Hi Alan, no I cant, I don't have that capability. My system has an ammeter that shows amps net of input and out put. Regards Danny

Hi Ron and all. Wind generators are not created equal. There are low price models that are what you pay for. Noisy, fragile and unable to cope with high winds. There is one the Duo 400 which is not ch

Hi Bill. Sorry for the lack of reply. Just found a stack of your messages in my spam folder. The product I used was Marine polytrol gel coat restorer. I have given detailed product information in othe

Good humor Bill Danny

Hi Mark and Ian. The attach a cord and tug is the best removal method I have used. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thanks Brent for remining us again of the truth that if you aren't there you have no idea what the crew are going through. One thing I want to pick up on. If I had had things stored on deck, fuel and

Hi again JB. Just to.pick up on your promise to never go to sea again. A friend and I on a light displacement 6 tonne 42 ft racer cruiser got caught in a weather bomb 200 miles out from New Zealand on

Well said JB. Danny

The photos seem to suggest that. As someone else commented with 170 miles sea room and a boat floating to its lines a failed engine seems a moderate problem. However as has-been said we were not there

Yes it is interesting that in stress situations the boat is often more resilient than the crew and bad decisions are made. But unless you are there experiencing what they experience it is difficult to

Hi Ross, yes it is New Zealand made but in 2008 when we bought Ocean Pearl in Florida the previous owner left a bottle on board. Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Sorry Eric. fat fingers. Neopol Original Creme furniture polish. When I bought the boat in Florida there was a bottle of it on board and any grocery store in NZ has it. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pear

Hi Elja, the polytrol time is easy. Less than one hour to apply. Sanding the grooves with the part file, one or two hours. Painting the grooves. As I said in a previous because I was working in our wi

Hi Mike, surface prep. Any loose or powdered paint had to be removed from the grooves and the surface scuffed. Sand paper would have been impossible to use as it would inevitably sanded the edges too.

Hi Ian, I just measured it. Looks like 2mm. I worked in arm reach lengths. Reach out, pull towards you on one side of the groove then reach out and pull towards you other side. Then I got experience a

Thanks JP. Hope you are OK. I guess this latest lockdown won't be helping must get together for a meal when it's allowed again. Dannh

Thanks JP. Hope you are OK. The latest lockdown won't b

Thanks for the comments.Chuck. Danny

Hi all. Thought I would send you pictures of what Ocean Pearl's varnish looks like after a few hours work with Neaplol original creme furniture polish. Having the decks so good spured me on. The hatch

You're Welcome Danny