Recent content by phil28

UPDATE! UFO 31 does fit through the Canals. Made it from Dunkirk to Port-St-Louis in May last year :)

Hey mate! We are in the same situation. We have an old mlr gps, does not show charts. I also use an iPad with navionics and find it to work great! Main thing I find is make sure you lock the screen when not in use. Also don't leave it plugged in to power all the time as it gets very hot and...

Hello everyone! I am just in the middle of installing a new jabsco head and want to drain the bathroom sink into the toilet bowl via a pipe and ball valve. I want to know if this is an appropriate set up. I have attached a diagram I have drawn on showing the set up. Let me know your thoughts...

Hello everyone!! So an update! We ended up having the boat lifted And was on the hard for a week in the end. The cutlass bearing was completely worn, shaft was very very slightly out of alignment and rope cutter was completely destroyed. We had the shaft taken out and straightened (luckily...

We have made it to badalona! After emptying nearly 40L over a 12 hour day. I have done as vyv_cox has suggested by checking the alignment with a fixed marker. On the coupling end I have found no misalignment however on the seal end of the shaft the shaft seems to be very bad. The marker...

The more I look into it the more I see how out of alignment it is. Only 25 miles out now so all should be okay �� Thank you!

Quick update. The seal leaks a lot more when I hear the strong knocking noise. If I adjust the revs, whether up or down until the engine (lack of a better word) is in sync and sounds smoother,the engine shakes a lot less and the knocking sounds dies down and less water is coming through the...

Thanks everyone for your input. We are currently on the last stretch towards Barcelona, once we get in I'll check all the things as suggested. Will get back to you all with how I go! Cheers :)

Thanks very much for your replies everyone! I feared the shaft may have been out of alignment As for testing with the chalk I don't quite understand how you mean. How exactly would i test and change its position? Sorry for being a bit of a novice, have not had to deal with stern drives...

Hi everyone! I see there has Been quite a lot of discussion on the reliability of the deep sea seals. I would love to know now if anyone has any suggestions on my current problem. I recently purchased a boat in tollesbury which was moored on a Mud berth over winter. We proceeded To sail the...

Hi Grehan, We are currently in the marina here. I just just googled that address you have given and it looks like the place. So I should be able to head there and they can sort it out? No one in the marina is being too helpful...

We only get 90 days in the Schengen zone so I don't want to have an issue in the next Schengen country I visit, not having an entry stamp. I was sure that somebody would have stopped us on the way in, but no... I'm in Calais for a few days so I guess I'll just see if anyone turns up...

Thanks for the replies! No there is no check when I left the UK or on arrival to France. I asked when I departed ramsgate and was told that they would do a customs check on arrival to Calais. I'm actually in the middle of prepping to de-mast and cruise from here to the Med through the canals...

Hey guys, I just arrived in calais last night from the uk. Being an Australian citizen I need to go through French customs to get a stamp in my passport. Does anyone know where to go in Calais? I have been to the ferry terminal and they pointed me in the direction of he French police on the...

Hey guys, Got sent the wrong mixing elbow from exhaustelbow.com. Instead of returning it straight away thought I would see if anyone from here needed one? I bought it for £111.