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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 23-04-2024, 03:23
Replies: 20
Views: 1,922
Posted By ArranP
Salvaged Cat - Dank smell

My cat had been underwater 7m of water for two weeks and refloated several years ago, I have since fixed many things and she is mostly comfortable to use again.

There is a dank smell in the berths...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 14-03-2024, 15:44
Replies: 3
Views: 398
Posted By ArranP
Re: ZF68IV / ZF63 IV no oil pressure

I hammered out a replacement gasket and forgot to hammer out the fluid inlet for the pump.

All is good and working now.
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 09-03-2024, 04:56
Replies: 3
Views: 398
Posted By ArranP
ZF68IV / ZF63 IV no oil pressure

Hello Fellow Cruisers,

My control block was working, I removed it due to a stripped thread, fixed the stripped thread and re-installed it, however it now produces no oil pressure, the key is...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-02-2024, 15:30
Replies: 7
Views: 526
Posted By ArranP
Re: Air Conditioning ReFit

Thanks.

Do I utilise the existing single thru hull in the STBD engine bay that was used by the old central chiller system for the sea water outlet, or should I make individual outlets next to each...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-02-2024, 02:39
Replies: 7
Views: 526
Posted By ArranP
Re: Air Conditioning ReFit

3gpm per ac unit, there are pumps that do 12gpm.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-02-2024, 01:25
Replies: 7
Views: 526
Posted By ArranP
Re: Air Conditioning ReFit

Thanks.

There are pumps that have the required flow rate.... for the ac units that shared the same pump, did each ac unit have its own sea water exit thru hull or did they also share the same exit...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-02-2024, 01:12
Replies: 7
Views: 526
Posted By ArranP
Air Conditioning ReFit

My catamaran 56ft had a central chiller system in the STBD engine bay supplying cold water to 6 blowers throughout the boat, 2 in the saloon and 1 in each berth.

This system is beyond repair and...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 15-02-2024, 23:01
Replies: 36
Views: 17,203
Posted By ArranP
Re: B&G WS320 Bluetooth Wind Sensor The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

My WS320 is giving wind direction but not wind speed, battery is reporting 95% state of charge, visually wind cup is rotating, been up and sprayed wd40, it will give some wind speed say 1-2 knots in...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-02-2024, 01:14
Replies: 6
Views: 480
Posted By ArranP
Re: Tender hull barnicles

Thank you.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-02-2024, 22:10
Replies: 6
Views: 480
Posted By ArranP
Tender hull barnicles

Highfield tender ( hypalon tubes / aluminium hull ) had been sitting in sea water for several months, pulled tender out onto a trailer, scrapped off the barnicles, however some residue from the...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 07-01-2024, 02:04
Replies: 0
Views: 436
Posted By ArranP
Recover ceiling panel

I am recovering some of the ceiling panels on my Lagoon 560, I have the replacement leatherette and am about to being to recover some of the panels.

When I took off the leatherette, it appears...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 27-10-2023, 23:42
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

OK I have found source of the over fueling issue.

The air pressure sensor connects via an internal tube in the cylinder head through into the air manifold, this tube/hole had been covered over by...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-10-2023, 19:51
Replies: 8
Views: 840
Posted By ArranP
Safety Shore based power

I am intending to install Victron Pheonix Inverter to be the exclusive provider of AC power on my boat with a seperate charger for charging the house bank from AC shore power. I am assuming negates...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-10-2023, 04:42
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

An interesting day today.

In turns out the PORT turbo is in fact OK... the screaching noise was the tubing I had fitted from the air duct to the a turbo guage, it had burst open, that was the...
Forum: Powered Boats 16-10-2023, 01:33
Replies: 31
Views: 5,763
Posted By ArranP
Re: Best boat for cruising

one that does not sink !
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 16-10-2023, 01:31
Replies: 4
Views: 1,671
Posted By ArranP
On a boat alone

I talk to myself out loud more than normal because I know that I cannot be heard by anybody, and make jokes to what I hear on the radio that may or may not be funny, oh and sing a little too although...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 14-10-2023, 17:19
Replies: 1
Views: 599
Posted By ArranP
Tender Antifoul

The tender a 4.2m Highfield, has a steel hull surranded by Hypalon tubes inflated with air. Mine is currently in the water all the time at the moment and I would like to antifoul the bottom.

I...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 14-10-2023, 01:12
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

Could disconnect from the engine block the oil return pipe put that into a 1 litre bottle, time how long it takes to fill 1 litre, then do the same on the STBD ( which is cooling fine ) and compare...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-10-2023, 01:01
Replies: 118
Views: 13,434
Posted By ArranP
Re: Does a genset still make sense?

A genset would still make sense on an all electric populsion boat.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 14-10-2023, 00:15
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

Here is a list of everything I've fixed or installed since April.
4 bilge pumps and bilge pump alarms including permenant supply circuitry
4 fresh water pumps
2 grey water sump box and pumps
2...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-10-2023, 23:54
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

This is work to both the PORT and STBD engines/turbos... I have replaced original turbos on both engines due to them being submerged in seawater they were no longer fit for purpose. The replacement...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-10-2023, 17:47
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

It was a complete replacement, none of the parts from the old turbo were used except for the connectors and pipes / hoses.



How to test ?
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-10-2023, 03:34
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

The turbo has failed, it was smoking from the exhuast turbine for 10 minutes before it gave out a screach then little to no boost once the screaching started.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-10-2023, 23:00
Replies: 95
Views: 9,510
Posted By ArranP
Re: Measure crankcase pressure

The engine is loosing its water coolant, so this then is probably the reason for the steam, i.e. the water coolant is being lost via the turbo cooling circuit and outed through the mixing elbow as...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-10-2023, 04:16
Replies: 3
Views: 492
Posted By ArranP
Re: negative busbar 48v and 24v battery banks

Thank you.

and should have two seperate cutout switches for seperate positive busbars ?
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