"Gleda (Tiki 38) got 2 20HP Suzuki EFI (DF20A) now. Around 200 hours and no problems yet. Thanks for the hint with the fuel pump Makz. We got the long shaft. It is Ok but draws air in short steep waves. The props were changed from 3 blade to 4…"
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Anybody used a Suzuki Outboard?
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Fitting an electric anchor winch
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Copies of Seapeople available
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"Here are the part nrs for the Suzuki 20 leg extension kit and the prices (in Thai Baht)
SER-01/Extension DF20 2000bath
5710090L50000/Shaft Assy Drive 2280 bath
0932013022000/Bush. 168 bath
5213189L00YAY/Case extension. 2680…"
"Thanks Jorgen, that is really helpful. We recently spoke to a Suzuki dealer here and he could not source the long leg, and we had also not realised until then (we had the Yam out and measured it) that the Yam had the ultra long leg option so…"
"Yup, we use them both.The 9.9 on a T 30 , the suzuki 20 on a T30 and the other suzuki 20 on a slightly modified , notably higher bridge deck T30 . Assuming a cruising speed of 5-6 knots neither engine needs to be run flat out but it is nice to…"
Anybody used a Suzuki Outboard?
We are thinking of replacing our Yamaha 9.9s with Suzuki 20s as the Suzuki has fuel injection rather than a carburetor. We know people who have used the suzuki on their tenders and are very satisfied but were hoping that someone here would have had experience of using them on a cat.All comments gratefully received.ThanksRobertps our boat is a one off 38ft ply epoxy cat that is derived from Woods and Wharram designs.See More
"In your setup you will , if you run the winch with the switch tothe main bank "off " put all the drain on one battery,rather then on four batteries as per my suggestion.If you put the switch ON whilst running the winch then you still need…"
"Thanks Maixim, that is useful and pretty much the way we were going except I was thinking of having the spare 110Ah AGM battery adjacent to the winch to cut the weight of cables and have a switched cable to link it to the main battery bank so that…"
"A yamaha 9.9 has a 9 amp charging coil ,so with two you 've got 18 amps charging power from your engines . If you connect them of course .I guess part of your refit will be a full service of your engines so if you do not know how to check…"
"To provide more detail: we have a one off 37.5ft ply epoxy cat with twin Yamaha 9.9s; so we have the equivalent of a Tiki 38. We are using a 24kg anchor with 35m of 8mm chain. The batteries are not charged by the outboards at…"
"To give you a good advice it would be useful to know :
What type/size boat are you talking about ?
What outboard engines are you using ?
Are you anchoring with chain only or rope & chain ? what size/length chain /rope?
What weight anchor are you…"
Fitting an electric anchor winch
We currently have a manual Lofrans Royale and given our advancing years are thinking of upgrading to an electric winch; however, as we have outboards we are not sure if we would have enough power it and were wondering if anyone else has addressed this problem. The solutions I have are a DC to DC charging circuit from the main battery bank to a dedicated 110 amp AGM battery or having a generator that we start up each time we want to operate the winch.All suggestions and experiences gratefully…See More
"I have all the PDF copies of all these SeaPeople mag"
"i have the PDF copies of all of these SeaPeople mag."
"Just realised that not everyone on the forum will remember the Seapeople: it was the magazine produced initially by the Wharrams (as Sailorman) and subsequently by the Polynesian Catamarran Association. The magazines have a wealth of information…"
Copies of Seapeople available
Hi all,We have been having a sort out and have a large number of duplicate copies of Seapeople if anyone wants them. We live near Southampton / Portsmouth in the UK so can give them to anyone nearby (when we restrictions are lifted) or can post them if the cost of postage is reasonable. If no one is interested they will be donated to our sailing club (where we are the only cat owners!).RobertSee More
"She is a ply epoxy one off built in Germany in 1998. Above the waterline she looks like a Woods with a Prout rig. Just finishi g our first cruise in her and are very pleased with jow she sails and how comfortable she is to live on. …"
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Tiki 30 centre section available
We have replaced our Tiki 30 open cockpit with a pod. We still have the old centre section, which is in good repair, and if anyone wants it and is willing to collect it from East Yorkshire UK please get in touch.
Old cockpit has now been recycled into a stern walkway and engine well cover. The foam sandwich is really light and stiff so ideal for this sort of application so we have salvaged as much as we can and will store it pending the next project.
Robert
Old cockpit has now been recycled into a stern walkway and engine well cover. The foam sandwich is really light and stiff so ideal for this sort of application so we have salvaged as much as we can and will store it pending the next project.
Robert
Posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment
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- At 1:04pm on July 3, 2009,
Ann and Neville Clement said…
- Hi Robert,
Isn't this a great web site? I only wish we had it when building Peace. Ann and Nev
- At 2:47pm on July 6, 2009,
- Hi,
Is the September meet better for Helen? See this web for info. Ann and Nev
- At 9:16am on November 24, 2010,
- Hi Robert,
We have two guest rooms on Peace and do not know if we will have anybody stayong aboard either one of them for sure. Likely we will be able to have you stay with us so keep that in mind. Our phone number is 401 261 7816. Ann and nev
- At 7:16am on November 25, 2010,
- I started sailing with the seasons along the US East Coast over 20 years ago and am very familiar with all of it from southern Maine to lower Florida. There are many inlest from ocean to protected Intra Coastal Waterway and most experienced cruisers with good sea boats enjoy a little of both as weather dictates. One can anchor the whole way so marina fees need not apply.
Look forward to seeing you, ann and Nev
- At 9:01pm on May 18, 2011,
Rogerio Martin said…
- Hi Robert, I will building one Tiki 30 like yours.
- At 7:45am on June 26, 2018,
john james said…
In other words the shroud length of 8.85 m --is that the measurement distance to the chain plate ,or is that measured allowing for a turnbuckle between the chain plate and the shroud eye?? II am making up my shrouds prior to standing the mast,
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