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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
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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
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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
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Oh crap , must’ve been the Auckland and Whangarei boats that went to watch sail GP what spread it there (purple font)
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Permatex have 5 or 6 hydrocarbon proof sealants and gasket goos
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Yeah sorry my bad . It Certainly won the conquest in this situation
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Ah bugger , no preachers frame up the front on DP
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Never trust a skipper with a pornstache either
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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 .
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Yep going to be “retirement “ complex with attached marina for apartment holders
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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
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Hope Rudolph didn’t buy that one ?
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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 .
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RNZYS is facing a trading loss of up to $1.6 million
Ex Machina replied to ex Elly's topic in MarineTalk
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Cool looking boat …what is it again ? Have a similar looking boat at our club , a Beale 780
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Seems like stuff is reporting the same incident as two boaties .wasn’t It was all the same incident ?
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Just Bloody amazing . Props to the crew of Te Mana and northland trust helicopter ….and that guy on 888
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Thanks for pointing that out , learn something everyday ! . The whole situation is quite distressing and the way it unfolded could not be predicted .
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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
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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
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Coromandel will absorb it for those areas but Te Aroha will get absolutely nailed once it gets a bit of southing
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You’ve put a bit of weight on there 😂
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Spencer point ?
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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 .
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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.