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OK here is another twist in the anchor set ups. When we purchased Penta she still had the original "commercial fish boat" anchoring system. It consisted of a 65# "Forfjord" style anchor, 20 feet of 1/2 inch chain, 20 feet of 3/8 chain all followed by 200 feet of 3/8 gal. wire rope! Believe me...

Marin - the first thing that I would do is to replace the "memory" battery withing the unit. While I have not worked much on the Icom marine versions I have spent countless hours working on the commercial versions. These units tend to be very similar in design with the frequency range and...

Something that may make your project a bit easier is if you were to screw temporary cleats to the boat that would allow you to clamp the steamed purpleheart into place while it is still hot. When I was bending oak pieces for the stern of our boat that is what I did for the first full length...

The one thing yet to be mentioned is the fact that very soon after the steam enters the plastic pipe, the pipe will sag and collapse !! Please don't ask me how I know Better to get some aluminum or steel heating / vent pipe that you can sheet metal screw the sections together with. I used...

Eric - thanks for the info. Well I don't consider our boat "slow" but then we only burn about 1.5 gal./ hr. !! No, really Penta is an ex commercial gill net fish boat that I converted to pleasure use about 20 years ago. We generally cruise at 1500 RPM which gives me 6 to 6.5 knots and when...

Eric - I wonder if you have your log at home and if so can you give me an idea of how long it took you to go from Slinsby Channel to Milbrook Cove, in other words across the "open" water? Looking forward to being up in these waters next summer and am just curious as to the timing. Thanks for you...

Sorry guys - just re-read my original post and the plan is to install the shut down valve just before the injector pump, after the lift pump and secondary filters. Again - the desire is for an emergency stop control not a routine use one. John

Thanks for the input guys. Rick - what I am looking for is an emergency way of shutting down not a remote, regularly used stop switch. We have had two occasions over the years when the ability to shut down NOW but remain at the upper helm has occurred. Both these were failures within the clutch...

Hey all you gear heads out there, a question. Will I cause myself trouble if I were to install a normally open solenoid valve in the low pressure fuel line on my engine. The engine is an old model Volvo 6 cyl. diesel that has a mechanical cable from the injector pump to the helm for shut off. It...

Rick - by gosh I think you have solved it. The "Throttle Body" has a pipe fitting coming out of it on the engine side of the butterfly valve and a tube running somewhere around the rear of the engine however the pictures do not show things in enough detail to see if it connects to the injector...

Chris - sorry, I forgot that one fact, its a 6 cylinder engine as is the whole series. Like I say my engine only has the injector control for engine speed but seeing the air control in the manual is what has me intrigued. I was just looking very closely at the pictures in the manual (even with...

Cris - yes that is the correct model number and no you will find very little in the way of references to it. It was part of a series of marine engines that Volvo produced through the 50's and 60's and a whole lot of them found their way into commercial fishing boats up here. There were 4 engines...

Great information but now I have a curve for you. I have an old Volvo diesel in our boat (MD-47 series) and the manual shows the engine having both a "Throttle Body" on the intake manifold, containing the usual butterfly valve, as well as a "Control Arm" on the injector pump. My particular...

Don - I am not sure if you are permanent in Asia or if you are coming back with the boat to N/A as that might have some bearing on what autopilot you choose. There are several big guns in this business besides the manufacturers such as RayNav etc. Two of the most common autopilot firms in the...

All this talk reminds me of a holiday disaster the wife and I got into about 20 years ago. Fly down to Barbados and Trinidad for a three week winter unwind with $300 US cash and my "good anywhere/any time Am Ex card. So after being at one resort for a week we went to check out and move to...

Well, I don't know about the rest of the cruising areas but here in the PNW and northern BC coast the sources of LPG are about 1 in 10 compared to gasoline or diesel. In the past we have run low on propane for the stove and had to make serious changes in our cruising just to get 20# of LPG. Even...

Well you have a couple of choices. There are LED's that will run happily on 12 -14 volts direct and come in the usual variety of colors but they may be hard to find unless you have access to an electronics wholesaler. Might find some on E-Bay. Run of the mill LED's will require a series current...

Joel - great, Westport is where we had Penta for about 10 years until I pulled her and brought her home for a re-fit. Great marina, least it was when we left and now all I have to do is try and get back there next year - good luck I would say! Cheers John

Joel - I know that this will sound silly but have you attempted to bleed air out of your system? I had this sort of problem but on a much smaller scale with our old sailboat where every time she came out for bottom paint etc the engine would run warmer than normal for weeks afterwards. Got smart...

Mike - several years ago we added a bimini to Penta and at the time all I did was contact one of the better auto/marine upholstery shops and they came out, measured, manufactured and installed all for under $300.00. Prices probably are higher now but getting it custom made for the boat and...

Well I guess I might as well add my two-bits worth and describe my boating history. While in high school a buddy and I decided to built an 8 foot plywood pram in my parents basement. Used this thing for several years rowing ourselves and fishing all over the upper reaches of Indian Arm off the...

Hey guys - you have only seen a picture of the ugly mutt, I've met him in person. Let me tell you it could be considered scary especially when you see him crawling out of the bilges of the "Perkes" in his boat inspecting clothes Actually, he turned out to be a great guy - Yep he did that ...

Capt. Charlie - I do not see any search function on the web pages. Lots of stuff but i don't see any where to start a search - am I blind or just dumb ?? Thanks John "Penta" Charles - great product by the looks of it. I will pass this one on to my friend and let him take it from there...

A freind with a small "go fast" trailerable boat is wanting to do some upgrades and one of his projects is to replace the carpets in the cabin with teak and holly. I seem to recall that there was a company making a floor product that was maybe vinyl but looked like teak and holly traditional...

Man, you have to be kidding - the last time I put in there to let someone off the dock crew turned up their noses at my boat and asked how long I intended to be there - I left very soon after. That place is for the rich and famous for sure! Actually my boat is currently in my back yard...