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Temporarily using clear hose to find air bubbles is something I've used to visually spot where the air is getting in, usually around the filter housing area on motor vehicles.

White tornado has a good supply, PM him

There used to be all he details for Beach legs or similar on the Farr Trailer Yacht website maybe join and enquire there? http://farrtraileryachts.org/

Good luck with the reinstall, topping up the oil level is not straight forward as it had to be done with a syringe in a place the was suitable for midgets. The number of options and variables in these types of systems make them difficult to get a clear idea on setting up and then diagnosing faults. Quite often a more simple affair is the best solution.

Update on repair, I tidied up the wiring, remounted the rudder angle sensor to reduce the variation of angle lock to lock - less Ackermann effect, then remounted one end to stop contact with the steering arm, secured with 3 screws (only 2 and loose before) Re-calibrated the zero and reset the max angles and probably the important crucial part that was mentioned previously - topped up the oil supply. Tested it today and perfect!

It's looking outside the box but I would have thought the foils could C type that extend out and down a bit like larger versions of the ones currently around.

Is it for the 28th January? How strict is the length requirements and would a 11.6m yacht squeeze in?

I have added 2 more photos, it looks to be a J3000X. First I will tidy up the wiring and re-calibrate the rudder sensor. I can try Willow's sensor too.

The unit is an AP22, I have a manual with instructions. Here are some photos The fault was something like there was a rudder angle fault but not sure exactly.

I will get more info over the weekend, thanks in advance. I have found the zero setting to be out by 8 deg. and degree readings with turns lock to lock to be uneven for a start.

Has anyone had problems with this fault? The autopilot will work well until this fault comes up and then loses steerage. Spare parts for older models? I have rechecked it and the autopilot isn't nexus but a hydraulic unit that I will have to check on he make??! A Robertson unit.

Great report, the wind is your friend and your enemy! Great place the Mercs and there's still more to explore too - another blog??!!

I have a Safety at Sea 8 man liferaft (Valise) of German origin that expired in 2015 and needs a retest, I am coming up this weekend to the boat show (Saturday) and could get it retested and if anyone needs one they could help me pay for the test, Andy 0273031477

There are 13 metre berths available for rent.

I had some and they had sealing race ball bearings, I freed them up after taking out the black side cover then applied chain lube refitted the side covers and they were magic after that. Different to the exposed race blocks most boats have now.

LPG sensor, I see the BEP sensor looks to be pretty good especially with the ability to switch off the gas solenoid

I am going to fit a gas detector to my yacht. Has anyone got any product recommendations? Where should it be fitted and should I wire it up to the house battery circuit or engine or both?

Hi MCP, I know its been on sale for a while but no other info. as the others have said, second hand boats are getting cheap....

The boat was stripped out and refitted about 7 or 8 years ago by Ian Wilson from Tauranga, as it was really run down. I'm not sure about its final state. It was then sold and used mainly for fishing out the entrance as far I could gather and was berthed at the marina at Sulphur Point. It was then moved to a mooring in Pilot Bay and I haven't seen it out much, it may have been bought with the berth and then stored on the mooring just to get the berth which are hard or near impossible to buy, normally. Good luck.

I have seen bottles on their side, they are made for it. They have marked symbols indicating their correct orientation so the out let tube is located at the top side of the container

Apart from the installation cost, I see these benefits. Most of my running is short trips to the start line or out fishing (2 hr trip) This could easily be accommodated with the electric motor setup. For my summer cruise I would just fit a suitable genset to recharge batteries as necessary on the longer legs, use it to run appliances such as microwaves and toasters etc. efficiency on these trips are not such a big factor. It would save on weight for club racing etc.and diesel running costs would be reduced, any engine problems would be easier to fix by removing the genset from the boat.

Oceanvolt system seems have several systems that seem to be well developed. Sailing produces some charge in the batteries, plus solar panels but it is hard to beat the energy content of diesel fuel.

We have almost sold our boat and want to move to a more cruisable and bigger boat. We are looking at Elliott 1050s to 38 footers, they should be nice to sail and have good headroom and priced to the market??!! There is a lot out here but they have been there for a while, any one got new stock or good deals from $80 - 150,000?

I was thinking the same thing about the workbench too!!