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I remember our past discussions about Gardner engines in our boats very well and they were most helpful. Our experiences with these engines and with parts and such match yours exactly. I can't say enough good things about Mike/Michael at Gardner Diesel in England. I've gotten to know him...

Your observations are spot on and why we referred to this as "Project Goldilocks" from the beginning and this "just right, just for us" approach has proven to be very apropos throughout the whole design/build process and living aboard and cruising ever since. We also share your same hopes that...

Thanks Peter et al. We have had family, friends, kids and grandkids aboard Möbius almost non stop (lucky us!) since we arrived here in Norfolk area at the end of May after our crossing the Atlantic from Turkey at the end of October so I have not been keeping up very well with TF postings and...

Lots of good questions here and I can answer some of these here. Möbius is registered/flagged in Jersey which is part of the Red Ensign Group REG that includes the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar...

Yest, thanks, received your very expert advise and recommendations which I will be following up on. Unfortunately my situation is a bit similar to your wife's in that the damage to my previously compromised vertebrae from the several falls on deck while underway is the bigger problem that I...

Hi Steve, thanks so much for your highly experienced comments. Very sorry that we were not able to meet up with you when you were in Antalya and saw our boat after launch. Would have been great to show you around and discuss a bit but I’m sure you are on a very short schedule and on the clock...

Hi Peter. Things have been a wee bit hectic on my end lately so my apologies for taking so long to get to your question which I did see that you posted in previous thread as well. I get the questions you ask from many others and not sure that I'm ever able to provide a definitive answer with...

I did look into a compressed air starter as a backup as those were made for the LXB engines, but instead I carry a spare starter along with new brushes, bearings, contacts, etc. No electrics on the Gardner so no fuel shutdown solenoid, just a mechanical lever. For safety in emergency...

Not sure it is a myth, but completely agree that failures of electronics on modern engines are not very common. However, our experience does not match with your statement that "If you are a distant traveler you can buy EVERY electrical component for a Cummins Engine for about $15,000.00 that...

Quite right and we find Gardner engines in boats pretty much everywhere on the planet we roam. The Black Swan was in reference to the problems we have had with our engine, not the engines themselves. We think we now have them all fully resolved and can get back to watching seaguls on our...

Our experience with parts so far for our 6LXB has been extremely good. We purchased both the engine and a very complete set of spare parts from Gardner Marine Diesel and Michael and his team at GMD in England have provided exemplary service and support over the years since. I suppose I...

Agree with all your points above including that I would not be "scared of electronics". We have owned and operated quite a few boats over our many years at sea and not had any serious or unresolvable problems with such engines. However, the points you noted at the end of your comment, did...

Thanks for the great summary of many of the key points that led us to choose to go with a Gardner 6LXB for our boat. In spite of and perhaps in part because of the challenges and experiences we have gone through with this engine choice we now more than ever believe that this is the just right...

Hi Mako, we asked this question in the very beginning of designing this boat and more recently with our latest challenges with the engine. The answer then and now is that we continue to believe that our Gardner 6LXB is the Goldilocks engine for Möbius and our use case. Just keep in mind that I...

Thanks for the kind words in all your comments here and on the blog. We will continue to do our best to keep you well entertained and informed so stay tuned for more! -Wayne

Hi Scot. Sorry for this delayed response, things are a bit hectic on my end of late. Your recollection is correct that this would count at the third iteration of our 6LXB and the cause of the first. I looked after the first and second rebuilds and now Michael and his great crew at Gardner...

Just to emphasize TT's note and avoid any confusion, my post on the Mobius blog was that ".. by all indications", FireFly batteries no longer appear to be available. I have not yet seen any official word from the company itself and so I provided a list of all the "indications" that led me, and...

Good point and quite right about the accuracy and usefulness of these small calibrated tanks Peter. On long week+ passages though, I have found the very short duration of small calibrated measurement tanks can make it challenging to figure out how to factor this into the overall passage fuel...

Hi Will, you've received some excellent advise from well experienced people here on this thread and sounds like you've now got a clear idea of what will work best for you in measuring your fuel usage. We have a 6LXB on our relatively recently launched boat, a 24m all aluminium eXtreme...

Thanks. Yes, I've read this too. We tend to cruise between 8-10 kts pretty steadily so I guess I'll just have to try different hole locations and see how this affects the amount of roll and try to find the sweet spot that has the most amount of roll reduction with the least amount of loss of...

Hey Larry, thanks so much for such a prompt response. Your other posts in different TF threads on this topic were extremely helpful to me, especially all the photos. I'm curious as to how you evaluated the different attachment points as you experimented. Other than keeping them in the water...

Thanks to all of the helpful comments and photos in other TF threads from those of you who are using paravane stabilizers on your boats, I am just completing the build of a pair of paravanes or “fish” for our recently completed XPM78 “Mobius” which is a 24m all aluminium Exploration Passage...

Thanks very much for all these suggestions and most of them point me to where I've been going so that is reassuring. Below are some additional details to answer some of the questions and outline what I've done so far. All critiques and additional suggestions welcomed and encouraged! Our large...