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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 23-06-2012, 13:35
Replies: 107
Views: 21,783
Posted By erasmos
Re: Most Difficult Thing About Single Handing?

buy a cutter rigged ketch, makes it a lot f€%k&#G easier when the winds are up! :thumb:

have an additional spare autopilot!!!!! :D
Forum: Cruising News & Events 10-05-2012, 18:07
Replies: 391
Views: 82,988
Posted By erasmos
Re: Nilaya / Berserk Missing

the whole length of the post suffers from a lack of real knowledge of whats really going on at the south pole

some people here obviously suffer from the intellectual flaw in assuming that...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 30-03-2012, 11:56
Replies: 329
Views: 33,819
Posted By erasmos
Talking Re: What Do You Do for a Living?

Skitechnician - cab driver - sail designer/seller/producer - professional sailor - professional sailing coach - music producer - OEM account manager - furniture producer/seller - writer - dolphin...
Forum: Fountaine Pajot 30-03-2012, 11:39
Replies: 53
Views: 9,072
Posted By erasmos
Re: Our new baby just splashed!

nice cat.. happy trails
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 17-03-2012, 13:09
Replies: 96
Views: 10,602
Posted By erasmos
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-03-2012, 12:07
Replies: 120
Views: 24,480
Posted By erasmos
Re: What About 'these' Solar Panels ?

'Giving' means it actually running through a resistor or appliance right? I measured short circuit current at the end of my 7 meter 7 gauge wires. which was about 1 amp on a shady day. Hence I...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-03-2012, 11:02
Replies: 120
Views: 24,480
Posted By erasmos
Re: What About 'these' Solar Panels ?

thats great - I got the picture.

my only wonder, and the reason to bring up the issue is that my other panels sometimes give a vague 0.10 amps and the charger goes on. and with the faulty bigger...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-03-2012, 19:20
Replies: 120
Views: 24,480
Posted By erasmos
Re: What About 'these' Solar Panels ?

(its a glass panel) on the initial inspection everything looked totally Germanic intact. Internal wiring non corroded. Thats why I went through installing the panel. I know I have to test them on a...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-03-2012, 15:47
Replies: 120
Views: 24,480
Posted By erasmos
Talking Re: What About 'these' Solar Panels ?

:whistling: ahrem they have the size of a 80W. correct specs Umax=19 and Pmax=50


well yeah! thats what I thought but the AEG trivet panel seems to give more juice than the rest!


i did and...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-03-2012, 15:08
Replies: 120
Views: 24,480
Posted By erasmos
Unhappy Re: What About 'these' Solar Panels ?

before posting a new thread give a go here

got situation with a older panel thats been oogling me for a few weeks. fits the headline at least!

i got for free 1x older 1st generation 80W AEG,...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 16-03-2012, 14:15
Replies: 11
Views: 2,055
Posted By erasmos
Re: Forecast Med Weather

a much discussed topic in the med

i will second lolarose's windfinder tip, though it depends on the location
not very good for local winds though and the Med with all the corners is a super local...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 16-03-2012, 14:02
Replies: 96
Views: 10,602
Posted By erasmos
Re: What if Dwelling on Land Were the Exception Rather Than the Rule?

this "fun" thread is the collective traumatised results of the closure of the "Any Preppers" thread


PS
and for that matter people on land discuss "politics", propulsion, cooking, travels, pets,...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 09-05-2011, 11:26
Replies: 3
Views: 1,574
Posted By erasmos
Re: Private Charter - Med

i spent some time now in greece in and around the charter industry let me know if you want an opinion on something, help whatever
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-04-2011, 21:21
Replies: 2
Views: 2,649
Posted By erasmos
Diesel Tank Configuration (Sublevel Tank no.2)

Mates,

Hope you can give me a good tip for a tank configuration Ive been battling with for a year now. Just spent the last 3 days tank cleaning as saltwater in a cabin flooding entered the...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 13-04-2011, 11:53
Replies: 108
Views: 15,859
Posted By erasmos
Re: Boarded by the FWC at Anchor.

Crazy doggies!

They dont understand the importance of a Homeland-security and that 9-11 still counts in this great bankrupt country!
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-04-2011, 11:05
Replies: 57
Views: 10,473
Posted By erasmos
Re: Most Useful Repair Stuff to Carry on Board

I love this forum Two additions to the oddball fixes

1) for sailbattens for reasonably sized smaller mains and short battens, I found the bamboo that grows in riverbeds in greece is most...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 29-09-2010, 17:23
Replies: 0
Views: 1,515
Posted By erasmos
Plastimo 2500 Stove Lighter Fix

Anybody know how to fix these AA battery driven lighters on the 2500 Plastimo Neptune stove (2007 model) when they wount spark? (I supose its the typical default..).. or faultfind them?

I couldnt...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-08-2010, 22:26
Replies: 7
Views: 9,093
Posted By erasmos
solved!

Following the steps it worked like a charm. Bleed screw on primary shut. There was indeed a small leak in the back of the liftpump. As for diaphram, how is it possible to bleed the lift pump?
...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-08-2010, 06:48
Replies: 7
Views: 9,093
Posted By erasmos
clarification

Oh Doug one more thing, you said
"6.put stop lever to run position then throttle to full grank engine over until fuel comes out of injector leads going back a step fuel pump will also need...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-08-2010, 05:08
Replies: 7
Views: 9,093
Posted By erasmos
Thanks a lot for both suggetions. Shakey Doug,...

Thanks a lot for both suggetions. Shakey Doug, will give the procedure a try.

My main tank is under the engine. My secondary is at barely at filter level with all my reserves in. More like just...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-08-2010, 00:20
Replies: 7
Views: 9,093
Posted By erasmos
Changing Delphi CAV Fuel Filters Yanmar 2GM20

Changing the filters I have a question. I've got real problems bringing in back the fuel through the primary filter by feeding it with the lift pump and holding all screws tight. now on my 2cnd day...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 18-03-2010, 17:20
Replies: 60
Views: 18,073
Posted By erasmos
..if the parachute doesnt work due chafe, side to...

..if the parachute doesnt work due chafe, side to waves or bow drifting, and added the trouble of retrieval (the Fiorentino anchor also suffers from troubles being retrieved in severe storms even if...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 18-03-2010, 09:25
Replies: 16
Views: 2,921
Posted By erasmos
well I dont mean to be impolite and my second...

well I dont mean to be impolite and my second line should have been swept from my original post but I just wanted to know why you were selling. Im not completely uninterested in the parachute either...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 18-03-2010, 08:21
Replies: 60
Views: 18,073
Posted By erasmos
the wind comes from the left.. west of course.....

the wind comes from the left.. west of course.. Im from the North atlantic..
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 18-03-2010, 08:17
Replies: 60
Views: 18,073
Posted By erasmos
Greatly fond of this subject and highly...

Greatly fond of this subject and highly appreciative of you mates interest into it.

I never deployed a parachute in rougue seas. Something has been puzzling me reading about seaanchors and...
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