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    Leaking hansen valve

    in TechTalk

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    So anyway found hansen valve leaking through the shaft behind the blue handle... Just so happens it was the poo pipe outlet.

    Decided to change it in the water... No biggie just a bit of water in the boat.

    But! Went through the plan something like this.

    Remove pipe.... Yuk floaty bits.

    Unscrew valve.

    Push emergency tapered wood bung in hole.... Most boats have these.

    Thread tape refit new valve!

    Easy.

    Not

    Found skin fitting had ribs on the inside which would not let tapered wooden plug tap in and rufly seal the hole... Bugger lots of ocean in the boat with the floaty bits that came out of the pipe.

    Luckily had mate to place hand over the foresaid hole.

    So.... How may boats have skin fittings that cannot be sealed with the tapered bung? Which kind of negates the need for them and makes them pointless.

    Is mine a rare one or are lots of them like that.?

    Standard looking skin fitting

    Heavy autopilot

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Yup ram off its free as a bird.

    Rest is all good.

    Will remove ram and take to hydraulic fixer to check.

    Not sure of relay amp draw as yet but guessing not that because it's in a non energised state when not in use so must deduct from that the valve is sticky maybe... Assuming the solenoid only works one way and spring internally returns valve to bypass.

    Heavy autopilot

    in TechTalk

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    Hi

    Trying to work out what is considered to be to heavy drag on B&G autopilot hydraulic ram.

    Does anyone have a contact for checking this? Or tips

    Thinking solenoid might be dodgy however it does engage and disengage.

    Compared to a similar setup on boat next door it is a sh*t load heavier to move.

    Cheers

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    Autopilot tiller drives

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    arm.jpgarm.jpgram.jpgram2.jpgram3.jpgtube.jpgtube1.jpgFYI

    How I did mine

     

    carbon rudder shaft

    made template of shaft and what I wanted outside shape

    I got a block of ally from Ullrich and gave the lot to really good machinist in kumeu total cost with anodising for arm $650

    Cut the tube cast the arm onto shaft, built shelf bit more work and all good....the ram was mounted above deck connected to tiller years ago by someone but that in my mind is just wrong for a ram not designed for it.

    We also did a test piece of the shaft and cannot remember exactly how much to break it but it was definitely above 2.5 tons for my piece of mind.

    this arm is about 500mm above water line so I have not bothered with a boot to seal it as yet although haven't seen any massive speeds yet to see if water pumps up.

     

    A bit of work but all doable DYI with a bit of advice from FNG who built the rudder and modified old shaft.

     

    At this point I had not installed stops but have done now.

     

    Stainless or ally shaft you would probably find a tiller arm off the shelf maybe.

     

    Under floor pilot best way to go if you can IMO

    Panuku upside

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Publicly owned assets are owned collectively and it doesn't feel right to me when these assets are disposed of with a complete lack of transparency. There is also the potential for corruption, as these Panuku people seem to be in bed with the "developers

     

     

     

    Before any assets can be sold they go before the councilors in a public meeting with transparency which anyone can attend if they give a sh*t enough. You may not get the sale price or details though. If you check the meeting agenda you can see these and when they are and if you apply you may even request to speak.

    So no assets are sold without public knowledge.

     

    And they are not owned collectively they are owned by Auckland Council.

    You do not own a cm2 each.

     

    I'm not trying to be the out person here but the facts need to be known about how things work and some of the things said here are inflammatory and incorrect.

    There is two sides to every story and until you know both... You only have half a story.

    The answer is out there

     

     

    Maybe this reply should be in the other thread....

    Sale of Marina Land Stopped (Apparently)

    in MarineTalk

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    This is the very reason that Panuku was set up, so that the councillors could distance themselves from "that naughty Panuku" who are the council arm charged with development and flogging off publicly owned assets.

    For those that are confused Westhaven is one of the assets that has been slid under Panuku as well.

    My god great to see that someone here understands what panuku does... Knot like some others

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