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Post by hoppy on Dec 17, 2015 20:58:23 GMT
I still can't believe you have only a 34 based on how much you squeeze in. I hope you will start a thread when you install it and monitor and post the amp usage when you run it off your inverter.
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Post by Don Reaves on Dec 17, 2015 21:18:33 GMT
Vasko's boat is really a TARDIS.
(For those who aren't fans of Dr. Who, his time machine is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.)
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Post by vasko on Dec 17, 2015 22:23:52 GMT
The manual of the washing machine state 100w for 30min when with cold water (I'm thinking that will be good if I install some kind of mixer hot/cold to be able to actually use the hot water from the heater and run washing program for cold water ... energy - as it is a motor I would expect to use in reality may be 2x advertised consumption e.g 10-15ah for one washing cycle the thing that I desperately need on the boat is more space for another 240w solars , I actually have under the boom, but I do not want to use it as it is perfect space for afternoon nap... and I'm currently trying to design a way to have double layer solar panels when folded wile in marina or on the way and expandable to one level to get to full power... but may endup with semi flex on the sprayhood .... and OF COURSE I do not need all this gadgets I'm just having great fun and joy designing and experimenting how they can be successfully fitted ... boat size : I would prefer a bigger boat (45feet) , but somehow the fact that marinas, officials and boat yards treat people with nice looking boats over 10m like stupid kids of rich parents that need to be seriously overcharged for very simple things ... and this has always been a source of serious annoyance for me with previous boats in the med... now I'm 9.98m and NOT shiny\posh looking hull&deck and I'm treated like poor old guy without enough money to buy expensive toys and this gives me great reward - e.g. there is always space for me and the charge for overnight stay for me in marina "Port Vell/ Barcelona" was only 35EUR , and I got placed between the superyachts with apology that there is no water/electricity plug close to me.. but in fact there was just I needed a long cable and hose which I had the fellow yachtsmen around me were dressed "like from the films", but unfortunately their sea life was not much e.g. on the expensive boat at the marina, one-two ours around the marina and back on the pontoon.. e.g. they all wanted to talk with me and my crew as we actually do sailing second annoying thing for me with a bigger boat is that actually the bigger boat is extra for the people who visit the boat not me - as most of the time I either stay at the navigation table or kitchen area and sleep in the cockpit ... e.g. no big extra for me on the bigger boat , but I pay the bill in the end now when someone is sailing with me he is a person who is on the boat for the sailing and do not mind to be in small cabins etc. if someone is about luxury - then he can charter his own luxury boat, take the responsibility, pay the bill and I'm extremely happy to sail together the two boats... third annoying fact is that bigger boats tend easier to become caravans - e.g. instead sailing people stay in the marina and just use the boat as a caravan to sleep, stay and eat on it... - this is greatly frustrating for me too as I'm becoming a servant ! as people arrive and leave when convenient for them but in the end it is me who cares for everything and make sure that any detail is perfectly clean or fixed/working properly e.g. I need to walk behind, fixing, sorting, cleaning etc. or be the bad guy who always moans.. fourth annoying fact is that on bigger boats people tend to bring more luggage - and large part of the space become just a "left luggage service" - now when someone bring a hard luggage or more then can be fitted in the small personally allocated cupboards ( about 70+L per person) the luggage need to stay with them in the bed and fight with it when they sleep - this teaches perfectly to be practical next time - vise verse on the big boat I'm the bad one who is forcing people to not bring too mush not needed stuff.. and the list goes on and on in brief: on a big boat I'm not actually the captain, I'm the bad unfriendly servant, who clean, moan, fix, and also pay the bill and everyone except me have great time and fun ...on a small boat I'm real captain and feel like it...
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Post by MickeyB on Dec 18, 2015 8:40:43 GMT
Vasko does appear to be able to squeeze lots onto the boat - but my admiral is very good at hiding things. We have a 6 octave piano, alto sax, tenor sax and an electric guitar on board, all wired onto my Fedora powered laptop via hidden connectors in the cockpit. We must be the noisiest boat on the water when we get going (but only when alone or far out to sea). Add to that 6 dive cylinders and all the related junk and we have not got a lot of room left ourselves.
But otherwise, our 34.2 is perfect for us.
