spot the boatman!

[atoll]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Its turning into a definite Love-Hate relationship... you love it.. and I'm starting to hate it..
Gonna look into having her lifted and stored here for the summer.. got a contract to honour.. and much needed cash to be earned to pay for it.. starting May 15th when I have to be in Miami to bring a boat across to Gibraltar.
I think its the steering head manual pump thats died this time.. either that or the Dutch cowboy in Malta that re-did the ram seals etc cocked up badly..
Can however strongly recommend the Sicilian mechanic in Mazara do Velo.. Nino Anistasi.. did an excellent job.
Ahh well... fill you in later guys.

I had a vetus hydraulic manual steering pump fail,but it took a while,getting progressively worse,not just suddenly stopped working.
the seals on the ram shaft,again take a long time to wear out.
leakage of oil would cause a sudden failure,or an airlock.

maybe give it another try bleeding at the ram.

if you can get the boat to Cartagena I have an engineer friend who could sort any problems.
Welcome to "one stop yacht care" Based, Cartagena, Spain.(+34)659 3232 43 - English

realistically it is still about 1000miles to your home port.
it will be tough to get there in the time frame,best not get stuck somewhere really expensive!

cheers alex

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by boatman61

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Gonna look into having her lifted and stored here for the summer..

Ya could always get a delivery skipper






OK maybe not funny

Maybe it's only a little problem to fix - best of british to you

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Wotname

Ya could always get a delivery skipper






OK maybe not funny

Maybe it's only a little problem to fix - best of british to you

[boatman61]

Then again.. I'm a lot older now so....

[Polux]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Its turning into a definite Love-Hate relationship... you love it.. and I'm starting to hate it..
Gonna look into having her lifted and stored here for the summer.. got a contract to honour.. and much needed cash to be earned to pay for it.. starting May 15th when I have to be in Miami to bring a boat across to Gibraltar.
...

If you are going to leave it in Sardinia probably you will not find a better price/quality than on the Shipyard of Paolo Muras in Airbatax. Leaved there my boat (on the dry) for the winter.

It will be protected ( a fence and cameras) and Paolo is not only a good mechanic but also an honest guy. Someone forget to charge my batteries and they were dead. He proposed to pay for new ones (I only accepted half of it since they were 8 years old). I had done there some work on the rudder and I was satisfied with the job and price as well as the price of keeping the boat. Nice cheap town too.

• Cantiere Nautico Arbatax Di Mulas Paolo •!

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Polux

If you are going to leave it in Sardinia probably you will not find a better price/quality than on the Shipyard of Paolo Muras in Airbatax. Leaved there my boat (on the dry) for the winter.

It will be protected ( a fence and cameras) and Paolo is not only a good mechanic but also an honest guy. Someone forget to charge my batteries and they were dead. He proposed to pay for new ones (I only accepted half of it since they were 8 years old). I had done there some work on the rudder and I was satisfied with the job and price as well as the price of keeping the boat. Nice cheap town too.

• Cantiere Nautico Arbatax Di Mulas Paolo •!

Hmmmm...!!
Are we talking CF cheap.. or Boatman cheap..

[Polux]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Hmmmm...!!
Are we talking CF cheap.. or Boatman cheap..

I will try to find his email. He does not speak English but he has a very nice girl on the office that does.

At the time I have done a lot of research about prices and that was the cheapest I could find on the Island with good boat security. In Portugal we had the boats on the same marina...for a reason. By the way you should look at the marina at Nazaré (Portugal). Better prices

[Polux]

Couldn't find the email. My boat stayed there in 2007/2008.

On the net I have found this one, maybe it works:

info@cantierenauticoarbatax.com
telf + 39 0782 667625

Look at Google earth and search for Cantieri Arbatax. You are going to see the Cantieri Reiulta, the Cantieri Valdes. The Cantieri Nautico Paulo Mulas is the one that has no name there and is on the other side of the road on the left.

As you can see not a luxury thing for luxury yachts

I know you are going to like Paulo Mulas not only for the service but as a guy.

[weavis]

Salty on a bad hair day.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Polux

I will try to find his email. He does not speak English but he has a very nice girl on the office that does.

At the time I have done a lot of research about prices and that was the cheapest I could find on the Island with good boat security. In Portugal we had the boats on the same marina...for a reason. By the way you should look at the marina at Nazaré (Portugal). Better prices

Ahh.. but the guy in Fig da Foz is a friend...

[SaltyMonkey]

Originally Posted by weavis

Salty on a bad hair day.

That was before the accident weavis.

Oh Boaty! Dont be sad. U have nice boat!

One thing me learned on CF is maintenance is the great equalizer. No matter how many waves are there or experience of sailing. Every @#&$(@#& sailwhore on here has something major go wrong on their boat. Why yis that? Nebber storms or wails or ****. Just some major maintenance issue clips them on the arse.

So don't be sad. Yu fix and be out agin soon.

[Cap Erict3]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Its turning into a definite Love-Hate relationship... you love it.. and I'm starting to hate it..
Gonna look into having her lifted and stored here for the summer.. got a contract to honour.. and much needed cash to be earned to pay for it.. starting May 15th when I have to be in Miami to bring a boat across to Gibraltar.
I think its the steering head manual pump thats died this time.. either that or the Dutch cowboy in Malta that re-did the ram seals etc cocked up badly..
Can however strongly recommend the Sicilian mechanic in Mazara do Velo.. Nino Anistasi.. did an excellent job.
Ahh well... fill you in later guys.

I don't know if your hyd sys has a pressurized reservoir but I know I am a big fan.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hynautic-RV-...-/301578548404

Minors leaks are just that. Minor.

I keep mine @ 2 bar and check my system by a glance at the sight glass and pressure gauge. Easy to bleed.

Pulled a bonehead stunt trying to adjust below decks autopilot pump underway and pinched one of a kind o-ring. Lost about 1 quart every 2 weeks but never lost steering or had to bleed due to reservoir/volume tank maintaining positive pressure.




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Looking for another pretty place to work on the boat.

[boatman61]

Replaced all seals in the ram and two new 3.5metre lengths of hose and fitting in Malta.. thats all the is.. these lead to the pump/header at the wheel.. no bleed points anywhere.. apart from the filler hole.
Resevior is full... wheel just spins.. no movement at the ram.. rudder stays central.. to use emergency steering ram has to be removed completely else its in the way..
Wires are so much easier to fix.. especially in a seaway of 3metres and blowing...

[hoppy]

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[atoll]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Replaced all seals in the ram and two new 3.5metre lengths of hose and fitting in Malta.. thats all the is.. these lead to the pump/header at the wheel.. no bleed points anywhere.. apart from the filler hole.
Resevior is full... wheel just spins.. no movement at the ram.. rudder stays central.. to use emergency steering ram has to be removed completely else its in the way..
Wires are so much easier to fix.. especially in a seaway of 3metres and blowing...

I cant see how your system can work without there being bleed points at the ram hose connections,otherwise you are just trying to push air around hence the wheel just spinning.