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Is there a OA 50 Mk 1 group? We are the owners of one of two OA Mk1's in Norway. Would very much like to join if there is such a group

I have a couple of TAMD63L's in my boat (same engine as the TAMD63P, the L has a lower HP rating). Installed a set of Group 31's 4 years ago. Had no problem starting with these, even at subzero temperatures we encounter here in Scandinavia. When they died last year (runaway charger) I put my ex...

I know they are a tight fit, but not this tight! When I tried to extract the filter element, the cord broke when I tried to pull it out of the unit. I called the Racor importer to my country to check. The person a spoke to had never heard of this kind problem before. There should be no problem...

Both my pumps are leaking. Seems like the full seal kit is the way to go to fix the problem permanently The Marine Installer's Rant: The leaking Capilano caper

Have a pair of Volvo/Racor 900 filter units laying around (leftover from upgrading to Racor twin 1000 units on my mains). After the Generator fuel filter got all clogged up, I decided to insert one of the Volvo/Racor units into the fuel line. The install went well until I tried to insert a new...

Ferrying my oldest daugthers dog ashore for what dogs have to do

Cruising the world on solar Power is feasible. Saw PlanetSolar docked in Valetta, Malta summer 2012. Wing panles are foldable inwards for docking.

I have twin TAMD63's. Rebuilt the starboard pump last summer, did the port one this winter. To rebuild you will need some good pullers to press the old shaft and pull the front bearing off. When reassembling I used a propane torch to heat the pulley before slipping it on to the front bearing. I...

This radio looks like a portable VHF. You will have to push the Talk button to transmit? Right? I have been looking at full Duplex radios that start transmitting the moment you switch them on. This way the person on deck (me) can use both hands handling lines and still speak to the helmsperson...

+1 :thumb: Very pleased with it.

Ditto. Kept her in a non-bubbler marina the two first winters. Guess ice thikness was 2 - 4 inches at the coldest of winter. Like FF says, only "problem" is when it starts thawing. Warmer water down below will heat your hull ever so slightly; melting the ice and creating a minute water gap...

Ditto. Kept her in a non-bubbler marine the two first winters. Guess ice thikness was 2 - 4 inches at the coldest of winter. Like FF says, only "problem" is when it starts thawing. Warmer water down below will heat your hull ever so slightly; melting the ice and creating a minute water gap...

Terje Vigen is a poem written in late eighteen hundreds by Norwegian poet Henrik Ibsen Pronounced like "Tar-yeh Vee-gen". Torsk is cod in Norwegian.

Hi, I filled my tanks with dyed (green) diesel here in Norway twice last year. Paid Norwegian Krone 10.00 per liter both times. (Approx. $1.60 per liter at current exchange rate). Dyed diesel is often referred to as “Tax Free”, even if it is not really Tax Free. It should really be referred to...

There are several canals from the English Channel to the western Med. None of these will take a motor boat of any size. Air draft will be a problems as bridges are as low as 3 meter / 10 feet. The only alternative I could think of would be to enter a canal system in*Baltic*Germany or Poland and...

*Gimme a*shout next time you're in town!

Lobster season is on over here now. Started September 26 in Sweden and October 1 in Norway. Seems like everyone with access to a boat are out catching lobsters. Those*poor creatures*must have a hard time dodging all those traps. For some reason it seems like fairways and where those animals...

Those T6.354 elbows are in fact very simple. It least for late 1960 engines. On my previous boat i salvaged the "bell"*part that clamps on to the turbo. *Cut off the rest. Got hold of a few feet of stainless 3" tubing,*and a*90 degree to match. MIG welded it all together.*Hammered the end of a...

Seems like it covers North America

Keith, is your weather station Vantage Pro or Vantage Pro2? Asking as I might have a replacement*wireless card for VP2 lying around. The weather station I set up for my club can*be seen here. Panorama view of the marina here * *

Removed the exhaust elbow the other day. Turned out most spitzers were blocked by rust. Filled a bucket with muriatic acid (30% solution) and let the exhaust elbow sit in it for 5 - 6 hours. Result: A clean shower head! 1: How it looked pre treatment 2: Muriatic acid 3: Soaking 4: Nice and...

Building and flying Radio Controlled sailplanes. Have a few planes and radios lying around. Prolly never to be flown again

Ditto on the Navionics app. Also have an app that shows the nearest SAR/tow boat (Use it to check position of sister vessels when out on patrol. This app is published by Redningsselskapet. Only for Norwegian waters)

Over here oil companies add kerosene to road diesel during winter time to keep the diesel from turning to gel as temperatures drop below minus 10 degrees Celsius

In my country we have what is called "allemannsretten" (translates roughly to "freedom to roam"). Allemansretten gives anybody the right to trespass and even camp for 2 days on uncultivated/undeveloped land. (I believe this is the opposite of the US where you can get shot for trespassing?). This...