My Projects; Arch for 2 more solar panels (back of yacht) Make new bimini and lazy bag (got the material - just time needed)
Serious potentials; Install watermaker (or kit build it - found great resource on this) Install scuba tank compressor (probably on the engine)
Mike
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Post by geitz on Dec 21, 2015 14:35:08 GMT
One of my winter projects, re-bedding the steering pedestal, will be a little more involved than I thought. Inspection from underneath has shown that the core under the pedestal itself is dry, but the core under the two posts is wet. I'll likely have to cut away the GRP layer on the inside, install new core and re-glass.
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Post by heatherina on Dec 21, 2015 15:13:24 GMT
OK, I've got a question. What does everyone use for polish and wax for the hull? Farecla, Crystal Glow, 3M, Auto Glym, International, Thanks Ian
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Post by MalcolmP on Dec 21, 2015 15:37:40 GMT
OK, I've got a question. What does everyone use for polish and wax for the hull? Farecla, Crystal Glow, 3M, Auto Glym, International, Thanks Ian I have tried quite a few looking for that grail of easy to apply and perfect results - so far nothing totally wonderful - including the various "nanotech" type. I therefore tend to stick with Polwax www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/en/gb/International-Polwax-500ml/m-1748.aspx simple to apply and doesn't end up too smeared. May not remove stubborn stains when you may need careful use oxalic acid etc. But overall I like Polwax cheap and will do both jobs, cleaning and polishing.
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Post by vasko on Dec 21, 2015 22:51:37 GMT
OK, I've got a question. What does everyone use for polish and wax for the hull? Farecla, Crystal Glow, 3M, Auto Glym, International, Thanks Ian I have tried quite a few looking for that grail of easy to apply and perfect results - so far nothing totally wonderful - including the various "nanotech" type. I therefore tend to stick with Polwax www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/en/gb/International-Polwax-500ml/m-1748.aspx simple to apply and doesn't end up too smeared. May not remove stubborn stains when you may need careful use oxalic acid etc. But overall I like Polwax cheap and will do both jobs, cleaning and polishing. over time I got fedup with all cleaning and waxing the hull ... now I just give a a good pressior wash from time to time and all is good for ouside hull I use a kind of magic blue "sludge" that does a very good job cleaning rusty type of stains e.g like close to the exaust and similat truhull's
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Post by chuckr on Dec 22, 2015 8:05:33 GMT
OK, I've got a question. What does everyone use for polish and wax for the hull? Farecla, Crystal Glow, 3M, Auto Glym, International, Thanks Ian I have tried quite a few looking for that grail of easy to apply and perfect results - so far nothing totally wonderful - including the various "nanotech" type. I therefore tend to stick with Polwax www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/en/gb/International-Polwax-500ml/m-1748.aspx simple to apply and doesn't end up too smeared. May not remove stubborn stains when you may need careful use oxalic acid etc. But overall I like Polwax cheap and will do both jobs, cleaning and polishing. We use to use 3M cleaner wax and it worked pretty good - not sure we can get it here so not sure what we will use this year.
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Post by erkan on Dec 22, 2015 17:02:08 GMT
Hello Chuckr,
You mentioned to do: "fan in forward berth redo fan in galley"
As I have a 40ds as well, can I pls ask where you install the fans and connect the cables? I am planning to do the same for the next summer...
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Post by so40gtb on Jan 9, 2016 5:02:24 GMT
OK, I've got a question. What does everyone use for polish and wax for the hull? Farecla, Crystal Glow, 3M, Auto Glym, International, Thanks Ian Being a Yank, what I use might not be readily available at a reasonable price in the UK. But for those on this side of the pond who might read ... Remove old wax with paper towels soaked in acetone - be sure you're upwind from them! Learned this from yardmate Wolfgang (Dehler owner, of course!) and it sure does help! Clean hull with Collinite 920. Twice in springtime each of the first two years, then once per year thereafter. Wax hull with Collinite 885 paste or Meguiar's Fleetwax, twice. Voyageur may be 15 years old, but most folks at other marinas we visit think she's new! --Karl
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Post by zofiasailing on Feb 5, 2016 22:09:11 GMT
We live aboard so we are on projects ongoing. (SO 42 DS) Recent additions include:- * Add cleat on transom for easier dinghy attachment * Upgrade wire run to refrigerator. Used to be 4mm - now about 6mm. Less resistance now overcoming the compressor switching on and off issue that is a common problem. It's giving better battery performance YAY! * Instal Caframo Sirrocco fan in Salon. Used the factory installed 12v wire run above nav station intended for power to winch. Sneaky. * Instal S&S rack on bow deck area for the kayak to get it off the life rails where it got in the way. * various canvas projects including small screen so that aft (over our head when in our bunk) cabin hatch can be open - even when raining. Why did this take so long to think of?
