Recent content by Simes

you might think about using the existing fairleads but rather than using one strop use two. With two strops, one to port and the other to (surprise, surprise) to Starboard, this saves you the problem of having a bow fairlead, or roller and also gives you a back-up safety margin. The two strops...

Yes, we have used water based paint on board. This was as a test in the heads compartment. 8 years ago and it is still adhering, still shiny (well silky) and has worked well in a compartment that does suffer from a moist atmosphere. Ours was the Ronseal variety if I recall correctly. Regards...

When in the uk Armed Forces we used to use a Diesel burner known as a Lowcombe (spelling?) Bane Burner. This was a tank of oil sat upon a bench (or Landrover front wing on one occasion) then mounted below it in a trench a trombone shaped length of copper pipe with a small hole or two in the...

Yes it would be well worth reporting this to CHIRP. It would also be worth every yachtsman being aware of the CHIRP process for the reporting of close calls at sea. https://www.chirp.co.uk/ Simes

Like every thing else, Ferro Cement hulls are what they are. There is little point is stating that they are all rubbish or that they are all strong. It takes a lot of time to build a ferro hull. The cost savings are in time and labour not in fit out. I you want a one off, then Ferro is probably...

Hello Folks, I have just moved to Shamrock Quay and discovered that the shore power meter is not provided FOC, as I thought that it would be. I am talking about the blue lozenge shaped in-line 240 volt meter. I have just spent a hour on t' internet searching for one but it would seem that I...

Just had my outboard stolen, well just found out about it. I find this very frustrating, no-one seems to care, not the police or the boatyard. If you are offered my Tohatsu 6hp, regular shaft, as they all are it is black, big scratch on the starboard side and an area of smaller scratches on the...

Just had my outboard stolen, well just found out about it. I find this very frustrating, no-one seems to care, not the police or the boatyard. If you are offered my Tohatsu 6hp, regular shaft, as they all are it is black, big scratch on the starboard side and an area of smaller scratches on the...

In my experience only one type works every time. That is the Mr Funnel. These will filter water out of the fuel, if that is not good enough then I do not know what impresses. I have used these filters for years and found them to be excellent. When I talk about Diesel fuel systems at boat shows...

There are lots of less than perfect examples of GRP and steel boats out there. As for the "I once heard of" stories you should probably ask those that have owned and or sailed good distances in a Ferro boat what they think. Just to put your mind at rest I have had mine for 10 years now and would...

I see little issue with this, GHA as a noon sight Longitude. The only real issue is finding the exact time of LAN, Equation of time is a little known table these days. Once you have the time of LAN you might as well use Arc to Time to establish Longitude. At this point anyone who has read or...

We have three of these Mr Funnel filters. The filter does need to be cleaned out periodically, I rinse with petrol. The ability of the filter to remove water from fuel is astounding and does work. I would and do recommend these filters to any one having problems with dirty fuel and or water in...

In fairness the company has entered a number of events and has often done well on the race course. The three races the OP is referring to took place in Barbados in January 2014 at the start of the Caribbean season and those results are being used to promote the same events in Barbados in 2015...

Hello David, I have some thing similar on board Talisman. Old Mahogany that gets lots of weather. Over the past 9 years I have tried many of the proprietary solutions to preserve both the look and the body of the wood. The one that is working best, with out fault so far (2 years) is a French...

Geoff, Many thanks for the short Dissatation on galvanising. So much good information in one hit. Thanks again. May I ask who in your opinion does a good job of re-galvanising chain? Regards Simes