InstantForum 2017-1 FinalOCC Forumshttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/OCC ForumsWed, 06 May 2026 12:54:52 GMT20https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost7932.aspxHi all,last edited, 5-24 There is an early warning system that Alchemy has benefitted from for years. I am writing with a Valiant 42 engine installation configuration in mind, but the ideas below can...Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:35:33 GMTDickhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost7347.aspxDear OCC members, I am considering replacing my 1960s vdrive unit with a hydraulic system. If I go down this road I will have to remove the gearbox, and replace with a hydraulic pump . Theres a numbe...Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:10:46 GMTowenphttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost96.aspxWe have become firm converts t.....Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:05:54 GMTsimoncurrinhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost5543.aspxHaving co-authored the anthology of erudition that is the OCC Practices Guide to Laying-up, I now have a question re the received wisdom on completely filling the fuel tank over winter in a...Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:44:09 GMTPhilipH2https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost7054.aspxAdministrator: I could find no stream on dinghies, so I started this. Please move if wished. Hi all, It won’t happen often, but it is something to think about: if your dinghy is an inflatable and you...Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:46:00 GMTDickhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost6291.aspxWe were cruising in the Eastern Caribbean when Covid struck and like so many other sailors, I had to quickly lay my boat up ashore in order to get one of the last flights back to the U K . This...Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:04:49 GMTmartintsmith@aol.comhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost6794.aspx(This is a thread copied from the OCC Members Facebook Group) Question for The Caribbean users. Here in UK, Northern Europe and the Med a 2.5 mtr dinghy and a 2.3hp outboard are sufficient for...Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:54:37 GMTEmily.Winterhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost6746.aspx(This is a thread copied from the OCC Members Facebook Group) I have just been quoted an eye-watering price for Propspeed. Is it worth it? Long distance cruising in the tropics. Thanks! REPLIES:....Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:42:38 GMTEmily.Winterhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost5568.aspxHi all, I have to replace my cutlass bearings. (Beneteau First 405).The one for the P bracket is a straight forward brass shelled bearing. With grub screws to retain it.The intermediating one in the....Sat, 22 Feb 2020 14:12:37 GMTbwallacehttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost4557.aspxWe are trying to put together .....Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:30:10 GMTJanaki.Lenniehttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost5701.aspxI currently have a tiller controlled Suzuki DF20 Outboard with electric start, with our TS310 Ribeye Dinghy. This works fine for us, but I would now like to consider putting in a console and...Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:17:15 GMTSteve.Houssarthttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost5549.aspxFUEL POLISHING SUGGESTIONDick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy The following was written for a specific boat (a Valiant 42), but variations on the basics below make polishing fuel possible on any vessel. The.....Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:52:38 GMTDickhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost4577.aspxAny help or advice most welcom.....Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:31:25 GMTsimoncurrinhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost4471.aspxHi, In today's engines, oil v.....Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:04:56 GMTMichel.Tabussehttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost3870.aspxHello all. I recently bought .....Sun, 14 May 2017 13:15:07 GMTarchivehttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost1794.aspxHas anybody had experience of .....Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:46:35 GMTjgbaileyhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost1247.aspxIn the near future I shall nee.....Sun, 22 Dec 2013 17:36:24 GMTpeterhogginshttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost1231.aspxHi has anybody any experience .....Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:06:21 GMTjgbaileyhttps://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost296.aspxI understand there 's new legi.....Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:02:16 GMTbbalme