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Battery bank consists of 6 x Trojan T145's 6 Volt FLA batteries. All six batteries were purchased in August last year and installed at the end of that month. About 5 weeks of sailing after installation, and then the boat has been in a marina since then. The new bank replaced an 8 year old bank...

Thought it might be worthwhile to get a set of spare brushes for my Lewmar winch. Removed one of the brushes to check size, and noted an ID number stamped on the brush 01M. Googled the reference number and got a number of hits, and eventually was able to identify the brush set as made by Mahle...

Have a two burner model with grill and oven. Just recently the ignitor for the small burner and grill have stopped working, ignitor for oven and large burner work fine. Tried three new batteries, made no difference. Removed top of oven to get access to the ignitor wiring. Checked all...

About to replace the original 22 year old engine mounts on my Bene 473 fitted with a Volvo Penta TMD22. The bolts on the two aft mounts, the ones securing the mounts to the bearers are quite corroded, may need cutting off the heads and pushing the bolt down. (Corrision occured prior to me...

Setting off from Whitehaven next week, itinery is Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, and then to the Firth of Clyde. Normally wouldm anchor/pick up mooring off Ramsey, but the winds are forecasted to be Easterley for most of next week, but light to moderate. In case Ramsey prroves not suitable for a...

For anyone considering using these, or needs spares, Mouser UK are now listing them as being back in stock. The fuses are listed at £6-51 each, and a double fuse holder at £8-18. On the Mouser website, a search for 504-MRBF will find the fuses. Not all ratings are in stock, but I needed some 300...

For sale at £250. Fitted to boat in August 2012, little use as have solar and wind geny. Removed from boat last month. In very good condition (still has protective fillm over the display and push buttons, and fully functioning at time of removal Complete with new temperature sensor. Please...

In excellent condition. I have had to replace it with a BM2 model after fitting an invertor. The BM1 will measure up to 100Ah. Complete with harness, shunt, instructions. Please note, this is an older type monitor, purchase in 2011, and can only measure the voltage on one battery bank. The...

For sale, an Actisesne NDC-4-USB, presently set up for connection to AIS. I bought this earlier this year, and it was used once, but I ended up buying a new chart plotter and the multiplexor is no longer required. It is boxed, complete with manuals and software CD. This unit is easy to...

This is a 12V 60 Amp unit on a Volvo Penta TMD22. I fitted a new regulator to the alt when I installed an ADVERC the other day. When I started the engine, the voltage output was 14.6v (batteries close to charged). The Adverc should cause the alt output to cycle between about 14.6 and 14.2, but...

Approximately 11 yrs old, 12 Volt 40 Amps, with outputs for 3 battery banks. As far as I know, in original working order. Removed from boat as upgraded to a 60 amp charger. Please note, this is the Series 1 Charger from Dolphin. Will also throw in a Battery Isolator, Model 703R (Sure Power...

The below link will take you to a thread on Cruiser Forum http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f129/sign-the-petition-to-prosecute-the-lake-county-sheriff-that-killed-the-sailor-92123.html Seems the good ol boys network is still alive and kicking in the USA. If you feel that justice could be...

In the stages of upgrading the boats battery charging systems, wind, alternator, solar, A/C Battery Charger. In my efforts to save costs, was searching the internet for bargains, and in the hunt for thermal circuit breakers, found a couple of Blue Sea Systems surface mounted breakers on Amazon...

Trying to remove the inflation valve from a Lodestar air floor, but the valve does not want to come apart. I have the correct key to unscrew the outer part but no luck. Any tricks to make things work?? Cheers Nigel

Anyone know the make of Inflation valve used on a Lodestar dinghy. I'm away from the boat for the next 2 weeks and forgot to check for markings on the valve. No luck with google, but looking at various sites, it appears similar to a Halkey Roberts valve

Intend on a trip from Liverpool to Ireland, but first sailing south to Bristol Channel. Plan to stop at North Haven, Skomer to get some kip, as I will be single handing, and it looks like a 17 to 20 hr passage from Anglesey to Skomer. Can someone advise me what type of mooring buoys are used at...

Any one fitted one.?? Would like to know the approximate dimensions of the support bracket as hown in the upper picture on this web page http://www.mgduff.co.uk/leisure-craft/fitting-instructions/electro.html Reason for asking is that I am making a support arm from aluminium, which will be...

In February's edition of PBO there was a letter from a reader concerning the use of DSC and the need to know the MMSI number of the station to be called, which would be quite difficult if you did not have AIS. The response from a member of the PBO team started with the statement "...that ships...

If it was not enough there are so many polishes to choose from, I am now down to selecting G3, but see there is a choice of paste or liquid. Paste is by far the cheaper. Apart from the obvious, whats the difference. Is the liquid easier to apply. Will be using a machine polisher.

Good day, Can anyone recommend an anti-freeze suitable for a Volvo Penta TMD22. Dont want to pay the silly prices quoted by Volvo, but on the other hand, dont want to put the wrong type in