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- Sun Aug 10, 2025 9:11 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Trailer repairs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 633
Re: Trailer repairs
Ozzie. The last time I had hollow section steel hot dipped we had to drill sizeable holes at either end so the zinc was able to get inside and also to stop the seam of the tube splitting because of gas build up inside
- Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:10 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Painting your boat.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5834
Re: Painting your boat.
Ozzie. Tape I use is a vinyl type tape - looks a bit like the brown packaging tape but thicker, and comes in red or blue. Because it has uniform edge thickness there's no bleed under the tape - purrrfect edge. Peter T. Should only need breathing apparatus for toxic 2 packs. Most everything else is l...
- Sat Jun 14, 2025 2:20 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Painting your boat.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5834
Re: Painting your boat.
Did the nonskid on my boat years ago. Most important part is making sure that the non skid is perfectly clean. You won't have any wax residue because of the boats age so a good scrub with soap and water and a really good rinse with CLEAN water again whilst scrubbing with a clean scrubbing brush. Mas...
- Fri May 02, 2025 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Trailerable Sailboat - Inspection Checklist
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18083
Re: Trailerable Sailboat - Inspection Checklist
On the old F 27 Fokker Friendships the flight crew had a flip chart list for take off and landing. About the size of a teledex mounted in the centre on the dash/console.
- Fri Aug 16, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: solar panels and charge controllers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 36318
Re: solar panels and charge controllers
Solarquotes more about the technical side. Testing of panels and controllers and batteries. The science applies regardless of the size of installation
- Thu Aug 15, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: solar panels and charge controllers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 36318
Re: solar panels and charge controllers
If you want the really good oil on boat solar look at/speak to www.solar4rvs.com.au. Also www.solarquotes.com.au has some great tech info. It mainly applies to domestic solar but the technology is the same
- Thu May 23, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Storm Jib
- Replies: 19
- Views: 44552
Re: Storm Jib
Use the real thing if you want it to last. Teak dowelling. No steaming or any hours of labour.
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: Investigators For Sale
- Topic: Up coming Sale
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23490
Re: Up coming Sale
Fantastic. Thanks for an easy sale. Hope that you get the years of enjoyment that I had
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Investigators For Sale
- Topic: Up coming Sale
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23490
Re: Up coming Sale SOLD
SOLD. Purchaser is on Central Coast / South western Lake Macquarie
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: Investigators For Sale
- Topic: Up coming Sale
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23490
Re: Up coming Sale
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