Recent content by Sjk1000

That was my wild guess too but the spring is ridiculously strong and when the nut is off it fires the cap across the engine bay. I did try to put the grease in this way, then I couldn't compress the spring enough to replace the cap and the nut. The real solution is to find the secret grease...

Thanks Plum! I'd never have found it there. I can't actually see it at all from the access hatch because my head doesn't stretch that far. I can only feel it and get the grease gun onto it. The pot I have is the front one in the photo and the nut at the top is an air release valve. That was...

Hi all Can anyone tell me how add grease to the grease pot in the image below. I assume the top nut is removed, or do I attach a grease gun to that. Not a job I've done before so I really haven't a clue here. Thanks

Hi all We've just lost the "mast gate" coming out of Mallaig on our Sadler 26. Forgive me if that's not the right term for it. It was a hinged, sprung thing about 4 inches long. We're heading to Arisaig to the yard there atm. Is this a simple fix with a replacement part? If so, can someone send...

i'm 6'4, 103 kilos and have a Sadler 26. This is our second season with the Intex Explorer K2 (2 person). The Intex Challenger was a bit small for me but would have been fine if it wasn't for my wife wanting to come ashore too. We sail around the west coast of scotland and haven't had any...

Nah, I'm 6'4 and we spend 5 months each year living on our Sadler 26. The port berth is 6'5 and I don't need to stand for anything other than cooking and washing up in the 'galley' which is conveniently beneath the coach roof. Maybe I'm not one of the better sailers tho [insert sad face emoji...

Hi all I asked the marina boat yard to give us a quote for work on the boat - forward gear wasn't reliable and the gearbox (TMC 40 P on a Beta 14) would only consistently engage if the boat was going forward or if I gave the coupler some help with a boat hook. I'd checked that the throttle...

Hi all, I had a working Autohelm 1000 until recently when one of the gears inside broke. In taking it apart, the perished plastic casing around two of the screws came apart, and the orange seal between the two halves of the case somehow became an inch too long (!) Anyway, as I have the working...

Appreciate all your replies. It feels like it’ll keep us going until the end of the season. I’ll get it checked out when we’re out of the water in October. Thanks, Steve

Yes, that’s fine Done, the lever is vertical and the cable moves it equally both forward and back

Thanks earlybird, will take a look

Hi all We have a Beta Marine 14 in our Sadler 26. As I put the throttle forward it seems reluctant to drive the prop. Astern seems less of a problem. Once I’ve added a few revs, or left it ticking forward for 20seconds or so, or put it into reverse a couple of times it seems fine enough but...

If anyone else has this problem, the Display Category dropdown has been moved to the "hamburger" menu in the bottom right of the screen. "Mariners Standard" no longer exists but Selecting "All" here restores the contours. Selecting User Standard allows you to choose what you want to see on...

Just wanted to say thanks for all the replies today. Very much appreciated!

Hi Binnacle, Thanks for that. There's no stiffening when the wheel is hard over, and no tendency for it to drift off in a different direction at all. I was concerned about it when I heard the survey results but when I woke up this morning I wondered whether it actually made any difference at...