Recent content by sjconnor

Thank you guys, I was estimating 8mm. according to racushman's pdf 9/32 is 7mm (in new money) Loren - what is the intermediates ? is it the shortest of the side stays or the middle one ?

Hi, My tall rig Olson 34 has original rod rigging and I'm thinking that it would be prudent of me to replace them after all these years. I'll go with standard wire rigging that I can more easily tune myself. Can anyone recommend what dia wire I should chose for the 3 side stays ? My...

Thanks all for the advice, I found there were a few issues 1. The wiring from the switch panel into the mast needed replacing. So did that. The amount of panels and screws I needed to remove for that job was ridiculous. The test wires I was using with crocodile clips had also corroded so wasted...

Good point, for me personally mostly I wont be away for longer than a week at a time.

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has a recommended list of items that should go into a first aid kit ? Cheers all and keep safe and well, Simon.

The Raja Muda 2010 was a regatta that had it all. Long races – 22hrs, 26hrs, 10hrs, sunset sailing, sunrise sailing, good winds, no wind, lightning and thunder storms, big boats small boats new boats and old boats, great socialising and a big buzz that reminded us we were part of a major...

Hi all, I've been trying to get my anchor light (part of an older Aqua Signal Quikfit tricolor) working and so far have been unsuccessful. I'm attaching a picture of the wiring taken earlier today in case anyone sees anything obviously missing. The black wires go into the the screw connector...

Problem solved Well after initially starting to trace the main cables to the starter solenoid with the intention of starting to clean the contacts I noticed that the relay had shaken loose and dropped out completely. Plugging that back in solved the problem. The engine battery was found to be...

Hi all, I recently decided to remove my Penta 2002 air filter and give it a good clean as I was getting black smoke in the exhaust at high revs and was advised on YBW forum that the air filter could be the culprit. As I'd not cleaned it in 13 yrs I figured that would be a good place to...

Loren - the key switch is only about 3 years old, although I wont rule that out for sure. Tom - there definitely wasn't any smoke at the switch and will clean all the battery and switch connections first Supersailor - there wasn't any visible evidence of shorting. I suspected shorting...

Hi, Have you ever had a strange feeling that what you were about to do was probably not a good idea and then went ahead and did it anyway ? and sure enough you should have listened to that niggling feeling you had. Well that happened to me on Sunday. I was about to start my engine (Penta...

Hi Keith, I couldn't find the brand online, but will take a picture of it's uses/contents etc

That's great information - that it can be used to chill a beer in a survival scenario :)

I totally agree with you, I was expecting the thread on the anode to be reversed otherwise it could surely quite easily unscrew itself and stay inside the engine.

I have a Volvo Penta 2002 in my Olson 34 and I've only just recent realised there is a Zinc Pencil Anode that's supposed to be replaced on a regular (once a year) basis. I've had the boat for 13 years and got on with it as quickly as possible. Bought the anodes from the UK and had them shipped...