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- May 21st, '24, 07:28
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Yanmar 6LP-STP Heat Exchanger
- Replies: 45
- Views: 12777
Re: Yanmar 6LP-STP Heat Exchanger
Micky, Carl, After all I've been through this winter (turbos, broken arch with solars, broken steering wheel and instrument panel, etc etc), I discovered too that someone at some point in the past have put their fingers in mending? servicing? testing their abilities? all of the above? trying to fix ...
- May 17th, '24, 10:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PERKO part number C/365
- Replies: 19
- Views: 506
Re: PERKO part number C/365
Francesco,
I was driving home and I saw a weird cinquecento marked "500 Riva" in the back.
Are these guys still in business?
Do they still make boats, or do they design anything they can lay their hands on ?
Thanks.
I was driving home and I saw a weird cinquecento marked "500 Riva" in the back.
Are these guys still in business?
Do they still make boats, or do they design anything they can lay their hands on ?
Thanks.
- May 14th, '24, 00:15
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PERKO part number C/365
- Replies: 19
- Views: 506
Re: PERKO part number C/365
I'm not familiar with these steps as they cannot be used in the 28. However, I would say that they are most probably out of stainless steel, as the structure looks very thin and aluminum would bend (at such an angle) with a heavy person's weight. Which stainless steel renders the exercise a bit more...
- May 9th, '24, 23:20
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Tony, the first trip I do with the engine covers open.
You can hear and see them from the bridge!
You can hear and see them from the bridge!
- May 9th, '24, 23:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PERKO part number C/365
- Replies: 19
- Views: 506
Re: PERKO part number C/365
The person who bought them perhaps owns a B31 too.
Perhaps the seller could find him and ask him whether he could lend them for a while, before he mounts them, even for a fee.
I would start from the seller...
Perhaps the seller could find him and ask him whether he could lend them for a while, before he mounts them, even for a fee.
I would start from the seller...
- May 9th, '24, 10:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl,
Im laughing too...I know I know, and whats even worse is that it happens when you've already invited friends for the inaugural trip and everybody is in the boat and the boat either doesn't start or it sort of explodes on you...and the taxi that brought your friends is gone...boats...
Im laughing too...I know I know, and whats even worse is that it happens when you've already invited friends for the inaugural trip and everybody is in the boat and the boat either doesn't start or it sort of explodes on you...and the taxi that brought your friends is gone...boats...
- May 9th, '24, 07:13
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Why wouldn't she Carl, a window is not a structural issue, you may get a bit wet, that's all! As for the insurance, I agree with everything, only here, when we talk about insurance it is not a liability insurance. It is the amount of money you pay every single working day that guarantees you a pensi...
- May 8th, '24, 21:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
I agree Tony. However, let's assume I want to repaint my flat. I call my "Jack for all trades" and ask for an estimate. He will charge X without an invoice, or X plus 24% tax with an invoice. What do I do? I tell you what I do...I take the no invoice deal and only wish the guy doesn't fall off from ...
- May 8th, '24, 20:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Does “off the books” mean not properly declared so no taxes no insurance and the like? Over here it is a way for business owners to keep labor costs down, by asking young people to work for black money, so no extra costs for the business, but not the other way around. This method was particularly pr...
- May 8th, '24, 10:29
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
I'm trying DESPERATELY to locate a good electrician to help me with the mounting back of all the instruments onto the new instrument panel. (Reminder: Together with the SS arch that was holding the solar panels - which was almost torn down during my last trip last September - I experienced the snapp...
- May 8th, '24, 10:13
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Corinth Canal
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7945
Re: The Corinth Canal
In 1896 there were very few Bertrams built, at least in Corinth...LOL
- May 8th, '24, 02:27
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Corinth Canal
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7945
Re: The Corinth Canal
On April 28, two days before the official re-opening of the Corinth canal, the French "Belem", a 1896 three masted bulk carrier is transporting the Olympic flame to Marseille for the 2024 Paris Olympic games. This vessel has been chosen because it was launched the same year as the first Olympic game...
