Recent content by stevesales

I explained that you wouldn't. You'd still have 35 Ah left without running the engine (actually more because the house battery voltage would fall off during transfer of energy to the other battery). It would take 12 hours to charge and I imagine you'd be running the boat engine during this time.

I think you may be right. While intuitively they clamp the bits together I'm not sure they would do much for the shear strength. I've glued one side with a lot of cursing and swearing (as usual not enough goo to do both sides) and it seems a ferocious product. Maybe leave it at that. Since the...

You'd half discharge the house battery then if you just bung the motor battery across it with a current limiting resistor without running the engine. 2 ohms will give 6A charge so you'd need a 15 watt resistor. I can't see any reason why this won't work with the engine running as well since the...

It's only 25% ether, rest is oil and propellant. We don't use the equivalent 'start pilote' on our tractors until the temp gets below -20°C - then it's change the battery or give them a whiff. I don't believe all the guff about damage unless you shoot half a can in. Old IH diesels had a tank of...

Yes indeed, I was going to use a stainless 'penny' washer with a nylon sealing washer between it and the screw head. Do you think they will add strength or act more to concentrate the stress and act as a nucleus for failure?

If you can cut a slot after the hot water and anything else you chuck at it use a small cold chisel on an angle in the slot and tap it gently with a light hammer so it is trying to turn the bolt. The impacts will often break the corrosion 'weld'.

So you don't have an outboard then? It doesn't work on oars.

Nicely done, yes.

What capacity are your 'house' batteries?

It's only an ether based starter but all boats need a can I can't give the URL because it gets censored!

Thanks for the info.. I've bought the Araldite now-the 5200 data sheet steers away from PVC which is notoriously difficult to glue(as Zodiac found out!). I think I've used 5200 on the yacht and seem to remember it is one of the longest goos to remain on the fingers afterwards. The rigid transom...

Strange to be back on the YBW forum - I sold my beloved Allied Princess in 2006 and haven't been here since. I'm now a freshwater Zodiac bobbler not a real sailor at all but the old Zodiac started taking on water and it's the usual bond failure between transom and the PVC 'flanges'. I've got the...

Please see my pm to you

John, I really don't care if you believe me or not. Go and play at Trafalgar, mind you don't get shot. It hurts. I don't think there's much point in discussing ballistics here. The muzzle energy of a .45 ACP may be only a quarter of a 7.62 but the energy transfer is similar. Colmce, don't talk...

Perhaps I have the advantage having been shot several times. A NATO 7.62 makes a fairly clean entry and exit wound. The Russian bullet is designed to tumble once it hits resistance so can make an unpleasant exit wound. A 12 bore Brenneke (rifled slug) round will remove most of your chest or...