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That chart Beccara posted needs to be viewed with a bit of flexibility. It is for the ideal situation in there view, like a fish and chip shop may have a wet chemical. But powder would be OK as well and would knock it down quick but as noted can re ignite . Foam spray would put it out a bit slower but not likely to reignite. Foam spray is not wet chemical,foam spray is not even in that chart. As for electrical rating and foam spray, rather a long story. When Firewatch set up here about 27 years ago the English owner brought in UK Thorn Foam Spray extinguishers. These were certified under UK

That is a generous offer from Harrytom, if I were you Shane I would take up his advice and offer.

In my view 1kg Dry powders are to piddly. If you miss the seat of the fire in the 1st 2 or 3 seconds you are done for. 2kg would be a better minimum. Cat one says 5 kg in total. Also wheels Foam is totally different to Foam Spray which is what KM is talking about I would think. Foam Spray comes out as water spray that has an AFFF additive to apply a film. A foam extinguisher just applies foam and Cat one says 9 litres which is physically far to big for most boats

When Firewatch first started in NZ they only sold Foam Spray which had met UK requirements for use on electrical as well. Gave in to industry pressure and only really sell them on request now and are a lot dearer. Its what I have for the boat and wouldnt have powder. Would have CO2 but only in a sealed engine room and auto or remotely operated.

Agree if you have a full BCF, keep it and dont let anyone say you cannot have it.

Thames marina is pretty good at at getting boats out with a tractor and an assortment of privately owned haulout trailers,(not road going) once you are on the hard you could then get the mast down and if you can jack up a road trailer, hyab cranes are in the yard sometimes who would soon plonk it on a trailer. Will still cost a bit.

This guy has been making and selling chutes and drogues on trade me for years .I have never brought anything (other than a bosuns chair) and not sure of quality or anything but they look the gears. Ron from Coromandel . Selling under the name Threecheers.

I build a Joansa a few years back now, only draws 90mm , still havent build oars , my advice now is to build the oars first ! Clipper that looks like a Welsford "Roofrack" I am building one as in theory it will fit the foredeck. I am making the short light model 1850 long 4.5mm thick ply. I have made the top panels over height so I can scribe the foredeck shape on it when upsidedown so it can be tied down snug. The gunnel might look a bit odd in the water but who cares. Weather there is in reality room for it practically on the foredeck time will tell.

When they started, the Hamilton company Seal Imports used to have a cool big billboard of a seal above there entrance. When they moved to a typically boring new building they had lost their sense of humor and the sign didnt come with them.

Up to Insurers? I think the owners might want their boat back!

Gee Old Girl. One thing about crew.org.nz there is always the potential for a good story!

What!!??

You are at a cross road here! Do you do what will amount to a botch up job or remove the whole engine for a proper recondition? With a few rags in the right place you could hone the bore in place with a risk of getting grit where you don't want it. It probably will not get rid of the score though and more important will need to get rid of any lip in bore above top ring.

Got the injector out finally with a plate puller as L4 recommended. The pre chambers and spacers are still stuck so might just leave them as is. I see now they are just drifted from the bottom but don't want to break anything. Looked up that link re penetrating oil, pasted below. Might just make up a home brew. A study done by Machinist's Workshop magazine in their April 2007 issue looked at different penetrating oils to see which one did the best job of removing a rusted bolt by measuring the pounds of torque required to loosen the bolt once treated. If the study was scientificall

For all these motors short comings I have sort of got attached to them. It has been surprisingly reliable and never let me down apart from battery once and big diesel bug problem once which is hardly the motors fault. They do have a reputation as having the loudest diesel knock of any diesel made! Being down below when motoring can only be described as unpleasant. The slow revs thump is probably its best feature! The fuel pump is impressive that it works at all, I understand there is a needle that wears and also the governor linkage is a bit delicate. As a 35 year old boat I have decided not t

Yes there are 4 different sized holes in it so it would have to be aligned properly. I don't want to take it out IT but L4s suggestion of drifting the stuck injector from the bottom cannot be done with it there. I think a slide hammer with correct thread to screw into injector base is the only way to extract it.

I have an idea there is a bit more experience there than they are letting on.

What looks like a second liferaft is on deck!

Thanks L4. Might invest in a socket and 3/4 extension. Have made pullers like that before, might have something lying around to do the job. Quite good to use big artillery now and again, sort of satisfying! The head is not so simple though, it has what looks like some kind of diffuser covering the pre chamber, I don't want to take that out or damage it as would be a bit of a disaster if it fell out later while underway. Maybe they all don't all have them or have been removed in the past. Not sure what its purpose is?

I acquired this motor for parts but have been thinking I might strip it and see whats required for rebuilding. My motor has to clag out sooner or later and to have one in the shed to plonk in would be cool. Has anyone worked on these and got any special tools they don't want or can lend. Need a 54mm socket for flywheel and slide hammer as injector is stuck in the head. The heads off the good motor in the boat. If anyone is taking parts to the scrappy let me know as may be interested.

Or even should I say, 26feet

Lot of boat for 10k. Looks bigger than 25 feet?

Watched the videos "Does it matter if you are not on the line" I like that one!! One thing you girls have got going for you is you are somewhat smaller and more nimble than a lot of us oldies for working in cramped spaces. I am not looking forward to overhead work I need to do, foam to lie on and a pillow required!

Last I heard he was in Indonesia

Gosh, such a lot to think about and learn from. Not least of which he was sitting in the cockpit and washed overboard.