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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-10-2019, 23:33
Replies: 3
Views: 2,566
Posted By bobsadler
Re: DOMETIC TankWatch4 issue

Gord May - yes, I read that but I have two lights on at the same time - yellow plus one other.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-10-2019, 02:09
Replies: 3
Views: 2,566
Posted By bobsadler
DOMETIC TankWatch4 issue

Hi,

Whether the probes on our Tank Watch 4 black water tank monitor are connected to the panel or not the yellow light (i.e. LOW level) remains on.

When the probes are connected, and as...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 06-10-2019, 02:12
Replies: 18
Views: 3,745
Posted By bobsadler
Re: Allen key for PSS shaft seal

The reason I want to use a torque wrench to set the grub screws is we almost lost the boat just out of Regio de Calabria in Italy. The PSS had been professionally installed in Portugal 2 years...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 05-10-2019, 06:55
Replies: 18
Views: 3,745
Posted By bobsadler
Allen key for PSS shaft seal

Hi

I have a PSS seal on my 40mm prop shaft. I have been trying to find Allen keys that are long enough to set the first two grub screws (i.e. nearest to shaft) with a torque wrench but haven't...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 03-10-2019, 07:24
Replies: 2
Views: 593
Posted By bobsadler
Fuel gauge sender query

Hi,

I have mechanical senders in my diesel tanks. They are horribly inaccurate and so I generally rely on engine hours to calculate fuel needs.

Can anyone recommend a non-mechanical sender?
...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-07-2019, 01:54
Replies: 18
Views: 4,426
Posted By bobsadler
Re: WESTERBEKE genset problem

Thanks for all the input and the "official" advice from Westerbeke: "As you know, there are safety shut down switches in the engines DC electrical “run” circuitry. They will shut the unit down in the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-07-2019, 09:03
Replies: 18
Views: 4,426
Posted By bobsadler
Re: WESTERBEKE genset problem

Again thanks for the thoughts. As an oilfield engineer for 40 years, much of it in the 3rd world, I know how to short out protective switches. It's a roll of the dice but sometimes needs must. Best...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-07-2019, 02:04
Replies: 18
Views: 4,426
Posted By bobsadler
Re: WESTERBEKE genset problem

Many thanks for the responses. I suspected it was one or more of the protective switches going out so your replies have reinforced that. I'm in Greece where Westerbeke techs are thin on the ground...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 12-07-2019, 23:32
Replies: 18
Views: 4,426
Posted By bobsadler
WESTERBEKE genset problem

Hi,

I have a WESTERBEKE 8.0KW_60Hz 6.0KE_50Hz BTDA genset and a problem. The genset will run for 10 minutes, 20 minutes or an hour and then stop. How long the genset runs for seems to be...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 15-09-2018, 07:40
Replies: 12
Views: 3,399
Posted By bobsadler
Re: LOFRAN Tigre anchor winch issue

Thanks for all the replies and info. With further examination I noticed that the chain was not jamming in the hawse hole and stalling the winch but every now and again the winch was trying to lift a...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 09-09-2018, 09:39
Replies: 12
Views: 3,399
Posted By bobsadler
Re: LOFRAN Tigre anchor winch issue

That was my first thought but even with the chain off the capstan this is occuring. The chain locker has more than the 1ft / 300mm clear height required and i can lift the chain with a couple of...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 09-09-2018, 04:15
Replies: 12
Views: 3,399
Posted By bobsadler
LOFRAN Tigre anchor winch issue

Hi

I have a LOFRANS TIGRE 12v 1500W anchor winch. The winch is one season old and has had little use. Recently, when paying out, the winch "stalls" (for want of a better description) and a...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 09-09-2018, 04:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,374
Posted By bobsadler
Re: On the hard over wintering in Turkey

Thanks for the replies
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 27-08-2018, 08:05
Replies: 4
Views: 1,374
Posted By bobsadler
Re: On the hard over wintering in Turkey

Many thanks. Will be back in touch.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 25-08-2018, 21:52
Replies: 4
Views: 1,374
Posted By bobsadler
On the hard over wintering in Turkey

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a marina in Turkey where we can have the boat (43ft/13m sloop) lifted out and dry stored for the upcoming winter (we will be heading back to New Zealand).

Many...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 07-07-2018, 22:24
Replies: 35
Views: 3,791
Posted By bobsadler
Re: Serpentine belts ???

Thanks for all the advice and apologies for a slow reply but have been without wifi for a few days. For those who asked my external regulator is a BALMAR ARS-5 (which I've discovered has the belt...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 03-07-2018, 09:19
Replies: 35
Views: 3,791
Posted By bobsadler
Re: Serpentine belts ???

Thanks for the inputs

External BALMAR regulator and 3 x 220Ah batteries

Regards

Bob
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 03-07-2018, 05:33
Replies: 35
Views: 3,791
Posted By bobsadler
Serpentine belts ???

Hi,

My boat has a YANMAR 4LH-HTE marine diesel fitted with a BALMAR 60-100-SR-IG alternator. Over the years I have noticed a lot of black “dust” about the alternator and assumed it was V-belt...
Forum: Our Community 13-07-2017, 00:09
Replies: 38
Views: 15,886
Posted By bobsadler
Re: Hookah Breathing Systems

I have a "pony" bottle (can't remember capacity but about 1/2 of a standard scuba tank) and made an umbilical with 25m of 1/4in hose with a 1st stage regulator at one end and a 2nd stage at the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 05-07-2017, 07:36
Replies: 8
Views: 3,853
Posted By bobsadler
Re: Fuel consumption query

Hi,

No black smoke and essentially no oil usage and engine sounds as it always has.

Regards,

Bob
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 05-07-2017, 05:37
Replies: 8
Views: 3,853
Posted By bobsadler
Re: Fuel consumption query

Many thanks for the calculations (I came up with a similar figure of around 7.5L/hr at 2100rpm and, yes, consumption on graph is gm/hp/hr).


Over the past few days have motored marina to marina...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 05-07-2017, 01:04
Replies: 8
Views: 3,853
Posted By bobsadler
Fuel consumption query

Hi,

My sailboat has a Yanmar 4LH-HTE diesel engine. At 2100rpm I get about 6.9 - 7kts boat speed. I would like to know what the engine's fuel consumption should (liters/hr or gal/hr (US or UK) at...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 13-06-2016, 23:35
Replies: 5
Views: 3,053
Posted By bobsadler
Over-wintering in southern Portugal

Hi,

We would like to leave our sail-boat (13.5m LOA) for the '16/'17 winter in southern Portugal. I would prefer to leave the boat out of the water but that's not an absolute requirement. Lagos...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 16-05-2016, 08:53
Replies: 1
Views: 736
Posted By bobsadler
What measurement to take to determine pole length

Hi,

I would like to be able to pole out my working jib (yankee) so that I can have a wing-and-wing set up with the poled out genoa. The inner forestay with the jib is immediately behind the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-06-2015, 07:48
Replies: 1
Views: 1,015
Posted By bobsadler
"Uninstall" problem

Hi,

I wish to uninstall a program on my on board PC. I am running Windows 7 Pro on the PC.

When I try to uninstall I get an error message saying "This installation can only be uninstalled on...
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