- May 4th, '24, 06:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl, good chart!
There is yet another one that shows the effects of the wind, not just with a flag, but with real items and how they move, like leaves, trees, roofs, etc, but I cannot find it in English...
There is yet another one that shows the effects of the wind, not just with a flag, but with real items and how they move, like leaves, trees, roofs, etc, but I cannot find it in English...
- May 1st, '24, 11:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
We measure the wind speed in km or nm, but for ordinary people the measure is the Beaufort scale. Television forecasts is only in Beauforts. Only sailors (mainly) and motorboaters (secondarily) discuss windspeed in km or nm. Up to 3 Beauforts we consider calm. From 4 onwards we are becoming cautious...
- May 1st, '24, 06:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Haha, I wish it was that easy, Carl. The thing with the summer “meltemi” is that NORMALLY it starts at 8-9am and it stops at dusk. The other also normal thing is that it may start one day and it may stop after weeks or even months! During more than one summer, within the last few years, we didn't ha...
- May 1st, '24, 01:25
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Talking about the breeze...
This is right off the coast of Myconos. In the summer!
It's an old clip, but things are the same year in year out...
https://youtu.be/ecV_M3EUHhY?si=RB1qThPj5YGlmoZB
This is right off the coast of Myconos. In the summer!
It's an old clip, but things are the same year in year out...
https://youtu.be/ecV_M3EUHhY?si=RB1qThPj5YGlmoZB
- Apr 30th, '24, 21:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Thank you Tony. I'll look into it.
- Apr 30th, '24, 10:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl, I agree, this was my concern too, the orientation of the boat, but: In both islands which are my main bases in the summer, where I spend 80%+ of my time, my slips are oriented towards the sun! Lucky? Maybe... Then, mind you, technology has evolved in the 10+ years when I first installed my old...
- Apr 30th, '24, 03:17
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Here are the new 2 x 150w flexible solar panels awaiting for sicaflex to cure. No more stainless arch, bimini, rigid panels above my head. The need for shade while riding the boat was a myth. First of all, all rides are between 30 min and 2-3 hours, not enough time to justify any need for shade (as ...
- Apr 29th, '24, 08:54
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl,
Im currently facing the solar panel mounting saga...
Also its Easter week and Im contemplating how to fit so much food into such a beaudacious body...LOL
Im currently facing the solar panel mounting saga...
Also its Easter week and Im contemplating how to fit so much food into such a beaudacious body...LOL
- Apr 28th, '24, 00:54
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Ha ha great!
Interesting beat, albeit with whatever sound this scratching apron produces!!
I also enjoyed that Canadian french, unless it was not Canadian, but it surely sounded like it!
Interesting beat, albeit with whatever sound this scratching apron produces!!
I also enjoyed that Canadian french, unless it was not Canadian, but it surely sounded like it!
- Apr 27th, '24, 19:25
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Doug, you have to be specific.
Also. who classified food, before alcohol, in the Bertram league?
Carl, I re-read our com of a few days back, I lost my sleep!!!lol !!
Also. who classified food, before alcohol, in the Bertram league?
Carl, I re-read our com of a few days back, I lost my sleep!!!lol !!
- Apr 26th, '24, 21:41
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Doug, Im clueless!!
- Apr 25th, '24, 22:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Hey, Cam, that's a serious 2000 kcal breakfast there...
I mean, that's a day's worth of calories in one sitting!
Tony, except for cooked fish, I pretty much eat everything, I'm not 110 kg for no reason!
I mean, that's a day's worth of calories in one sitting!
Tony, except for cooked fish, I pretty much eat everything, I'm not 110 kg for no reason!
- Apr 25th, '24, 09:58
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PropGlide
- Replies: 7
- Views: 942
Re: PropGlide
What I may do, if (seldom) necessary, is I shout out to the rat of the dock, hey 20€ can you clean my gear? It is done automatically!!
