Does anyone know how to get in contact with Gavin Kerr? My partner has a 31 foot yacht built and designed by him. Its fractionally rigged and...
A lot of the sailboats I can afford are older IOR designs. I like the look of many of them. But apparently they are a bit of a handful downwind...
I have sanded the old clear coat off a tiller. The coating was chipped in some areas and the coating was pealing off around the chips as water...
For aux power in a sailing boat how does a modern outboard 4 stroke motor compare to a diesel inboard in fuel consumption?
Story goes something like this: Lipari was sailing with full sail in light winds when a 25k gust hits it which causes the boat to accelerate to...
What are peoples opinions on these boats? I have been looking at tris and never really considered these as they look like an ugly box. :p...
I'm not sure if this should go here or in the general chat section. I'm looking for a boat to cruise asia via the Aus east coast. Would either...
My mate wants to put a 46 foot mast on his 31 foot piver. It has a 33 foot mast on it now and wont go without 20K winds. It has an ancient 20hp...
This Farrier F9A has been for sale for a long time and the price has been falling. A good F9A is worth $120K AUD. It appears to have had some...
I want to run a lap top in a yacht with a limited ability to supply power on extended trips. Right now I can plug it into a 500W inverter which...
I have an older 8hp Tohatsu 2 stroke. Not sure on the year model. Is there any thing I can hook up to get it to charge a 12V battery? It...
There was a big thread on this guy here on the forum, but its too old to reply to. I couldn't find out what ever happened to this lunatic. Does...
The boat I have been working on is leaking a lot of water from the shaft when the shaft is spinning. (Roberts spray 36). It has a rubber...
I love these boats. There are a few for sale and I think they look great below deck and look to be a great performer under sail or power. I...
How exactly does a water cooled exhaust manifold work? Does the water being pushed out the exhaust by back pressure reduce power? Does anyone...
My friends yacht has a 4 battery bank, plus one motor battery. The engine is a MD22-A. I'm not sure on the alternator, but it doesn't look any...
The prices for genuine marine diesel engines are pretty huge. Specially over 50hp. But you can get engines over 50hp easily from an old hilux or...
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My friend just got a steel Roberts Spray 36. On first looking at the yacht it appeared as though it wouldn't win many races with a large beam,...
Mt friend just acquired a heavy and beamy steel Roberts Spray 36 foot. It has a near new volvo 50hp. The manual says max RPM for this engine...
