What is on your Santa List

[Daydream believer]

I have a 12v Smart TV on my list. Need to find somewhere to put it next.
I’d buy myself an AIS Transponder but I can’t justify spending €600-1000 for something I will use for a fortnight every second year.

What you need is a change of lifestyle mate

 

[Daydream believer]

When I was courting my girlfriend (now my wife) in 1969, I bought her a credit note for 25 gallons of petrol at the local garage, for her Xmas prezzie.
Her mum said it was odd. Her dad told her to look after me.

 

[Clancy Moped]

I’m having one currently. It’s just over 60’ long and currently floating in a marina in Mallorca as i type.

Crap weather from Tuesday onwards wrap up warm.

 

[Greg2]

Part 3 of our refurb this winter so a bit of a list and all a tad pricey!

 

[Dino]

What you need is a change of lifestyle mate

I probably should have explained my situation better, I am based inland but go to sea for 2-3 weeks cruising every second year. Otherwise I spend every weekend onboard and 2-4 weeks.

 

[Assassin]

Been tapped to buy daughter a new car, why do they never buy me anything?

 

[Bouba]

Been tapped to buy daughter a new car, why do they never buy me anything?

Where I grew up the children gave money to their parents...a far more logical system in my opinion

 

[Alicatt]

Part 3 of our refurb this winter so a bit of a list and all a tad pricey!

Our part one refurb will start soon, been pulling (unbolting) the seats etc from the cabin to get them recovered, a new matrass for the pointy end of the boat too.
A new VHF and handheld is on the cards plus a redesign of the instrument cluster and new cleats as the wooden ones are beyond saving - ie. there is no wood left in them

 

[Greg2]

Our part one refurb will start soon, been pulling (unbolting) the seats etc from the cabin to get them recovered, a new matrass for the pointy end of the boat too.
A new VHF and handheld is on the cards plus a redesign of the instrument cluster and new cleats as the wooden ones are beyond saving - ie. there is no wood left in them

Sounds like a good project

We have done a lot already and this is the latest development - engines out for some TLC and a tidy up and some work in the engine bay.

 

[Alicatt]

A bit different than mine...

The Volvo Penta is sitting behind the wooden wall, it's a MD7A with S drive to a 3 bladed propellor, part of next year's work is to replace the engine mounts and impeller, the water pump has a small weep and the alternator needs a new pully, it's 40+ years old and worn out

 

[Dino]

Oh wow! Big work going on? What’s the issue with your engines? Is it just TLC or bigger work? Will be a great opportunity to do impellers and any other tricky jobs. What hours are on your M265Ti’s? Mine are around 1300 but the hour clocks recently stopped working. Apparently the gear cogs in the Tacho’s can be replaced.
Good luck with the work.

Our part one refurb will start soon, been pulling (unbolting) the seats etc from the cabin to get them recovered, a new matrass for the pointy end of the boat too.
A new VHF and handheld is on the cards plus a redesign of the instrument cluster and new cleats as the wooden ones are beyond saving - ie. there is no wood left in them

Sounds like a good project

We have done a lot already and this is the latest development - engines out for some TLC and a tidy up and some work in the engine bay.

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[Greg2]

Oh wow! Big work going on? What’s the issue with your engines? Is it just TLC or bigger work? Will be a great opportunity to do impellers and any other tricky jobs. What hours are on your M265Ti’s? Mine are around 1300 but the hour clocks recently stopped working. Apparently the gear cogs in the Tacho’s can be replaced.
Good luck with the work.

Generally TLC, addressing oil leaks (they are Perkins) and some necessary and some preventative maintenance as well as some changes in the engine bay. Our engine bay is quite tight so removing the engines makes it all so much easier and it isn’t really a big deal - a fairly straightforward operation on the Hardy and would be on the Broom as they too installed hatches in the right places. The key issue is finding somewhere with the right facilities.

Our engines also have around 1500 hours and hour meters can be a bit flaky but it is the displays that are dodgy (they are digital).

 

[Bouba]

Our part one refurb will start soon, been pulling (unbolting) the seats etc from the cabin to get them recovered, a new matrass for the pointy end of the boat too.
A new VHF and handheld is on the cards plus a redesign of the instrument cluster and new cleats as the wooden ones are beyond saving - ie. there is no wood left in them

Sounds like a good project

We have done a lot already and this is the latest development - engines out for some TLC and a tidy up and some work in the engine bay.

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While the engines are out, give a thorough check on your fuel tanks...blow air into them...cut inspection hatches...everything you can think of

 

[Alicatt]

Took advantage of the Black Friday sales with full approval of the pusser, and ordered an early Chrissy Pressie, a Standard Horizon HX890E handheld, now we should be able to get past the lock gates on the canal, Channel 0 here I come...

 

[Greg2]

While the engines are out, give a thorough check on your fuel tanks...blow air into them...cut inspection hatches...everything you can think of

Yes, we had an issue with contaminated fuel this season and had the fuel polished. We have one inspection hatch in each tank and despite them being 22 years old they were fairly clean - no layer of black sludge on the bottom but some bits of black stuff folding around and a bit of staining on the tank walls.

My original thoughts were to pull the tanks out and to install hatches and have a proper clean but now I have been able to have a proper look I am not so sure. Access to any hatches would be nigh on impossible when the boat is back together and it would introduce a risk of leaks that would be very difficult if not impossible to resolve unless the engines came out again.

Given the fairly good state of the tanks inside I am now thinking instead that installation of a water/sludge removal system might be the way to go. The Marine 16 diesel dipper is a consideration but they are very expensive for what they are so I may cobble together my own system using filters with water separators such as the Racor 500.
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[Parabolica]

Been tapped to buy daughter a new car, why do they never buy me anything?

Not even a pair of socks or a box (small), of Ferrero Roche ?

I thought that these (one or the other, not both), were the d’facto reciprocal xmas present for such a gift as a full size car by one’s children these days. Wherever did you go wrong i wonder…….?