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  1. kiwi Brent

    Electrical smell from Genset

    Nasa went to the moon in the sixties when what is now called old methods of tradesmen were used. cut open a crimped connection and you can see why they can fail in high current situations Old is best My 59 skyliner roof still opens and closes
  2. kiwi Brent

    Electrical smell from Genset

    When I did my trade (Armature winder) in the early 70s You crimped to hold solder to connect and seal . 50 years of doing this and no failures. so people can say what they want.Rookie The Shop I did my time in Had a crucible of solder molten you crimped lug to cable then lug into solder to heat...
  3. kiwi Brent

    Electrical smell from Genset

    I always crimp then solder cable to lug on marine cables
  4. kiwi Brent

    Shredded impeller.

    checks My routine is check oil,check header tank,start engine,walk aft to check exhaust water flow Brent
  5. kiwi Brent

    Westerbeke - you have to be kidding

    onan My onan 6mdkub has an kubota z482 engine parts from cummins expensive here in NZ and also a lot are obsolete I found complete rebuild kit from a tractor mower place back east USA less than half price but ended up buying from kubota NZ still a lot cheaper than cummins,onan. Does any one...
  6. kiwi Brent

    Buying a boat overseas...anyone know how commission works when buying abroad?

    My advice would be go to France and inspect the vessel your self and or if you do not have the know how take some one that does.My own experience of Buying cars motorcycles and boats from the USA is the purchases done sight un seen have been my only mistakes.
  7. kiwi Brent

    Interesting transom

    MV Pearkes has a transom like this and was originally built for Royal Canadian police as a rescue vessel Its worth goggle this vessel has had interesting life
  8. kiwi Brent

    115 Volt Windlass

    115 volt windlass Thanks for all the help My windlass works but has no grunt it has 12 volt supply but I am almost certain it is meant to be 115v and has been changed when gen set went bad. Original cables are to small for 12V Boat came from Japan ten years ago to New Zealand hence 115 gen set...
  9. kiwi Brent

    115 Volt Windlass

    Hi Have just purchased a CHB 40 Gen set is no go and am soon to pull and rebuild.Currently the windlass is powered by 12 volt but what looks like original cables are very small . tracing the cable to windlass (one black one white)appear to originate from the 110 part of the main switch board...
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