.The impellers are standard for the pumps that are made by Johnson (?). Volvo just buys them, the pumps, in off the shelf, similarly the...
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NNeeves reacted to vyv_cox's post in the thread What size solar panel/panels for a single handed sailing. with
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In springtime in UK your panels will not develop anywhere near their rated power. In May, June and July in Greece my 125 watts will run... -
NNeeves replied to the thread 19 hours motoring - change oil and filter anyway?.If you have one I'd check the sail drive oil and service the windlass at the same time. As you are getting dirty hands and fingers you...
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NNeeves replied to the thread Bilge Water.I'm not sure it was a scandal, until the point there was documentary evidence that the, possibly specific, talc being used was the...
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NNeeves replied to the thread Bilge Water.I don't think talc contains asbestos. Talc has a mineral structure not dissimilar to asbestos and the suggestion is, or was, that it...