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Ex Machina

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  1. Yeah I pondered doing that but I need two hands to bleed the injector pump . went for a small automotive pump that allows fuel to flow through when it’s turned off so lift pump can do its thing when the engine is running
  2. Read a very interesting opinion by a fuel specialist who argued the full tank theory to stop condensation is a myth . he reckons the condensation is caused by the hot returning fuel from the engine eventually warms the whole tank if it’s run long enough . The tank expands a little bit displacing any air and it also usually becomes warmer than ambient temp . The tank then stays warm for hours and draws in cold air as it cools which then condenses on the walls . His conclusion is you can’t stop the water but you can filter it out . He also recommends 6 monthly dosing with biocide regardless
  3. Have just finished putting in a new filtration system and polished the fuel in the tanks . Have two 280 ltr tanks which had a mild amount of bug , one worse than the other . One deck filler had a perished O ring letting in water ,that tank was worse than the other , tanks are connected so it spread via the connecting line. Shock dosed both tanks with fuelright cause I’ve had success with that in the past in a bulldozer . Polished both tanks with a cheap 40 ltr per min fuel transfer pump running through a cheap high flow water separating filter and 20mm clear vinyl hose . Connected pump t
  4. Oh crap , must’ve been the Auckland and Whangarei boats that went to watch sail GP what spread it there (purple font)
  5. Permatex have 5 or 6 hydrocarbon proof sealants and gasket goos
  6. Yeah sorry my bad . It Certainly won the conquest in this situation
  7. Ah bugger , no preachers frame up the front on DP
  8. Never trust a skipper with a pornstache either
  9. It’s a trophy not a Boston whaler and not a launch either . Heavy solid boats and it shows when you look at the difference in damage to either vessel .
  10. Yep going to be “retirement “ complex with attached marina for apartment holders
  11. On the subject of antifoul . I spent a good deal time last week down a rabbit hole of active ingredients , legal and illegal . There are several off the shelf pharmaceuticals you could conceivably add to your paint to deter/kill inverterbrates . Most , if not all the ones worth considering bio-accumulate so probably won’t be for sale in antifoul . The most promising one is the main ingredient of “Selektope” . Hempel and chugoku are two Antifoul brands that have Selektope paints available but not in NZ . The Hempel distributor here has not replied to my email asking when and if Selektope antifo
  12. Hope Rudolph didn’t buy that one ?
  13. the Westhaven one is still the best i reckon . 100ft yacht on its ear and the footage of the cat flying through the air where moments ago a ferry had just gone past .
  14. Yeah but getting to hear DP on guitar afterwards is priceless !
  15. Cool looking boat …what is it again ? Have a similar looking boat at our club , a Beale 780
  16. Seems like stuff is reporting the same incident as two boaties .wasn’t It was all the same incident ?
  17. Just Bloody amazing . Props to the crew of Te Mana and northland trust helicopter ….and that guy on 888
  18. Thanks for pointing that out , learn something everyday ! . The whole situation is quite distressing and the way it unfolded could not be predicted .
  19. Te Mana has launched a boat by the looks of it on AIS I would be able to see it from here if there wasnt so many sheds and sh*t flying through the air
  20. We are only getting 50 knot gusts here now two hours north , so if what we had earlier happens in Auckland it will be quite an event
  21. Coromandel will absorb it for those areas but Te Aroha will get absolutely nailed once it gets a bit of southing
  22. You’ve put a bit of weight on there 😂
  23. That’s an interesting option . The boat has a heat exchanger type tank that’s only configured for shore power so could be plumbed in to a diesel heater I think .
  24. I’ve been Looking at ducted exhaust LPG water heaters like the suburban and camec style etc . Anyone here got one of these ? And do you have the tankless or tank version ? The fitting options seem more flexible than a classic style califont and probably easier to meet certification criteria too.
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