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I am downsizing from a Bowman 36 and have been searching various bilge keel boats. The Moody 31 looks a possibility and talking to current owners they feel that the YM review was unduly critical. Such phrases as "A touch skittish" and "This is primarily a young persons boat-and a touch too wild...

That sounds the sort of solution as I am not keen on having a fixed ladder though I may have to change my mind, I shall do a trial run as the slope of the pushpit may cause a problem ( the boat is ashore )

I am considering fitting a stern ladder to my Bowman 36. It has a small but pretty transom , the other consideration is fixed or folding ladder. I reckon the bottom rung should be at least 18" in the water. Any ideas please ? You will see from the attachment the problem

Thank you team, there are 11 cells each 30mmx25mm. It looks like a good soldering job when I get the tagged batteries, perhaps it is cheaper to buy a S/H VHF !! Tony

Thanks pvb, that is just what I wanted yours aye Tony

This old handheld VHF is also known as Stingray or Plastimar. I have searched a replacement battery without luck. I have opened up the battery pack and there are 6 Ni Cad batteries connected in series. Where can I get replacements ?

This old handheld VHF is also known as Stingray or Plastimar. I have searched a replacement battery without luck. I have opened up the battery pack and there are 6 Ni Cad batteries connected in series. Where can I get replacements ?

Hello I recently had to replace my Bowman Ht Xfitted to a Merc 636 as it had corroded after 10 years. Bowmans are devils at using dissimilar metals, however when you do a temporary repair do use a 50/50 mix of antifreeze to coolant. Westfields hold a stock of new items and are firstclass at...

Bowman Heat Exchanger for Mercedes 636 My original Ht Xchngr failed at a ferrous elbow bolted on to the alloy housing(why they mixed these metals beats me) I replaced it with a new design 10 years ago. On checking it this winter I noticed one of the end caps was split so I investigated further...

We are refitting a 22ft Kestrel & need a quantity of 5/8" raised head chrome brass screws. Having trawled the web we are still searching. Any ideas out there please ?

I bought one in Trebeurden. It has 3 output leads,black,red & pink. I get a normal charging voltage out of the red & black but nothing out of the black & pink. I thought the later was for charging the aux battery .The handbook isnt much help. Any ideas ?

There is a small gauze screen under the glowplug.Despite what Kreuger tells you, it is possible to get it out and clean it. There is also a small filter in the fuel pump. Borrow a tester if you can and this will pinpoint the problem. It shows a number and the web will list faults against these...

stop a diesel by shutting off the air supply ie a rag over the air inlet always works. I had a jammed fuel rack fully open in St Peters Port when a replacement heat exchanger was being fitted. The rag soon tamed 42hp as max revs were being reached. The 'expert' mechanic who was doing the work...

Note MARPA needs a smart fluxgate compass to give good results.In these ship infested waters I wouldnt be without radar, MARPA and AIS, all modest power consumers. Finding a slot to cross the shipping lanes when ones SOA is 5 kts is not easy. Light years ago I used to make night crossings to...

Furneaux Riddell (Airport Road Portsmouth)sold me a pair of 105AHs much cheaper than Barnden(Segensworth)