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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 26-08-2013, 01:19
Replies: 18
Views: 3,324
Posted By Shanaly
Re: anyway to keep the teak looking like this?

Most advice on talk or any hardwood is contradictory. Here's my experience.

If you needed to protect from very high temperatures, splash on any varnish etc to keep the moisture in as much as...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-08-2013, 22:04
Replies: 0
Views: 820
Posted By Shanaly
How to Remove PRV on Velvet Drive?

Looking forward on a velvet drive 71 there is a PRV on the top rhs, I have taken off the gasket plate, to extract and clean the PRv assembly which is a barrel spring held in place by a circular...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 13-07-2013, 04:16
Replies: 6
Views: 3,532
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Re-Indexing Pump on Velvet Drive?

update - I dropped the box off and twiddled the inner circle round so 'top' now faces the opposite way, the way the shaft rotates. yippee!

question:

1 the reverse clutch overheated, so i...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-07-2013, 04:38
Replies: 9
Views: 4,296
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Best Diesel Heating Systems for Wooden Trawler ?

Im not sure what a Lincoln block heater is, but it seems to me that the following would work:

1 Divert engine coolant through a car or motorbike radiator. use a fan to blow air through it along...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-07-2013, 04:22
Replies: 81
Views: 62,699
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Which Small Outboard is Most Reliable

In Oz we have Parsun which are another name for Nissan - supposedly really good.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-07-2013, 04:19
Replies: 6
Views: 1,891
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Engine Races Suddenly

could be your governor aka injector pump. on our Ford Dorset this governs engine speed and keeps it constant as the load changes using a centrifuge device that looks like a mini maypole. it has its...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-07-2013, 04:08
Replies: 9
Views: 2,727
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Thrown Rod Ford Lehman 70hp Help!

We have a ?1969 Lees 2701E Dorset, variously quoted as 80hp (top revs) and 50HP (cruising revs). YOu could try gumtree.com.au which has lots of engine projects available !
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-07-2013, 04:04
Replies: 13
Views: 2,154
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Beware Pushbutton Engine Starts!

i had the same - the lil arms sticking out of the throw rod inside the SM were bent but I bent them back with pliers. you need an isolator switch like a battery one to cut off power to the SM in such...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-07-2013, 19:08
Replies: 20
Views: 5,188
Posted By Shanaly
Re: ENGINE BREATHER SYSTEM .

make that 100% - thnx !
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-07-2013, 04:51
Replies: 20
Views: 5,188
Posted By Shanaly
Re: ENGINE BREATHER SYSTEM .

ok I get that - altho I have heard that there is a risk of a 'runaway engine.' air intake can siphon oily gases and indeed oil from the sump and feed it with a vortex into the combustion chamber. a...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-07-2013, 03:53
Replies: 8
Views: 4,806
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Velvet Drive Runs Forward in Reverse?

I'll attempt to address all your very helpful points :

1 RH prop, RH engine. so box must be LH
2 separate throttle and F-N-R cockpit levers
3 all my observations refer to the twiddly lillte...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-07-2013, 03:43
Replies: 20
Views: 5,188
Posted By Shanaly
Re: ENGINE BREATHER SYSTEM .

Re sartorst, i like the simplicity, but i thought:

1 the oily gases were undesirable and sludgy

2 that the breather hose cannot be closed -ended, because it is meant to let off excess pressure...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 09-07-2013, 03:35
Replies: 6
Views: 3,532
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Re-Indexing Pump on Velvet Drive?

ps from whom do i order a CD manual please?
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 09-07-2013, 03:34
Replies: 6
Views: 3,532
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Re-Indexing Pump on Velvet Drive?

hi on the contrary that does make sense. I did find a manual online . as you say i have to take the box off the engine and 'follow the diagram' to make sure the top arrow points the same way as the...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 08-07-2013, 03:05
Replies: 6
Views: 3,532
Posted By Shanaly
Re-Indexing Pump on Velvet Drive?

Our velvet drive direct drives a RH prop, (RH engine) but the lever on the box goes into the Forward position to drive in Reverse, and vice versa.

Apparently a 72C pump can be re-indexed to permit...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 07-07-2013, 22:47
Replies: 8
Views: 4,806
Posted By Shanaly
Velvet Drive Runs Forward in Reverse?

Hello the brochure says that lever must be forward to go forward. If set up the other way round it has been installed incorrectly. So how do I adjust it?

'serious transmission failure can occur if...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 07-07-2013, 06:59
Replies: 20
Views: 5,188
Posted By Shanaly
Re: ENGINE BREATHER SYSTEM .

interesting posts - I want to simply vent the breather outside the boat and dump the oil vapour, as i understand that a return line to the air intake would add sludgy/carbony blowby gases into the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-07-2013, 04:39
Replies: 53
Views: 29,917
Posted By Shanaly
Re: shower is set up to drain into bilge (YUCK)

you can discharge thru a below waterline THF, either using a loop, or direct to it and remembering to turn the stopcock off after each shower. you don't ned a sump but you could include a small one...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 06-07-2013, 04:29
Replies: 19
Views: 2,576
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Inverter recommendations?

i have modified sine wave inverter from a hi volume online shop it is 2500W (with a higher advertised peak) and easily operates 900W drill or grinder at variable speeds. it was only $120!! absolutely...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-07-2013, 04:21
Replies: 3
Views: 1,159
Posted By Shanaly
Lightbulb Looking For A Circulation Pump With ?Thermostat To Serve Solar HW /Heat Excanger?

Hi in theory the water just circulates thermally, with the HW coming off the top of the heating coil (be it solar - say a black hose curled on deck) or heatex (copper coil round exhaust). Feed would...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 05-07-2013, 03:58
Replies: 4
Views: 3,328
Posted By Shanaly
Re: Which Heat Conductive Material to Boost My Exhaust Heat Exchanger? Exhaust

Thanks to all. Oliver , good points ! ~ i have an Edson water tank / heater, there is a fluid coil inside it, and a PRV (pressure release valve) for the domestic hot water. the fluid coil connects to...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 24-06-2013, 08:32
Replies: 2
Views: 1,286
Posted By Shanaly
How Many Microns Filter For Steering Hydraulics?

Hi I have a hand pump hydraulic steering system, the Nulon 46 oil is structurally good but has a dark colour, probably very fine alloy dust.

I would like to drain and filter it - would an engine...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 24-06-2013, 02:54
Replies: 32
Views: 9,674
Posted By Shanaly
Re: ripped out mooring cleats

not sure what access you have to the underside. if you have good access, I suggest you put in a ^ - shaped hot rolled steel joist, or a box section. make that stretch to any joists or frames and bolt...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-06-2013, 02:46
Replies: 4
Views: 3,328
Posted By Shanaly
Which Heat Conductive Material to Boost My Exhaust Heat Exchanger? Exhaust

Hi - I have a curly copper pipe heatex for domestic hot water wrapped around the iron exhaust pipe, but the curly copper coil is a bit too big and I want to improve the contact between the two...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 15-06-2013, 04:38
Replies: 1
Views: 1,498
Posted By Shanaly
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