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I had thought my older BT contract with it’s 2G/3G would be better in the wilds of NW Scotland for the reasons you state. However, I have since found my contract has not been upgraded to use the EE network which operate mainly on 4G/5G.
I now have two 4.5kg flogas bottles installed with a new regulator. The Scottish marinas appear to all have a good supply of gas and now I have two bottles, gaining replacement gas at £25 to £30 has been relatively easy. The only problem now is what do I do with my two empty Calor bottles.
The saga goes on. Calor say they are going to fill bottles again, but not replacing bottles when out of date. In the mean time FloGas have been so overwhelmed that they also have a supply issue. Am I the only one with this problem? PBO are offer a very mixed message. It’s going to be cold turkey for Christmas!
Hi John. If you look at the front cover of the autumn journal you can see the silver support that is raked back from the back of the roof. There is also a side shot of my Cathy on the Home Page photos, showing my canvas cover and behind it you can see the silver support. Or at least I can!
Peter
Hi Mike.
My two 4.5kg bottles are located in one of my cockpit lockers in a box with a bottom vent. The box could take a single larger Calor gas bottle but then I am stuck when I am away when it runs out. The 4.5kg FloGas bottle is in the same sized bottle as the 4.5kg Calor bottle so I could continue to use the same box provided I buy the replacement regulator. My marina is offering to swap the Calor bottle for a FloGas bottle. I am though concerned that when I cruise around the FloGas is not so readily available. I suppose the read question is; Are other gas suppliers doing the same and changing from Calor to FloGas, or are other suppliers offering other alternatives?
Peter
The rubber seal you show looks similar to the 14.5mm dia. gasket I have for my fuel filter. I will have to look how my boats porthole is sealed.
How has the drying out process gone. Met someone who had a similar problem of being flooded. Snow had caused the tarpaulin to sag and collect water in their cockpit. Since then I have always removed my depth sounder when on the hard so if water does get in over winter it can not rise higher than the depth sounder housing in the saloon bilge. I also put an old sock into the hole to stop rodents getting in, and if left dangling out the bottom to drip helps to dry the rest of the bilge.
Is the metal shoe original. I think I have only got glass fibres at the base of mine.
first thing to do is wash the area down to remove salt water and then dry. I am sure someone else can help with what to do next.
all the best PeterHi Susan
I have four vents like in your picture but they are several inches off the deck and in each case the bottom opening point at about 45 degrees aft. They have the engine compartment in & out vents and fuel tank vents under them. Have you unscrewed the coves and looked behind.?
PeterHi Len
- Like you describe my Wight has its two original water tanks either side of the engine compartment with newer stainless steel fuel tanks behind. They each holed about 50 litres, which is usually enough for a week away. I keep the tap between the water tanks nearly closed so they don’t slosh about when tacking, but enough to drain to the pump when drawing water and filling, without needing to keep adjusting the tap. My system has an electric drawing pump and carbon filter, and is fit to drink.
My eberspatcher is higher than the tanks so it can exhaust just below the gunnels
As Bob says there are ways of making the old girl move! I have a 1m bow sprit out front with a 130% genoa. It can improved windward to 40-45 degrees, but costs you more when entering a marina. The bow sprit also allows the anchor to be mounted on the sprit away front sail and a storm jib can be mounted on the front stay to form a slot. However, When not in uses I take the front stay back to the mast as it can get in the way when tacking. The mizzen is sometime useful when sailing, but it’s mast is very useful for mounting radar, GPS aerials and wind turbines etc.
Good news. My mechanic friend reset the tappets and advanced the fuel injector pump 3 degrees and she is now running sweetly. I am thinking the professional mechanic I had service my engine at the start of lockdown was trying to get a sale on a new engine!
Now idling at 700rev and goes beyond 2,000 revs smoothly with little to no smoke. The sea trial also suggests I am getting better performance with 1.5kt when idling and ~6kt at 2,000. Also found where oil has been leaking from, so hopefully a clean bilge as well.
Thanks for your assistance. Peter
I have a mechanic friend coming to have a look at the engine at the weekend as I have been looking forward to sailing up the east coast and around to the Scottish western isles as soon as we are allowed. It was why I had it professionally serviced (including replaced cam belt) before lockdown but now out of lockdown find it no better. It had been running so sweetly at an average of 1.3lt/hr
Your point about getting everything in order and available before starting is a good one. Thanks
Thanks Bob
Yes, the original Newage engine was taken out in 2007 by the previous owner. As he was a car mechanic he converted a Ford 1.6D which until last year has been reliable and worked well. However, it increasingly smokes, at low revs. A service found the injectors had partly frozen, but then getting it restarted has highlighted an unevenness which has been put down to piston rings or valves. Although, I have not experienced blue smoke, oil does leak from the filler cap, so keeping the bilge water clean is difficult. However, oil loss over a year has been minimal.
The question remains replace or repair (probable requiring a rebore). - Like you describe my Wight has its two original water tanks either side of the engine compartment with newer stainless steel fuel tanks behind. They each holed about 50 litres, which is usually enough for a week away. I keep the tap between the water tanks nearly closed so they don’t slosh about when tacking, but enough to drain to the pump when drawing water and filling, without needing to keep adjusting the tap. My system has an electric drawing pump and carbon filter, and is fit to drink.