- Apr 23rd, '24, 23:49
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Biscuits and gravy? What gravy? You mean sweet and salty together?
Like eating ice cream with... sardines?
What else is there for me to learn...
Like eating ice cream with... sardines?
What else is there for me to learn...
- Apr 22nd, '24, 07:48
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
I agree. Moderation. Oh boy, Easter is coming !!
Keep in mind though, that the US southeast that fries a lot more than the north, have a life expectancy reduced by a few years from this reason alone...
Next time you are about to grab and devour a crispy steak's corner, keep that in mind!
Keep in mind though, that the US southeast that fries a lot more than the north, have a life expectancy reduced by a few years from this reason alone...
Next time you are about to grab and devour a crispy steak's corner, keep that in mind!
- Apr 22nd, '24, 00:34
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
It's not that simple Tony! It's not only the fat that would bother me. Most of which I could get rid of with the paper as you propose. The chips are terribly unhealthy because of the acrylamide they accumulate from the oil they fry in, that rises to high temperatures. No oil can sustain these temper...
- Apr 21st, '24, 14:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl,
Potato chips is my tastiest snack. It is also the worst thing to eat health wise. There is nothing on this planet that its less healthy. Smoking is better compared to eating these bastards...
Potato chips is my tastiest snack. It is also the worst thing to eat health wise. There is nothing on this planet that its less healthy. Smoking is better compared to eating these bastards...
- Apr 20th, '24, 20:07
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl,
This is supposed to be a vacation, not an army drill, lol!
I’ve done 2 years in the army, thanks...besides, have you tried to turn around in bed in these blankets? It sounds like you're shuffling in a bag of potato chips!
This is supposed to be a vacation, not an army drill, lol!
I’ve done 2 years in the army, thanks...besides, have you tried to turn around in bed in these blankets? It sounds like you're shuffling in a bag of potato chips!
- Apr 20th, '24, 02:01
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Also, the thicker the wallet, the more toys you can enjoy!
- Apr 20th, '24, 01:59
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Doug, Down here it's just that the temperature outside is cold, say 15-20 in the day and 10-15 at night, so really during the day, if it doesn't rain (rare) it is OK if you dress warm. That is easy. It is at night that you need some sort of duvet or heavy fleece blanket, but I have no room to keep 2...
- Apr 19th, '24, 06:32
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Im also seeing these stern thrusters too, Carl, lately. They look like sea turtles up against the stern. Although I agree that they are redundant as all boats that carry them are twin screw and rather bigger boats, indeed when I remember some disastrous situations in various island ports where there...
- Apr 18th, '24, 23:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Tony, rudders that much exposed can never be a better thing in my book.
You're asking for trouble, especially when you consider the way we moor.
You're asking for trouble, especially when you consider the way we moor.
- Apr 18th, '24, 20:56
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Carl, One drawback I can think, which mostly applies to us here, has to do with the way we moor. Most of the times, boats moor stern-in, against concrete piers. What keeps you at a certain safe distance from the pier is your anchor. So, if your anchor drags, which is NOT uncommon, then you might hea...
- Apr 18th, '24, 11:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Carl, yes, all of the above! In other words, when you're looking for just a few extra mm there has to be a way. Going the stern mounted rudder way seems a bit too far fetched. But then again, all we are doing here is speculate, what if this - what if that...we should have been present while the deci...
- Apr 17th, '24, 21:35
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Tony, When I bought my boat there were anodes BOTH on the shafts and on the wheel nuts. I then removed the shafts for inspection, and upon re-installation, they mounted one shaft (port) a few mm aft from its previous position. Today, that port side only bears an anode on the shaft, not on the wheel ...
- Apr 17th, '24, 08:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
So, these guys put in 4LHA 240hp Yanmars! Nothing more voluminous or as heavy as their choice of rudders suggests... However, the guy said, because they had to install shafts of greater diameter and bigger wheels, the whole new configuration wouldn't fit, by a few centimeters. Funny this very config...