Boat maintenance in exotic locations.... Ongoing.
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Post by geitz on Feb 10, 2016 1:13:22 GMT
When we bought the boat, one of the items on my list to repair was the transom step. I'm not sure what it's called but here it is: There's supposed to be a bolt that holds it in place when it's folded down. The bolt is missing and the teak was damaged. So, I removed the entire step from the boat and brought it home to the warm confines of my basement and began working on it. The first thing I noticed was the the bad condition of the black caulk that sealed the teak to the edges of the FRP. Curious, I tried prying it apart............ Sorry about the bad picture. The teak and the underlying plywood all came out of the FRP shell in one piece. There were several blobs of adhesive that had failed. Much of the plywood backing was soaked with water and rotten.........and there was a chunk of ice inside. The teak wasn't in bad condition and was glued to the plywood with a black adhesive. I was able to separate them......... I found that scoring the plywood backing with a circular saw made the task easier: Here's the inside of the teak decking: So, I made a frame of 1/2" marine plywood and bonded into the shell with West System epoxy thickened with microfibers. The brackets were removed beforehand and then re-bedded and installed. The next step is to bond a platform of 1/2" plywood to the frame. Once that is cured. I'll clean up the original teak and bond it to the plywood and FRP shell using epoxy. The last step will be to caulk the edges with black teak decking caulk. I'll also replace the missing bolt. More to come.................
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Post by geitz on Feb 13, 2016 13:21:22 GMT
Plywood glued onto the frame: Teak decking glued onto the plywood underlayment:
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Post by geitz on Feb 21, 2016 0:34:36 GMT
Ready for caulk................ Finished................
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Post by rene460 on Feb 21, 2016 10:30:13 GMT
Hi geitz,
Great job, beautifully finished off.
Would you care to add a few more words and pictures on how you did such a neat job of the caulking? That black stuff goes everywhere.
rene460
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Post by geitz on Feb 21, 2016 13:48:06 GMT
Rene460,
I'm sorry I didn't take more pictures...............
I masked the surfaces, GRP and teak, with the blue masking tape right to the edges. You're right, the black stuff goes everywhere. After applying the caulk, I used a small plastic mixing spatula (West System) to squeegee off all the excess.
Before it dried, I peeled off the masking tape and cleaned up any mistakes with alcohol and paper towels. Then, I ran my wet finger over the caulk to smooth it out. I didn't re-caulk the teak decking itself, but eventually when I'm forced to do the entire cockpit, I'll do that too.
Mike
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Post by so40gtb on Mar 5, 2016 16:02:59 GMT
The foregoing project pix, dressed up with some text, would make an excellent hints 'n tips article. This flappable seat is similar to the one on our former boat, a 34.2, and I often worried about water incursion, wood rot, and mold inside it.
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Post by geitz on Mar 5, 2016 23:25:15 GMT
Thanks! I'll try to take some time to dress up the text and send it in to the Hints page.
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Post by Tafika II on Mar 21, 2016 16:42:10 GMT
MAR/21/16 - I complete the installation of the dual Racor 75/500MAX2M Fuel Filter system yesterday. Both have 2 micron filters, but I have both 2 & 10 micron filter spares. We'll see how the 2's work. I also installed a 12VDC booster pump on a switch between the tank & Racors which could be used as a back to there engine mounted pump in the case of failure or to top off the Racors when changing the filters. I checked with both Yanmar & Racor and both told me it would work....IT DID NOT. The pump has been removed from the system, but I did leave it as a bypass so incase I need it an can put it on line.
Now it on to the AIS Transceiver install. We'll update that in the appropriate thread
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Post by erkan on Jan 29, 2019 15:46:23 GMT
Hi all, I want to install a fan in the forward cabin of my 40DS. Is there already cabling dedicated to fan or should I take it from somehere? Erkan
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