Hi Thomas, I also had the unfortunate experience of my chain getting rusted into a ball. I managed to get it out with a pneumatic chisel while pulling the end of the chain up with a halyard, but it

Thanks to Mark for agreeing to post some pics for me. Today I installed my epoxy resin hawse pipe header/fillet under the windlass. The throat fits in my 4 inch PVC pipe, and it has a wide fillet for

Michael, Those are some interesting solutions that I have never heard of. Apparently a lot of thought has gone into how to deal with chain castles. I really appreciate your input on this. Did

Hello James, The link is to a well known UK metallurgist who also lives on his sailboat, usually in GR. I think you’ll like what you read… http://coxeng.co.uk/anchoring/chain/ Additionally, if you

Thanks for that Miles. The engine is a Perkins 4108 I will check the gear box n ext visit. Am I right that the starboard alternator is also called the engine alternator and the port is aka

Tom, I really like your solution. It sounds pretty foolproof, just a bit of hands on work if you are using more than 200’ of your chain! Thanks for the idea, I like this much better than adding

Mark your picture looks like the same gearbox as I have. I will dive tomorrow into the engine room to check the type of the Hurth gearbox. The sticker was in french and english language and I renewed

James I have 300 feet of 3/8” H.T. Chain. I hand spread the first 100 feet and then pile 200 feet on top of that with the windless no problems with the pyramid although I like hearing it fall over

Hi James, I _think_ there should be enough space in the locker to install such a partial bulkhead. But remember that the locker hatch is not that big. So I imagine it will be a pain to both install

That looks like my hurth Mark! What is the model number ? It has a ID plate on the top All the best Miles

Hi Bill, Many thanks for that, and for fgetting me in the group so quickly! Cheers, Paul

Gary, This is a perfect way to replace the door seal/squeegee. I am very impressed! I assume the teak piece could also be machined from stainless steel, or aluminum? It seems to me that there has to

Michael, This is great information and I enjoyed the injection of humour as well! Two questions: 1. Is there room in the locker in your opinion to install a small partial bulkhead perhaps at the

Paul, Welcome to the New Group. If it is original, it is 277 bronze. Cat has rebuild kits. You may be interested in these videos: CAT Pump Maintenance -

Hi All, I think I need a new water pump for my Dessalator 100 Duo. I see it is a CAT but I cannot see anywhere that says which model it is. All I can say is that it has two pistons, and the manual I

Hi James, I consider 80m chain the minimum (which is unfortunately also the maximum for our boats unless you have your spouse playing chain rat and guiding the chain inside the locker when it is

Colin and Lauren, Thanks for your input. I am hearing nothing but great things about the Rocna and am sure that it would be a big upgrade from my current anchor. I am still not sure of which

Michael, This is great information, thanks! I am comfortable with the Med. mooring using the lazy lines but laying the anchor and backing down will be new. I currently only have 120’ of chain

Thankyou Olivier. Your explanation is abundantly clear to me and a relief to know that my practise of engaging reverse while sailing has been the right one. Cheers, Warren

Hi James, while there are some anchorages in Greece where weed can make it a bit of a problem to anchor on first attempt, there are usually enough sandy patches among the weed where you can drop your