Recent content by RedAdmiral

Drive it out from the front of the engine (the rear part of the pipe is a larger diameter). You need a stepped drift (preferably of copper). When I did the job the bypass pipe which is brass came out without damage, but replacement bits are easily obtained if necessary. The holes in the side of...

Many thanks for replies. Presumably internal battery is necessary for retaining data when unit is switched off - is Garminthe only manufacturer to have this problem of replacing batteries?

Please don't tell me I'm an idiot but...... I like my Newbridge Pioneer - 26 feet, built in 1989, iron twin keels (not grp keels filled with shot), buoyant, spacious and, with a junk rig, allows me to carry an inflated dinghy on deck. My cruising grounds over the eleven years I've had her, Skye...

VP water pump Agree on fitting refit kit. Did so about 3 years ago. No problems since. April isssue of Sailing Today www.sailingtoday.co.uk has an article with photographs showing how to do it. Good luck.

The Ricardo was a single cylinder four stroke with shaft driven overhead camshaft. The shaft was in two parts with sliding internal/external splines. The Ricardo was designed purely for research. You could work out octane values for petrol and cetane values for diesel - if you really wanted to!

If you go to Leicester Sea Cadets web site www.tstiger.org.uk you will find some useful information. When you get to the site click Resources and then Pulling and ASC.

I wouldn't worry too much about the starter motor. Many years ago when some cars had 6volt electrics we often swopped them to 12volt changing only dynamo, battery and bulbs (possibly wiper motor as well unless you had a Ford and electric fuel pump if you had a Morris). I never heard of a 6volt...

When I heard the announcement I felt very sad. Ellen MacArthur's achievements are outstanding but, once she has stopped sailing, she will disappear from view and her inspirational effect will soon be lost. Who nowadays, except readers of her books, remembers Clare Francis? Not only a single...

Simplest way is to knock out one or two cylinders - feed fuel supply to selected injector(s) directly into fuel return at injector which retuns fuel to filter or into main fuel return to tank. It'll sound funny but will run probably for ever!!

A lot depends on where you intend to keep boat. On the west coast there are many places with no facilities - not even a wall to lie against! It sounds ridiculous in a deep water area but, in such a place eg west coast of Skye, you are better off with twin keels, preferably iron not GRP, so that...

Nothing to do with civic pride; it's the heritage of bloody revolution. If you don't get what you want you create mayhem. Personally, I don't want to live in that sort of place. Mind you, I wouldn't mind getting rid of our incompetent, dishonest government in a very french manner!

Re: Mick \"The Brick\" Harrison There is a 'Mick the Brick' - not certain of his surname - living on his ferro-cement yacht at Tollesbury Saltings.

Bought a Garmin 12 on e-bay - about £30. Drives my Yeoman plotter, tiller pilot and Icom DSC radio. Excellent piece of kit.

That was Leviathan - used as a jumping off platform on Clearance Diver courses!

Did exactly the same as Vyv about six seasons ago. Low tech but it works and goes on working with no battery problems. Deeply suspicious of unnecessary electronic solutions at sea!!