vas

I believe that boaters in the Med call mob practice, "going for a swim"

Had all sorts of issues with my 2GMF on a 8kW generator onboard. Turned out (after an almost needless full engine rebuilt) that it was a...

no glow plugs on GM series

We used to put the garbage bags inside of no sight of land. Then of course the tender goes on top and after a while at our age the mind...

That doesn't sound very likely to me. The lift pump either works adequately or it doesn't. More likely to show up on heavy load I'd have...

A tube does not have a higher bending strength than a solid cylinder of the same diameter. The strength of each depends on the second...

Thanks vas for advice at Post 3. Have ordered a new Yanmar HP Pipe. When it eventually arrives I will be very careful not to disturb...

sound good tbh, Alf (@Divemaster1 ) should tell us what he thinks! seems that there is a panel covering the tanks (engine room side)...

Videos of engine testing: DRY TESTING (Short): ON Water from saloon view: ON Water cruising about 8,5-8,7 knots:

Yes, that's the one. The best of the ones we viewed. First year or two will be on The Thames. Really close to home, I can re-live...

…continued Below is the pilothouse, pretty much finished. There was discussion above in the thread worrying that the 5 Garmin 9022...

…Continued Owner cabin on main deck. The 4th pic is the dressing area, forward of the headboard, and at the far end (ie starboard...

Busy here and have not found time for updates, sorry. Boat is in water, has finished sea trials and is in final de-bugging. Delivery to...

caps was unintentional, sorry. i use CAPS by default as a draftsman and was replying quickly and have a rotten cold so couldnt be...

no need to shout, should explain that F on all these yanmars (well 2GM and 3GM) means that it's fresh water cooled. Rest is the same. no...