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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 27-08-2022, 23:25
Replies: 24
Views: 9,975
Posted By gramos
Re: emergency steering on a catamaran

Re: Reply to thread 'emergency steering on a catamaran'
graham foster
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 11-01-2017, 08:06
Replies: 3
Views: 932
Posted By gramos
moving batteries aft ?

I am fitting new batteries soon , 4 x Trojan 105 , they are too big to fit in where the existing batteries are , which is close to the centres of the hulls , so may be put back in the engine room ...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 12-12-2015, 23:45
Replies: 35
Views: 10,207
Posted By gramos
Re: Which hydraulic steering should I choose?

I read this and it sounds like my set up problem , too much play at the wheel .
I changed my helm to a rotary but there was little change in the amount of slack , then I changed the push-pull set...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 12-11-2014, 23:18
Replies: 3
Views: 2,607
Posted By gramos
Re: Hirondelle 29ft

Yes , I owned a mk 111 and it was a really great little cat .
It ws re introduced years later as the "Family " but this was stretched to 26 ft x 12 ft and even offered with an Aerorig .

at 6ft...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-03-2014, 10:48
Replies: 7
Views: 1,908
Posted By gramos
Re: steering cables

well I ripped it all out two seasons ago and bought replacement gear so , dont want to bin all the new gear . :D

but yes maybe I should have put hydraulics in it would have made replacing the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-03-2014, 10:44
Replies: 7
Views: 1,908
Posted By gramos
Re: steering cables

Is the "30 degrees of slack" 30 degrees at the wheel (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/wheel.html) or at a rudder? Makes a big difference.

its at the wheel ,but the slack is not in the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-03-2014, 13:05
Replies: 7
Views: 1,908
Posted By gramos
steering cables

I have a dual/ twin cable steering system on my Solaris cat , there is no tiller bar linking the two rudders .
the dual helm pulls one cable while pushing the other , which is the same as the...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 01-03-2014, 08:08
Replies: 6
Views: 2,462
Posted By gramos
Re: Autopilot, Mantus Chain Hook, Leroy Sommer Windlass

Hi , do you still have the autopilot kit ?

thanks ,
Graham
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 29-01-2013, 01:23
Replies: 4
Views: 2,269
Posted By gramos
Re: How to remove SD20 oil seals

re- fit the new seal by making a wood plug the same size as the seal then just press it in using a vice , thats how I did mine , 2 years ago , all good now .
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 24-01-2013, 13:34
Replies: 1
Views: 1,361
Posted By gramos
mooring / riser chain shackle

I put my own mooring chain onto a 7 ton concrete block in the harbour I use .
the block has a huge re -bar cast into it and I fed 2x 10mm chains through it then up to a 150 kg mooring bouy which I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-01-2013, 12:15
Replies: 10
Views: 2,924
Posted By gramos
Angry Re: TACKTICK WIRELESS DEPTH/SPEED/WIND

I bought a TO33 system last year and it has never worked for more than few minutes .
I complained to Tak tik and they sent me a new mast head unit which worked when walking round the boat , then...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 20-01-2013, 10:23
Replies: 21
Views: 5,858
Posted By gramos
Re: Vinyl boat letter removal?

I am amazed that no one here has used the simplest , quickest , least risky method for removing vinyl lettering .

Boil the kettle and pour it straight over the vinyl put a fingernail under a...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 19-01-2013, 12:15
Replies: 23
Views: 4,102
Posted By gramos
Re: Stern Bumpers

yes this is what I use too , BUT , due to the angle on the sterns they ride up when you need them , ie when its choppy or with swell .
I want to cut some type of foam and bond it direct onto the...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 07-01-2013, 04:56
Replies: 38
Views: 11,181
Posted By gramos
Talking Re: Cruising Asymetrical and Furler

I bought a furling kit for my chute many years go , before "torsion ropes " were invented .
the system was useless !
the sail just would not furl and often just wrap itself around the forestay ....
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 11-12-2012, 12:51
Replies: 23
Views: 4,102
Posted By gramos
Re: stern bumpers

Down on the west coast just south of the airport , small harbour , its a great sailing area , near Avithos beach , do you know the Island ?
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 11-12-2012, 12:47
Replies: 23
Views: 4,102
Posted By gramos
Re: stern bumpers

Thanks , guys , what I had in mind was a type of material that I could cut and bond onto the sterns . I do use fenders across the sterns but due to the forward angle of them , just ride up the steps...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 10-12-2012, 12:55
Replies: 23
Views: 4,102
Posted By gramos
Stern Bumpers

I just checked the boat today during f 8/9 , s for the past week and she has lightly touched the hard rubber fenders built onto the dock , with one of the sterns and chipped the gelcoat .
I have...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 09-12-2012, 02:18
Replies: 30
Views: 6,456
Posted By gramos
Re: The real reason Multihull's are worth more

Beautiful !
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 23-11-2012, 07:47
Replies: 51
Views: 20,670
Posted By gramos
Talking Re: Surfing in the Caribbean

this is the best site for surf checks worldwide ,

Surf Reports, Surf Forecasts and Surfing Photos (https://magicseaweed.com/)
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 07-10-2012, 00:08
Replies: 214
Views: 65,901
Posted By gramos
Dynex forestay ?

I am following the Dynex threads now , as I need to replace my Dyform s/s forestay
but I have yet to see a reference to rigging a forestay for use with a furling jib ?

can it be done ? I am...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-11-2011, 12:26
Replies: 3
Views: 2,752
Posted By gramos
Bornholm ...

Coincidentally, I'm just off the coast of Bornholm, where do they get all the fog from?[/QUOTE]

The name brought back painful memories , in the mid 90,s I had a strange chest problem , principally...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 05-11-2011, 01:23
Replies: 46
Views: 19,986
Posted By gramos
Re: Downwind Catamaran Sailing

I hit my best speed ever ,running downwind , with just 1/2 the jib out , the main was dropped but the mast was tensioned/ supported by the topping lift and full tension on the mainsheet .
This...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-06-2011, 00:28
Replies: 8
Views: 5,346
Posted By gramos
Re: Autopilot Setup on Catamarans

bigwow , can I pick your brains on your a/p system , please ?
I need to replace my old W/P500 as its giving trouble and before I repair it I am searching out alternative systems which dont rely on...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-06-2011, 23:58
Replies: 39
Views: 21,974
Posted By gramos
Re: How to trim your mainsail on a Catamaran!?

Heres an idea then ...

spray PTFE over all the blocks /traveller cars , it can make a huge difference , or silicone spray if you cant find PTFE .
I use this on my cat regularly on every moving...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-05-2011, 23:03
Replies: 9
Views: 2,554
Posted By gramos
Re: Reinforcing Windows

Ok its perhaps wrong terminology but looks like it was understood , the sizes are 1 metre x 600mm so they are quite large areas of polycarb and they are screwed into the coachouse roof on a bed of...
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