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Just in case you thought Petaluma Turning Basin was too shallow or too small, I attach a photo of our 70 footer there this month. An easy ride in past the D Street Bridge at high tide then tie up on the public dock. Only 4.5 foot of water at low tide but is deep mud so as long as you don't mind...

Sounds like about 3000 litres or bang on 1nmpg. Not bad for a 50 tonne boat. Also nice to have those Naiads. A nice trip. Great to see some photos when you get a chance.

The Seaguage remote is from Chetco SeaGaugeâ„¢ STANDARD 16 Function Sensor Interface Unit Seaguage has software to program called VDash. The VDash software allows pulse inputs to be calibrated to whatever K factor is required. The software will also subtract the two sensor pulse inputs. So...

I will decant 1 gallon of diesel and place the Racor inlet in the bucket, then measure the consumption on the sensor. That will be a good start. Longer term I will measure consumption between fills and chart. I have good sounding sticks so should get the K factor pretty close. However the...

I think it is Japanese as the item sent is an Aichi unit, "Made in Japan". Photo of ebay unit is attached as was mailed to me. The OF05ZAT unit has a rating of 10GPH, however WOT on my boat is 18.1GPH each engine. So at WOT I may get a pressure drop across the sensor. I will therefore measure...

OK change of plan. I just bought 2 of these fuel flow sensors https://www.aichitokei.co.jp/eng/products_and_services/micro_stream/zat.html I'll connect them to the pulse monitors on my Seagauge NMEA2000 box from Chetco. And the price? $25 each on eBay right now. :dance: New 1...

The simple answer to all that dock rash is GOOF OFF or Acetone. I had quite a few scrapes from the plastic dock bumpers which I couldn't polish or compound off easily at all. Then found that Goof Off (Profressional strength) on a rag and they simply wipe off! A bit of polish afterwards and she...

The MS4448PAE is a charger/inverter with a pass through. So when on shorepower it passes both legs through to the boat sub-panel and simultaneously charges the battery bank. If I can only connect 1 leg to the inverter then I can only pass through half the power that I normally would be able to...

The voltage for both L1 and L2 to N = ~120V. Voltage between L1 and L2 is ~208V (not 240V) which is why I think I have 120 degree phases here at Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Everything on the boat runs just fine on 208V except the new inverter. The way it is wound it will only run either on 1 leg...

My marina has 50AMP shore power which provides 2 x 120V legs (taken from 3 phase) and a neutral to each slip. I've just fitted a MS4448PAE 240V inverter which needs 240V two phase power. I cant connect the shore power as I need two 120V legs that are 180 degrees out of phase, not 120 degrees...

Another Aussie here. Good luck in your search.

Hi Scot and Sandie, We own an almost identical CL66. The layout of Sorpresa is a little different as she was refitted in 2007 with a newer galley and upper deck. We love the iroom and seakindliness of these boats. The space onboard really is incredible. My brief was for a roomy LRC but still...

I don't have any shots of my bottom yet but thankfully another Cheoy Lee 66 owner has laid her girl over on her side especially so we can see underneath. I am very grateful to have saved the expense of doing the same myself. Looks a nice efficient round bilge double ender style trawler hull...

It's a Seafari Compact with a Size C 40" x 3" membrane. Hard to get. I'm thinking of changing over to a 21" x 4" housing which is widely available and about the same GPD.

Dear group, I am after a supplier of a new membrane for my HRO watermaker. It is 40" x 3" so DOW wont work. Any ideas welcome.

Thanks Portager for the note. Yes I will add handholds and also tie down the furniture! Its interesting to note the range projections. I attach the measured range of the current Cheoy Lee Serenity 68 (same hull as the 66) is 3458 miles at 1250 RPM and 7.5 knots. At 1000 RPM and 6.6 knots the...

I think the 6.6GPH is simply the nominal peak flow recommendation. ie. you need an engine that will use at least 6.6gph at WOT in order to use this flow sensor. At lower flow rates, starting from zero the sensor will still give good resolution. In my case, with 315hp engines, the peak flow is...

Am planning a NMEA2000 upgrade and first job is to get some basic tank and fuel flow monitoring. I've looked at Floscan and Maretron but with twin diesels (mine are CAT 3306TA 315HP) you need 4 flow transducers (1 in and 1 out) and with Floscan you have bulky pulse flow regulators as well...

The copper pipe is connected to the raw water supply on the exit side of the engine HX. I believe it is most likely a burp tube to relieve any air lock in the shaft log. However the pipe probably also serves to supply fresh warm water to the log when the engine is running. The stuffing box...

Benn, This is one 66 that will make the trip on her own bottom once she is shaken down. Most likely timing will be next spring. This Summer will be coastal either in Pacific NW or south to Mexico. Nice to meet other Aussies online. Oi Oi Oi.:dance: Pete

He cruised until around 2005 (6 years) and then sold the boat. See 'voyages' on his old website -[ Welcome to MV Bravado V.I.P Charters ]- His daughter Jess, was married in 2010 at Tony's farm in Robertson in the Southern Highlands in NSW. I guess the call of the 'farm' beat the 'call of...

OK, as a new owner of a Cheoy Lee 66 I wanted to service the stuffing box and apply grease. However I cant see any grease nipple? :ermm: If anyone knows about this type of stuffing box I'd be very happy to receive your advice! Photo attached. The copper pipe routes to the exit water of the...

Just a quick hello from the new owner of the 1987 Cheoy Lee 66, Sorpresa in Alameda, CA. As an Australian owner, she will one day find her way back to Sydney but in the meantime will be cruising the West Coast. Home will be Sausalito. I did notice quite a long thread on Trawler Forum about...