Hi all. The critical thing is to ensure the chain and gypsy are a perfect match. I took half a meter of my chain when selecting a replacement gypsy so I could check the match. Then over time wear will

Hi Alan and all, I agree with Alan. Ocean Pearl came with a no batten main. Even with its limitations it is still worth tuning it with halyard and outhaul tension and leach cord. In lighter air it is

I have been to Fiji many times pre covid. Services at Vuda Point are excellent. Baobab Marine are a big well staffed and stocked company, but they are not the only firm.. I would expect lip seals and

Hi Paul, yes a later model colour Interphase. I will answer your next question. Does it work. Depends on what you expect. The one I got does forward plus sideways as an option. I never use the sideway

Hi Paul, ours was removed to be replaced with a newer model. It was on insurance so fitters did the job. They cut the external section off and then used a hole saw from the outside to release the thru

Totally agree Teun Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Charles you are so out of line it defies belief. First you have grossly violented the rules of this group which are there for good reason, Second you are utterly wrong about Amel and their long term c

Thanks for the reminder Bill. However I will add one point I had forgotten. Volvo were fixated on the level of oil in the sump. Believed too high a level could be involved. They had their tech come an

We got there by a process of elimination and looking for track. There is an oilfeed to the turbo from the top of the rocker cover. Of course if there was excessive blow past the rings there would be p

I am fortunate that I am a practical sailor and can do lot of work myself. If you are going to.pay someone to do it all, it will be huge. My annual costs have been no where near the 40k mentioned. Mor

Hi Ruedi, I went down all those paths as Volvo wriggled and squiggled until they admitted it was the seals in the turbo. Just dropping that information again. Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

I agree with Bill completely. We had planned on selling Ocean Pearl after we got her back to NZ. Listed her and one of the interested parties loved her but said she was too expensive. They found a che

I had this once and it was seals in the turbo. It was a near new just still in warranty Volvo D 2 75 with only a few hours on it. After vigorous pushing from me Volvo replaced the turbo. Kind Regards

Hi Paul, your list of expected expenses on a 20 year old boat seems to expect that everything aboard is 20 years old. It is an ongoing process keeping all systems functioning. One very experienced cru

Hi Joerg, When we bought Ocean Pearl in 2008 she had that screeching. It was caused by dried up grease in the gearbox. I stripped them, cleaned out the old grease repacked them with new. I dont rememb

Hi Eloi and others who I am sure are out there with similar problems. In my previous I commented that some hubs and propellers don't match well. I had some choices in my spares and found I could mix a

Thanks Slavko, when you fit the new hub and propeller be sure 1) you pin the hub to the shaft. 2) the propeller fits fully and snugly to the hub, pushed completely into place. 3) you tighten the screw

Hi Slavko, I think you said in one reply that there was no parts or stubs of the screws left even though when you fitted them you had screwed them tightly in. These were not exactly your words but my

Hi Mike, we have a two way valve on the back wall of the port locker and a through deck fitting. This has a twist in hose connection which shuts off when the hose is removed. The two way valve allows

Hi Ross, yes the Opua Cruising club meals are still going strong. The quality of the offering is really good now, a real step up in the last 2 years even though the people doing it are the same. I wou