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New Cockpit Table for COOL CHANGE

2/12/2013

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Hallo All,
I've been neglecting my blog for a little while!
However, I'm back! And now I would like to up-date you on a few additions on
COOL CHANGE.
The first one and part of this blog is the addition of a new cockpit table with integrated fridge and adjustable Plotter Pod.
As you can see to the left it sure was worth the effort.
I've added a few pictures below in order to see what was involved in the project and to show that it's never as simple as one thought.

Before and After: What a transformation!
Just about to be removed
Fridge door to the back of the table
Table fully extended
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Roving Bilge Pump

5/6/2013

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Picture43 Ltr/min roving bilge pump
Every so often we think that we finally have our boat completely dry, we encounter some water in an area of the bilge that is not easily being picked up by the automatic bilge pump, especially when the boat is heeling.

Either a leak on deck which needs resealing or an internally leaking hose, you name it! It is a constant battle to maintain a sailing vessel. And it usually happens while we under way.

For this very reason, as well as for any unforeseen emergencies, we’ve decided to add a “roving bilge pump” to Cool Change.

The new “roving bilge pump” is installed in the locker below the cockpit and accessible through the engine room. It features an 8 meter hose, so it can be used almost anywhere on the boat.

It already has proven its worth when one of the aircon overboard hoses came loose and pumped some 50 plus litres of seawater into our bilge. It only took a couple of minutes to pump it all over board thanks to this powerful pump.

Let us know via the comments button of what your solutions are for having a dry boat!

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Seacocks - What happened to high quality bronze seacocks in production boats!?

11/3/2013

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Considering the concerns raised by English sailors, I have been worried for some time about the integrity of my seacocks on Cool Change. Surely, a quality boat yard like the Moody/Hanse boat yard in Germany would use proper bronze seacocks!?
Wrong!!!

Worried that my pride and joy suddenly could glide below the waterline and aggravated by the fact that I had already a seeping seacock in the engine bay, I've instructed the shipwrigth at Bayview to replace all seacocks that seem to be of inferior quality (e.g. brass). As it happens, they all needed replacing. All 15 of them!
And just as well as you can see from the pictures. One fitting on the picture below just broke off when trying to move the threat by hand only!
Windcraft the Australian dealership of Moody has to be commended for actually offering to all Australian owners to have the toilet fittings replaced with solid bronze seacocks (since the toilet one's are the one's of major concern).
However, if you have a boat, and especially a production boat, make sure you have your seacocks replaced with bronze seacocks if they are of sub-standard quality.
And if you are just about to buy a new boat, make sure you specify that all seacocks are bronze! No  IF's or BUT's! This should not only give you an enhanced confidence level in your new vessel, it will also send a "clear and loud" message to production boat yards that they cannot skip on quality! Especially when it means the difference of staying afloat or sinking!

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For further information on that topic, please have a look at www.paulstevenssurveys.com/upload/Seacocks.pdf
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A Dual Fresh Water Tank System that makes all the Difference!

30/5/2012

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On Cool Change  our Moody 45DSe we are lucky to have a Dual Fresh Water System on board that presents one of the best fresh water systems available.
What is a Dual Fresh Water System?
A… Dual Fresh Water System… …provides two completely independent fresh water supply systems.
Each system has its own tank, fill, vent and pick up leading to a dual filter system. If there is ever any contamination or delivery problem in one system, then a turn of valves puts the second system on line quickly.
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With the dual fresh water system one can:
* Turn both tanks on,
*  Isolate either one tank from the other, or
* Turn both tanks off!

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How to keep your water tanks automatically topped up when in the marina berth

11/3/2012

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How to keep your water tanks automatically topped up - without risking of flooding your boat?
For many sailors who also spend considerable time on their boat when it is marina bound, here is a great solution to have the water tanks automatically topped up.
1.       We use a little portable cooler
2.       add a water cistern valve and some fittings.
3.       Attach the whole contraption to the boat,
4.       Connect up the water supply (via a timer to avoid any disasters)
And pronto: we have an automatic water top-up system when in the marina berth.
(see pictures below)
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What to do when your batteries pack it in?

6/3/2012

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When the need arises to replace your battery house bank the opportunity to up-grade presents!
John and Sue Hansen just recently undertook such an exercise on their Hanse 43 called Imagine.
As John outlines, that while exchanging the battery bank is an expensive undertaking, it provided them with the opportunity to increase the previous capacity of their battery house bank quite significantly.
They’ve changed their previous bank of 3 100Ah lead acid batteries with a total capacity of 300Ah to 6 smaller AGM Batteries 80Ah (1 x starter battery and 5 x house batteries) which boosted their house bank capacity to 400Ah; all fitting nicely into the existing space. That is a very substantial increase of 33%.
The change over from lead acid to AGM batteries also provides the boat with a hazard free environment since the AGM batteries are full sealed and can be tipped on to their sides without any ill effects. Additionally, the fact that all batteries are the same (starter and house) they provide easy interchangeability in the unlikely event that one should prematurely fail.
The batteries were installed very professionally by Paul of Kuringai Marine Electrics who made sure that the charging system was adjusted to AGM requirements. And the batteries have been supplied by Clive from Battery Business, Warriewood NSW.
All up a very successful transition with everyone happy with the end result.

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