There was a very sad case in New Zealand a few years back. It was four guys out on a mountain hunting trip. One night they were in a mountain hut and it was very cold so they brought the gas barbecue

Thanks Eric. However I got lucky. I blew all the rubbish out from around the brush assembly with an air gun. And it goes. I will check for tightness as you suggest. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thanks Adam, I am expecting to be able to refurbish/repair my winch but I will keep your advice re replacement in reserve. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thanks for your input Nick. Mark has now posted the Lewmar manual which answers all my questions Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thank you Mark, invaluable. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thanks again Nick. You have answered my question about the gearbox being oil filled. Did you replace the seals. When you say you dropped the motor off were you able do remove the motor alone,or the mo

Thanks Nick. I took the cover off the brush mechanism. It is an oily mess in there with a gunge of catbon dust mixed in I dont know yet if the gearbox has oil in it. If so I suspect the seal between t

Thanks Bill. It is drawing about 90 amps turning with no load so I suspect a friction problem but I will chase the control option first. Kind Regards Danny

Hi Bill Yesterday the port sheet winch motor malfunctioned. When i tried to operate it it would turn but in a few seconds slow to a stop as if it was overloaded. Obviously I immediately deactivated it

It is an at sea foot rest for when you are sitting on the head. It slots into the grill on the floor. Adjust to your leg length. Henri thinks of every need. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Friction causes over loading. So what are the posible friction points. Well there are the bearings in the gear box if they are not lubricated, a good starting point. But a much over looked one and mor

Thanks for this Mark, from the video it seems the sea was very turbulent and they would have been seriously uncomfortable. Sad they had to abandon their boat but only those on board know the full stor

Hi Karen, I wrap the length around the rudder shaft and cut it on the diagonal. An alternative is to find a tube the same diameter and use that for your cutting template. I would not use a straight cu

Hi Arlo, its not Danny of Ocean Pearl that posted Regards Danny

Thanks Joel. That would explain why two covers I got from Amel were too small. Maud didnt seem to know about the different diameters. Was the difference in wheel diameter or the size of the tube used.

Yes Ken. Ypu3 have to see it before you believe it. I dont know how supercharged my senses are in those circumstances until there is an unexpected bump noise on the boat. Boy do I jump. Danny SM 299 O

Hi Ken, until you have sailed the Tuamotus you cant imagine how uncharted reefs and bommies can appear, rising vertically from very deep water. The FLS is useful there. Fiji has its own specialties wi

Thanks Ken, we have the Interphase which I believe is out of production now. The biggest difficulty in interpretation is the interference caused by choppy sea. However, having said that, with experien

Hi All, I say all because this thread has certainly created interest. We have the Interphase FLS. Like radar and it seems many other FLS units it needs experience and interpretation. I find it useful

Hi Ken, what is the make and model of your fls. Does it have a stand alone display. Thanks Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl