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Hi, I am putting a transom door in our IG - to make life easier getting onto the swim platform and into the dinghy, with or without the dog. No problem about cutting the "hole" or trimming it with teak, whats causing me grief is locating a couple of hinges. The cut out, which I intend to reuse...

I just got back from a meeting at our Marina, and we were standing around having a beer, as you do and I was bemoaning the fact that each time I slip our boat it seems to get bigger, in direct proportion to my age:blush: Anyway I mentioned that I was having the props and shafts coated in...

A few hours ago we left the marina heading for one of our favourite anchorages near a dog park and sheltered etc. it takes about 90mins. One the way I had a rush of blood and fired up the generator (Westerbeke ) to make sure it ran (which it did no problems)so that we could make breakfast etc...

Hi, Over the last 12 months or so I have noticed that the anchor chain has started to bunch up in the gap where it leaves the gypsy and enters the guide to fall into the chain locker. We have a horizontal Muir winch with a combined stripper and guide that came with the winch. I must admit it...

I have some cap rail that needs taking back to raw wood and starting over (unfortunately) Last time i did this I used a sander but I thought this time I might use a scraper - not a spatula type but one with a tungsten blade which is pulled backwards, or towards you. My question relates to...

Hi everyone and good luck and fortune for the new year, Probably the last remaining major task on my list is the fly bridge sagging deck. The weight of the mast has caused two or three floor/roof beams to sag- probably about 2cm. Consequently, or coincidentally I have a leak into the saloon...

Our Island Gypsy has what I suspect are very common (for the era) flush deck mount fillers with a circular cap with two holes for fitting a "spanner" They are made of brass (or bronze?) and natural not chromed. The other day I had a lot of grief getting one of them undone - I actually had...

Yesterday I added a coupe of thoughts to a thread. I logged on this morning and it wasn`t in "New posts" so I thought the quickest way to find it was to look under the not updated posts as it was only 12 hours or so that it was current. I went back through numerous pages and couldn`t find it...

Just had a look at the pencil zinc in the main heat exchanger (Lehman 135) and the nut came out but the zinc stayed in. I took off the end cap and removed it by tapping it into the exchanger. There was plenty of meat left on it (crusted though) So.......my question, even if the zinc breaks...

On our last weekend away our generator oil pressure guage started to flicker and then gave up entirely, sitting on zero. Bit of a worry (as they say) but the engine did not cut out - it has a cut out switch if the oil pressure drops to zero (so I am told) which reassured me that it wasn`t...

Hi, I am just finishing installing an older style remote controlled Jabsco spotlight (2nd hand from ebay) and all is good except I am just checking what fuses the controller (pictured) should have. They are housed in the rectangular boxes and there weren't any when I bought it- I have been...

Hi, I am about to start painting (roll and tip 2pack epoxy) the cabin of our boat. I have a few areas of gelcoat that are either cracked, chipped or both and I would like to repair them before paint. I shall enlarge the cracks and feather the chips however do I just use gel coat or will...

Hi, There was a thread a week or so ago (which I can`t find) which discussed a problem with corrosion around a through hull. It showed the fitting as being green with verdigris. My question is not about the cause, in this case I think the consensus was poor electrical bonding, but how do you...

I am going to add a second breather to the holding tank to try and get some more air/oxygen into it to reduce the killer smell coming out the single vent when we flush. It will be in the side of the hull, well above the water line, roughly half way between the water line and the gunnel. The...

My stbd engine (SP135) has been producing a small amount of steam out the exhaust - nothing from the port. No other symptoms. It wasn`t a huge amount but enough to cause me thought. Checked the raw water impellor - good so I pulled the exhaust raw water injector and sure enough, it was cactus...

Sadly I have found wood rot in a window frame - the large triangular one forward on the port side - if it was a car it would be the equivalent of the quarter vent or between the A and B pillar. Before I tackle this type of problem I like to visualise what the process will be, for those members...

I was bringing the anchor in last time we were out - not thinking of anything in particular until the anchor chain brought the tip of the anchor shank to the bow roller. At this point the chain is pulling at right angles to the shank and has to pull the anchor (25kg) through 90 degrees (from...

Hi, I have a crane which I use to lower the dingy from the flybridge. It folds up and is normally covered. I noticed last time I used it that it is getting a bit of surface rust so it is now on the list for refinishing. Initially I was going to sand it down and give it a couple of coats of...

Has anyone got a line drawing of an IG Europa in profile. I want to use it as a logo with her name underneath for crew shirts and maybe handtowels and linen. The simpler the better as it cannot have too much detail for an embroidery cheers George

Well, one for the future anyway. I have just changed the oil in my Lehman SP130s. Nothing unusual about that for most of us. I sucked it up through the did stick hole, Once again nothing out of the ordinary. What leads to the trivial pursuit question is next.............. I decided to add...

I am going to rebuild the two lazarette hatches. They are pieces of 18mm marine ply with teak screwed on top. Over the years the ply has sagged in the centre of each. It stands out now that I have braced up the rest of the deck. So...assuming I can get the teak strips off in one piece( a punt...

Some jobs on a boat are important to the maintenance of the boat - others are important for the sanity of the owner - this is one of the latter. Ever since we bought Malagari, the fact that the steering wheel spoke that is marked and should be at 12 oclock when travelling in a straight line...

Good morning, I need to ad a valve to the bottom of each of our boats fuel tanks to drain off the crud (water) - luckily there is a fitting in each, right at the bottom where the valve can screw in. They have a screw plug in them at the moment - getting that out and screwing the new valve in...

I am currently re fitting the exhaust elbow/injector to my SP 135 Lehman. The four bolts are, I think, mild steel and I assume that the manifold is also steel (cast iron) The bolts are looking a bit tired - the thread looks a little worn so no problem - up to the bolt shop for some...

In chasing down a lot of steam from our port engine (raw water pump impellor) I checked the exhaust elbow - made of steel and badly corroded. Bummer! Up to my local stainless guy for a new one (as an aside, I dropped the old one in at 9.00am and picked up the newly manufactured heavy guage...