Search results

The friendliest place on the web for anyone who enjoys boating.
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
  1. crashley

    Would you shoot one down for invading your privacy ?

    CASA here is Australia have already started fining drone operators CASA drone fine: Queensland man fined for flying drone
  2. crashley

    ac power at sea

    unless you have a 110v ac alternator on one of the engines or an inverter and battery system you have to run the onan if you want ac power
  3. crashley

    gardener 4LW

    have you tried holding up the injection levers on the 2 cylinders I assume the lever you are talking about is the decompression lever also have you checked that the 3 &4 injector lines are not swapped over
  4. crashley

    Merry Christmas

    merry Christmas to all from Ashley and wendy Gippsland lakes Victoria australia
  5. crashley

    How Do You Get Rust Off Anchor Chain?

    drag it behind a four wheel drive on the beach will clean all the rust off
  6. crashley

    keel repair

    I think it was called prop speed I will check and reply
  7. crashley

    keel repair

    HI our boat has just gone back into the water after a week on the slip it came out for a quick antifoul and anode change but a bit of damage to the keel needed to be repaired A piece of the keel slipper was removed and a bit of damage to the keel was revealed so a new section of keel ( about...
  8. crashley

    New gas system

    I haven't heard of any propane explosions just a few caused by faulty petrol installations The regs are pretty normal I think just have to work through them I have fitted the gas detector and run the wires for the cut off and mounted the sensors The enclosure for the bottles has been made...
  9. crashley

    New gas system

    We tried to get a gas (Propane) certificate for our boat but the gas fitter said it didn't comply The Hot water service doesn't have a gas approval certificate The stove doesn't have flame failure monitors the regulator is an old type and to top it off the pipework now has to be lagged So...
  10. crashley

    Out of the water for antifoul

    here are a few more pics
  11. crashley

    Out of the water for antifoul

    Hi using propspeed on the prop the boat was built by GMH in Melbourne not sure of its early history but it was used as a light tug boat in port phillip bay and then by Gippsland ports and harbours until it was restored and turned into a cruiser by a shipwright we have owned it for a few months
  12. crashley

    Out of the water for antifoul

    Hi have just had the boat out for antifouling and anode replacement all looks good a little paint touchup and a new section of slipper keel and all is good New gas system next week new stove hotwater complete with gas detector and auto cutoff
  13. crashley

    Evans Head NSW to Port Albert Vic in a 49ft McLaren Timber trawler

    hi the last owner used fuchs titan HD40 but the manual states sae 30 so will use HD30 next time 6lw
  14. crashley

    New heater

    heater Hi we got the boat already converted still trying to find the history of it The hardest part of installing the heater was working out where to mount it and where to run the exhaust and ducts all this type of heater all seem to be very similar and some have better instructions than the...
  15. crashley

    New heater

    Hi have just about finished fitting a Planar diesel heater to our boat it works real well just have to finish the fuel tank and duct to front cabin
  16. crashley

    Hi from a new member

  17. crashley

    Hi from a new member

  18. crashley

    Hi from a new member

    Hi all thought it was about time I introduced myself on here We have owned a WW2 Built 40' workboat for a couple of months now It is moored in Paynesville on the Gippsland lakes Australia will post some pics soon ashley
Back
Top Bottom