Recent content by Seagreen

Not yet. But provisionally the engine swap will happen in the spring sometime, as part of a far larger refit. There's going to be a great deal to do in short order, and the re-engineing was only discussed as an idea last night. So early days. I'm quite happy to stick with Beta, as the 30 is...

My current Beta is by no means knackered, but I am, as you guess, fed up with the lack of power. For a 36' boat at that weight, it really needs more grunt to get in over a choppy fetch. The old engine (10 years but only 250 hours) will certainly be up for sale. As for the weight saving, its...

Hello everyone. I'm considering going up and engine size or so. Currently, I have a Beta 20 pushing a heavy displacement hull (7.5 tons) with a variable pitch propeller, which gives me about 5 kn at 3k revs. I'm looking for a significant increase in power without going up too much in weight...

Hi all. I'm looking for a high copper content antifoul that can be applied between tides. I've read the PBO article, done lots of looking about, but due to having a really really bad cold, cannot process the information that well. I've also come to the grim yet inevitable conclusion that no...

Pretty sure its a correct Beta anode, but as i bought it over thecounter at a chandlers, I cannot be too sure.

New Impeller has arrived from ASAP supplies. Impressed it comes with a sachet of lubricant. Pipe cleaners mentioned, but as I've not cleaned out a heat exchanger before, what tools or gadgets (like wire and scrubbies etc) would be useful? Any warnings about what not to poke?

The engine has been fine for years, and its about 10 years old, well serviced and with about 250 hours. I shall fit a correct impeller, and give the whole cooling system a good poke through. The Impeller was sold to me as a 'good fit' by a yard, (no names as I still do business with them). I may...

So yes, the venerable BD722 is not liking to be pushed more than 1800 rpm, without the overheating alarm going off. I have made sure the inlet seacock isnt blocked and enough water "seems" to be going through. However, I notice the impellor is a 10 blade jabsco rather than the usual 6 blade...

I'll chase this up, thanks.

I suppose I might be being a bit cautious, but I really need the alarm to do two jobs; One, an out of position alarm in case the swinging mooring breaks - unlikely but possible, and Two, the break-in alarm just in case. I'm contemplating leaving the boat stripped out over winter, with all bar...

Best think of being reliant only on on-board 12v power, on a swinging mooring which may not have any other local security. I'm looking at just break-in alert, a bit of motion recording and out of position if possible. Boat is normally located in summer on the Dart but may winter in its own...

I'm looking at on-board boat security. Specifically a break-in & theft plus out-of-position capability alert system. Whats the best, most effective, rationally priced system that runs off a 12v system, and almost more importantly, which is the biggest Turkey of a system you wish you'd never...

:D Yes, that's it. "can you navigate me to...?" "hold on, I'll just turn on my phone."

Certainly seems to be. I had one on my chart table but it seems to have gone walkabout. Was searching for a possible ebay replacement as they/it is really really good at staying on the chart table and not sliding onto the floor.

Can anyone remember a type of parallel ruler that was pantographed by tapes? Called 'Chart- mate' or 'Chart buddy' or ruler mate. It was a clear ruler on a hub, attached to a pair of sprung tapes within a black casting and that sat screwed in the top left corner of the chart table. Are they...