Frankly, I am at a loss as to why a person would change an engine in the first place. We have the Perkins TMD 22A Turbo and it runs like a gem. I can still reach the hull speed of over 8 knots and I c

I see your point Bill and I believe most of the members would agree with you, however I do have two questions: 1/ Are you the webmaster of this site? 2/ Do you support MEMBERS providing advertising li

Yes it can be quite concerning about where the results come from and how true everything is. I experienced being given a report that belonged to another person, I DID go off the deep end to the recept

Had some good news yesterday, got the results from my blood test and my Total PSA: < 0.05 ug/L (< 4.50). No more fingers up my bum, WHEW! So you guys, have YOU had a checkup lately? Barry Ferguson Tra

Tradewinds III is available, details at 1996 AMEL SUPER MARAMU Cruising Ketch Kind regards, Barry 1996 AMEL SUPER MARAMU Cruising Ketch Tradewinds III is a performance Sailing/Cruising Yacht. Perfect

I found the brand I was looking for and available in Wynumm. I have not purchased any yet, I will look at it further when I return. They are RITAR RA12-120SD and is a AGM Deep cycle battery with 10 ye

C'mon mate, give this a miss, try another way of testing will you! Barry, TW3

How come you need 12, I can only fit 8 plus the engine battery. Up till now I have used Powersonic 12volt 110amp AGM batteries, available from their store in Yatla south Brisbane. There are other bran

I have been using Milton which is used for sterilizing babies bottles. Works a charm. Best Regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds III SM#171

She is in storage at Bundaberg on the hard stand and will be back in the water to venture north when we return from holiday in NZ early March. I have found if switches were carefully dismantled and cl

Dick Smith stores are pretty well useless these days. Your best bet would be to seek out a Jacar store, they carry most electronic switches and electrical items. Best Regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds

Go to post 10525, the method I used is still going strong and I did not have to move the engine. Some kiwi ingenuity was used............ Best regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds III SM 171

I am of the opinion, thumping the shrouds with a rubber mallet as posted previously on this site to determine the tension is a load of crap. I downloaded a manual (and there are quite a few) on masts

Bundaberg Port Marina has survived the storm as far as I have heard. Currently, the Burnett river and Bundaberg is flooded, Tradewinds III has survived so far as she did in the 2011 floods. We have be

Insert bottles of wine into old socks and store them under the floor. Cheers Barry & Robyn Tradewinds III sm 171

Thank you Bill, that is precisely the reason why we are having an additional unit installed. The rotary drive is working OK having been around some of the Pacific without failure and the new linear dr

Bill, a closer look and a little research would suggest the switch is a 4 pole changeover switch, perhaps the rotary type. I understand these to be available from electrical wholesalers which I will c

I can confirm that, we are currently at the Bundaberg Port Marina and the is one SM2000 up on the hard stand and what appears an older Amel on the storage stand. Best Regards Barry Tradewinds III SM17

Thank you Bill, now where do I find one of those switches, I note you refer to it as a Raymarine A-B Drive Switch. Is it one of their products? Regards, Barry Tradewinds III SM 171

Hey Graham, how are you? Thank you for your reply, I am in Australia and wanted to use a suitable 6 pole switch and without any relays. My system is 24 volt and the wattage in the specs say typical co