Recap To recap, So far I have, Had the cylinder re-chromed Had the seals in the cylinder replaced, Had the Vetus manual hydraulic helm pum...
not sure what the budget is for flying people in, but after the cost of re-chroming the cylinder, replacing the seals, hiring someone to do...
Did not change the oil. Only added what was lost in removing the cylinder etc. The tech did say that the oil in the pump was "a little dirty"....
I really appreciate what is obviously a considered opinion. We will be doing seatrials on the VPP first of the week. I'll be listening to the...
We had the rudder out last week to pull the shaft and replace VPP components. With everything disassembled the rudder turned relatively freely. I...
Thanks for your interest in helping. The "chatter" is felt, not heard. Whenever either helm is turned it does in fact turn the rudder. Once the...
My vessel has a dual station Vetus Hydraulic steering system with manual pumps. For sometime there has been a "chatter" when reversing direction...
Ac systems One night just before turning in I went to the ER for a quick peak. The Gen was running and the AC was on. Otherwise it was just...
A planned westward cruise from STT to Florida via the Bahamas has just been shelved by my owners. Given our plans to be in Newport RI for the...
We left Halifax NS for the VI in the first week of January this year. It was snowing and below freezing dockside at 9pm when we left. Were no...
This "Rock" is from Clarencetown and he too is a great guy. Would recommend him to anyone. Helped facilitate a repair on-island and then replaced...
First off, let me say I missed not logging into this forum after the useful advise I received last spring before my delivery west from STT to St...
Just for anyone who is curious, I've been online or on the phone with four major US carriers and one Canadian carrier with an American partner...
Thanks guys for the input. I'm pursuing the "seaman's Fare" route but not there yet. Last year I watched a $1000 US Airways ticket fade into...
I will be arriving in STT with seven crew to be repatriated to Canada in January. Since I am not sure of our exact arrival date I was hoping to...
Thanks Ken, So far I've got two independent GPS' in the new Garmin Suite, a separate GPS on the Furuno NavNet suite, two garmin handhelds, one...
I am just completing installation of a new suite of Garmin NMEA2000 electronics including a whole hosts of displays and sensors. I have installed...
I have an older Furuno GPS, GP70 model GRA-01. Last season after a prolonged period of non use, it all of the sudden stopped delivering accurate...
You got it K1W1. SV.Wireless ex ACE ex Lollipop. Don Brooke steel motor-aux. Currently in Nova Scotia bound for St Thomas. And you?
Thanks Loren, By coincidence (good luck rather than good management) I set my meter to "flag" any measurements showing 20% wastage. This seemed...
