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I finally located 20 litres of 10w30 in a agricultural supplier for 50 quid, I now have enough for 8 years, yes my 1 gm had a oil sensor that knocked the alternator off until it got hot,the lug corroded off and it wasn't until weeks later that , when it wudnt start that it was traced ...

I have tried to find the correct oil 10W30 as recommended by yanmar, but I cannot find a supplier, does any one know of an alternative oil that would be ok and not damage the unit?

Put it down to a novice panel poster:o

Took along time to find one that would fit , first class solar panel. Fitted to an etap 24i

Same here bit misleading I think ,looked at buying ipad sub and they want 84€ it's only approx65€ for hard copy in news agent what a shame

hi i was thinking that the other day as i have a box full of old ones , they have gone very expensive and the boat yard is full of them lying around on the ground how do you melt them and what do u use as a cast adrian

hi i have been using one of these for years and are very good http://www.actmeters.com/battery-testing/ they make first class equipment adrian

Thanks all ,was talking to guy cutting steel and he suggests electro polishing , taking your advice into account that painting is not the best option i might go with that thanks again Adrian

Hi I have a peice of stainless a ft by a ft and i want to paint it to match the white hull, what would you recomend to do this with ? Many thanks Adrian

I agree with petehb i have a set of abloy not cheap but one key fits all was very upset when customs in swansea cut them opened to check the boat and said that they could do what they liked , luckly a local welding shop was able to fix them for a cost cheaper than replacing them €300 but they...

hi im on my third mast head unit in 4 years very bad design bearings rusted solid . also if you don keep the transducer transmitters fully charged tover the winter then you will run into problems handy units the other weekend i was on board in bed with the wind unit unclipped beside me...

well the rest of the story goes like this , the etap which is built for colder climates and conditions has this fitted which is very rare . in order to help starting when the oil is thick and cold in the sail drive and the engine has a temp sensor fitted to the oil sump which trips when the...

hi i have down loaded the whole 446 pages and its a new mod so no joy

Hi This boating is one step forward one step back , having had trouble starting the engine at a remote anchorage and only got it going by using the decompression lever , the alternator was not charging the battery , then i read here that with a sail drive they put a relay in to turn off the...

thanks to all they are no pride of place in my cabin used rustins and so far worked thanks again

Thanks for that

Hi After spending hours cleaning and polishing i sprayed it with lacquer and seem to have made a terrible mess i now have to remove the new messy lacquer my question what lacquer should i use and how do i apply it many thanks A

Hello i have just bought an etap 24i and i find the steering of the twin rudders very heavy , i wonder do they need tracking like a car , in 13 knts of wind i needed 2 hands to hold it any advice?

i have fitted the tack tick wind very quick and easy to install just moved it to my new boat easy to take home for the winter , they seem to have sorted all there technical issues , its nice when sitting below to take it with you to keep an eye on the wind