Recent content by Ralph

I am looking to re-engine my Gib'Sea 28. I like the look of the Volvo MD2020 as it appears to represent fairly good value for money. They offer a gearbox output angled at 8° downwards which would make installation in a cramped area easier. I have to rip out the original enine bearers as they are...

Gib\'Sea Owners The Gib'Sea Association has now got a web site. www.gibsea.org.uk If you own a Gib'Sea please feel free to e-mail me at: ralph@gibsea.org uk for further info.

Gib\'Sea Owners The Gib'Sea Association has been slowly but surely growing since January. We have a mixed membership from all over the country. I have just put up a web site which will hopefully be of interest to Gib'Sea owners. It will grow as members get around to writing articles for it and...

Gib\'Sea Owners Just a quick note for anyone with a Gib'Sea. There is an owners association now. If you are interested please e-mail me at studio@thedesignhouse-bristol.co.uk Ralph Ferrand Gib'Sea 28

PDA\'s and GPS Is there any software for a PDA / Palm Pilot / Psion that could be used with a link to a GPS as a sort of chart plotter? I thought it might be useful when coming into an unknown harbour or river to be getting a 'rolling' chart in the cockpit without having to keep diving down...

I have a YSE12 engine which is similar though horizontal. I have a friend with YGM10 and his water pump is virtually the same as mine. I completely rebuilt mine recently. I took it to a engineering bearings supplier and managed to buy the double lipped seal and the two bearings at a small...

I have a YSE12 engine which is similar though horizontal. I have a friend with YGM10 and his water pump is virtually the same as mine. I completely rebuilt mine recently. I took it to a engineering bearings supplier and managed to buy the double lipped seal and the two bearings at a small...

Re: Lucas The die-cast housing around the bearing has worn very badly. I suspect that the bearing has ceased in the past. I replaced the bearing but this did no good. I presume the diodes or reg has gone as well as there is no fluence coming out. Because the housing is finished it makes a...

The alternator on my Yanmar YSE12 is dead and beyond practical repair. Yanmar want an arm, a leg and several vital organs for a new one. I went to a trade auto suppliers who have one that will fit which chucks out 35amps. It however sticks the -ve to earth whereas the original Hitachi has...

I used a Yeoman Sport on my Alacrity with a wander lead. I had it soldered into the junction box I made up behind the main fuse panel.I have bought a bigger boat now and have put a multi pin water proof plug on the end of the yeoman data/power lead. I have put one socket in the middle of the...

I'm half thinking about buying a new cooker to replace the aged Plastimo in Cevema. I thought about the new Plastimo Neptune 2000 but having looked at pictures of it on the web sites purveying such items I fancy it is quite a bit slimmer than the old one thereby presumably offer less space...

Gib\'Sea Owners Association Any one who owns a Gib'Sea might like to know that there is an association being formed. There has been some positive interest from notes put on a newsgroup. We are waiting for the sailing monthlys to publish a note as well. When we have sufficient numbers we will...

Monel is the approved material for pop rivets in aluminium. However when fitting anything with dissillilar metals to a mast it is imperitive that you the jointing compound. It is available from good chandlers as is a nasty greeny/yellow colour and I am assured is bad for your skin. Can't...

I bought the bottom of the range NASA navtex receiver. I was reading with interest the article in PBO this month about navtex. According to the piece it is possible to receive inshore forecasts on dual band models only ... or have I read it wrong? I am assuming that the navtex I have doesn't...

I bought a couple of mooring buoys at the weekend at a jumble. They were new and have a large metal rod going through the middle of the buoy with a ring at the top and bottom. To the bottom ring you attach the chain to the sinker and to the to the line to you boat. Near the end of that line you...