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Forum: Fountaine Pajot 08-10-2012, 19:42
Replies: 7
Lavezzi 40: SOLAR PANELS LAVEZZI
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Posted By john jeffrey
Re: SOLAR PANELS LAVEZZI

Hi Dragon Lady.

I like the hardtop - was that a "DL Design"?
Have you found a way to stop water draining into the cockpit from the entrance to the cockpit (we tried rubber strips and a washboard...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 04-06-2011, 02:06
Replies: 0
Views: 2,707
Posted By john jeffrey
Brisbane to Gizo (Solomon Islands) via Anchorage Islands

Hello.

We are planning a trip in August - Brisbane to Gizo in the Solomons.
En-route is a group of islands/reefs called the Anchorage Islands.
Does anybody have any knowledge of this group as...
Forum: Meets & Greets 09-03-2011, 17:16
Replies: 31
Views: 6,270
Posted By john jeffrey
Re: Hi from Papua New Guinea

Hi Andrew.
We are sailing to PNG in August and plan to clear in at Alotau or Samarai (if Dept of Immig ever get back to me). After that we either go right (to the Louisiades) or left to Madang.
We...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 27-10-2010, 22:13
Replies: 8
Views: 9,975
Posted By john jeffrey
Adding Stability / Floatation to Walker Bay 8 Dinghy

We have a WB-8 dinghy that we love for its toughness, lightness, sailing ability and row-ability (?).
However 2 (average weight) adults, some groceries and a 4HP outboard at half throttle results in...
Forum: Marine Electronics 21-06-2010, 01:04
Replies: 3
Views: 1,741
Posted By john jeffrey
Skymate Still Alive ?

Is Skymate still alive? Their web site is dated 2006 but still appears to be active. The coverage map now shows service around east coast Australia and north to Papua New Guinea. Does naybody have...
Forum: Fountaine Pajot 13-06-2010, 02:14
Replies: 3
Views: 2,166
Posted By john jeffrey
Charging House Batteries

The Lavezzi Mon Amie has only a starting battery in the port ER with house batteries in the stbd ER. There is an isolation switch in the stbd ER stating that it should only be switched on in an...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-02-2010, 14:11
Replies: 5
Views: 4,613
Posted By john jeffrey
Thanks Mark. Can you point me to a site for the...

Thanks Mark.
Can you point me to a site for the manual?

j.j.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-02-2010, 22:31
Replies: 5
Views: 4,613
Posted By john jeffrey
Replacing Seals on a Volvo 130S Saildrive

Has anybody changed the seals on a Volvo 130S saildrive? The oil has gone milky and the level has increased leading me to believe there is a leak through the seal(s?) down the prop end. Is it a job...
Forum: Fountaine Pajot 25-11-2009, 17:41
Replies: 42
Views: 25,320
Posted By john jeffrey
Hi MeckDC, The FP steering uses Vectran which...

Hi MeckDC,
The FP steering uses Vectran which has a 10-12 times better abrasion resistance than Aramid. It will also not creep when it is overloaded until it breaks. I like the idea of the separate...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-11-2009, 17:27
Replies: 5
Views: 5,574
Posted By john jeffrey
Thanks for the advice however the workshop manual...

Thanks for the advice however the workshop manual shows the tacho has a Hall-effect sensor on the flywheel and should be picking up pulses from the flywheel teeth. The port tacho has come back to...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-11-2009, 21:53
Replies: 5
Views: 5,574
Posted By john jeffrey
Question Volvo MD2030 Tachometer's Gone Bananas

G'Day All.
We are presently sailing down the East Coast of Aust in a FP40 cat with 2 x MD2030 sail-drives. After some work was done on her in Mackay (added an inverter and an AIS plus replaced the...
Forum: Navigation 10-11-2009, 16:48
Replies: 7
Views: 4,183
Posted By john jeffrey
Thanks for the responses, the trip has been...

Thanks for the responses, the trip has been postponed until Saturday - i don't like taking off on a friday (superstitious) and especially not Fri 13th!
Forum: Navigation 05-11-2009, 22:22
Replies: 7
Views: 4,183
Posted By john jeffrey
Cruising from Mackay to Brisbane

Hi All,
I am about to take off on a delivery trip from Mackay to Brisbane in Queensland. With my DeVries 37' steel ketch we plan on 100 miles per day, however I would imagine a 40' cat would eat...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-03-2009, 19:37
Replies: 28
Views: 4,256
Posted By john jeffrey
We are going through the same process, having...

We are going through the same process, having looked v.closely at a Hunter 466 and now a Beneteau 473 (both 2003-4). The 466 had everything (plus more) but the lack of backstay and problems with the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-02-2009, 19:37
Replies: 5
Views: 8,379
Posted By john jeffrey
Sailing a Hunter 460 downwind

We are about to take delivery of a Hunter 460 (2000 build) - can anybody contribute to pro's and cons of the Hunter backstay-less rig - especially heavy weather downwind?:confused:
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 18-02-2009, 18:08
Replies: 22
Views: 9,649
Posted By john jeffrey
Brisbane to Sydney at the same time

Hi Glenn,

We are planning to deliver a Hunter 46 to Adelaide and will be departing Brisbane to arrive in Sydney over Easter. I am watching these replies to see if i can learn a few tricks. We may...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-03-2008, 18:36
Replies: 2
Views: 2,186
Posted By john jeffrey
Ameron 450k on fiberglass

Hello All,

I am making a fibreglass dodger for Lara Craig which is almost complete.
I have 3 litres of Ameron 450k paint left over from repainting the deck.
Does anybody know if this can be...
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