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I have been watching the Wandering Hillbilly as I like all the BVI stuff (been twice) although he sails, eats & drinks in a completely...

Probably a standard digital message with the system they installed. I took the mickey out of Will at Hudson Marine as he just installed...

40 mins eng running 1500rpm with prop engaged, two hard bursts of power then sampled oil ..

I suggest you keep a sample of the oil that Yanmar provided. If you get into a dispute it could be valuable.

Thank you Vic, I'm on the boat now, running in gear. Will take new sample after 30 mins and see what that looks like. I appreciate your...

Even after standing for 24 hours the oil has not cleared. The degree of turbidity suggests there is water present . If a sample like...

I purchased an oil testing kit so yesterday ran the engine for 15 mins and then decanted the foam into the supplied 100ml bottle. This...

Dunedin makes a good point, and the fact remains that the larger vessels of which he speaks (i.e. 55ft plus) do tend to stay further...

The Millers oils 80/90 multigrade I use does not froth like that

Have you swapped it out for one of the other units, maybe the unit is at fault?

A couple of years ago on the Solent, a black rib with 4-5 well built Caribbean guys on it, all dressed in black, approached us at high...

Yes I guessed that but it could well be that they specified it incorrectly. I have seen this happen several times with industrial equipment.

I used the correct Yanmar specified/branded sail drive oil so hopefully it shouldn't be that.

Good news, a Yanmar main agent's engineer visited today and took a look. Perfectly normal as he said the gearbox is known for foaming...