- Apr 17th, '24, 08:47
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Thanks Mike.
To tell you the truth, if I had 2-3K to spare on a heater, I would probably spend it on an A/C.
The days an A/C is needed are way more numerous than for a heater.
Besides, there is no room anymore for either of them!
I'll save your suggestion for when I buy that camper!
To tell you the truth, if I had 2-3K to spare on a heater, I would probably spend it on an A/C.
The days an A/C is needed are way more numerous than for a heater.
Besides, there is no room anymore for either of them!
I'll save your suggestion for when I buy that camper!
- Apr 11th, '24, 11:53
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl, you have too many women at home! LOL !!
- Apr 10th, '24, 22:21
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Yes Tony, I am retired so to speak, because I left my job before I could qualify for retirement. However, it is also a choice, I know ppl who are retired but fail (or are simply not interested) to take it easy and enjoy life as they could. My goal is to spend 100 nights per year on the boat. I have ...
- Apr 10th, '24, 22:11
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Tony, I had that in mind, to ask about what motors they put in like Carl also asked, but I was too busy with my turbo stuff that I forgot it. Next time I go down Ill try to remember. By the way, I have no intention myself to enter in any sort of such modifications, I have enough in my mind already! ...
- Apr 10th, '24, 07:11
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
Carl, Don't forget that apart from the O ring, another major difficulty in this whole story was to find the correct shop and avoid the rip off. All well when it ends well... PS. We could have all here chosen an easier life whereby vacations would be in nice hotels, and breakfast would be served in b...
- Apr 10th, '24, 05:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
The turbos were mounted alright, only the old metal O ring between the riser and the turbo was ..."homogenized" on the riser side. It took us as much time to remove these bastards as it took to mount the turbos themselves. The engines started as if nothing had happened, they sounded like sewing mach...
- Apr 9th, '24, 11:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 31 FBC STRIPPED WEIGHT
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3583
Re: 31 FBC STRIPPED WEIGHT
Shannon, My intention was to quiz you about time, no about the money involved... The first part of the screen shot I understand; it shows that 71 gl for 110 m (I assume nautical miles) gives 2,45 lt per NM, which is more economical by 10% than my 2,7 lt per NM. If they are statute miles, then we are...
- Apr 8th, '24, 11:06
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Re: Stern hanging rudders on 28
Yes, he told me also that the shafts and propellers are positioned further back, but didn't mention anything about the angle.
I understood that this placement of shafts/props was dictated by the engine (bigger/longer engines?).
I understood that this placement of shafts/props was dictated by the engine (bigger/longer engines?).
- Apr 8th, '24, 10:23
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stern hanging rudders on 28
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1893
Stern hanging rudders on 28
I tried to find the thread where someone was looking for info on rudders installed externally on the stern of a 28, but was not successful, so here's a new thread about it: I asked the person in my yard, involved in this modification, who told me the following: - The modif was imperative because the...
- Apr 7th, '24, 20:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
I'll put them on today Tony!
Let's see if I made the right choice...
Let's see if I made the right choice...
- Apr 6th, '24, 12:51
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 31 FBC STRIPPED WEIGHT
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3583
Re: 31 FBC STRIPPED WEIGHT
Shannon, yep, I knew you had the 28 too, I was wondering...us, we barely have enough time (...and money may I add) to have ONE boat. How do you manage with two? Talking about fuel in the 28, I always fail to understand how you guys manage to fit so much fuel in the 31. My 28 takes about 520 liters, ...
- Apr 5th, '24, 09:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TURBOS for Yanmar 240
- Replies: 129
- Views: 7207
Re: IHI MYDA 119175-18031 TURBOS for Yanmar 240
I now have to figure out the whole solar panel choice/placement/connection/etc that I have to do from scratch, since the whole flybrigde arch (with bimini and panels) snapped and almost flew away during my return trip in terrible weather, and was discarded... I will not have a bimini from now on, no...