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by dconnx
Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:15 am
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Shetland family 4 with 2023 Suzuki DF50 engine
Replies: 0
Views: 1401

Shetland family 4 with 2023 Suzuki DF50 engine

Hi all, I'm in Southern Ireland. I'm thinking about selling my old Shetland Family 4 with a 2023 Suzuki DF50 engine, new cable steering system (both from Viking Marine) and new seat covers made by a small business in Ireland. In 2022 a new hood and new vinyl decals from James Reinman in Shetland. It ...
by dconnx
Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:01 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: A Bit of a Disaster and I am devestated
Replies: 6
Views: 3195

Re: A Bit of a Disaster and I am devestated

Why don't you move hosting to AWS and schedule backups for the block storage?. If this is an old php based site you might initially consider pure VM hosting although maybe you could actually make an AWS "elastic beanstalk" image to give resilience and move the MySql database into an AWS RDS ...
by dconnx
Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Deck Questions
Replies: 8
Views: 3149

Re: Deck Questions

dconnx.. thanks for your reply also.. what a great idea!! and looks amazing too. how do the edges feel? The plywood floor is still doing a fine job and has weathered well as plywood seems to do. I was initially worried about it being slippy when wet and I bought some stuff to mix with epoxy or ...
by dconnx
Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Deck Questions
Replies: 8
Views: 3149

Re: Deck Questions

I've since replaced those little hinges with bigger more robust hinges. We've been using our Family Four in the sea and the doors really tend to get bashed about a bit (as do we do) if there are bigger waves. (Having said that I can't say enough about how capable the family four is in the sea - I ...
by dconnx
Sun Jul 28, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 80's family four - hydraulic steering - will it fit?
Replies: 1
Views: 920

Re: 80's family four - hydraulic steering - will it fit?

On further consideration - I think the Hydraulic steering systems use exactly the same outboard engine 90 degree arm for the tube-pipe-to-engine steering. So that means it'll be exactly the same amount of space required (just thinking of turning starboard which means the arm will be fully extende ...
by dconnx
Sun Jul 28, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Deck Questions
Replies: 8
Views: 3149

Re: Deck Questions

I just got the idea to get 8x4 marine ply, cut it to fit and then use a router to cut lines like I imagined a teak deck to look like. Then I bought a box of sharpie black markers and gave them to my wife and gave her the great job of filling in the lines :D . After that I painted varnish on the ...
by dconnx
Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: 80's family four - hydraulic steering - will it fit?
Replies: 1
Views: 920

80's family four - hydraulic steering - will it fit?

Hi all, I replaced the cable steering system last summer with a new ultraflex cable steering system I bought from a local outboard mechanic (huge difference after I installed it compared to the old steering so that was great). I've had the boat in and out of the sea (it was in for 5 months in a ...
by dconnx
Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Geting a (bigger) Shetland ?
Replies: 4
Views: 17139

Re: Geting a (bigger) Shetland ?

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by dconnx
Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Geting a (bigger) Shetland ?
Replies: 4
Views: 17139

Geting a (bigger) Shetland ?

Hi all, I'm quite interested in a bigger (yet still affordable) Shetland boat. This is for sea sailing (with the ability to go quick enough - planing). We currently have an early Family Four. I see a "black prince" for sale which I think is like a Family 4 + 2 (with table, seats by table and head ...
by dconnx
Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:32 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Which Shetland for coastal?
Replies: 8
Views: 16805

Re: Which Shetland for coastal?

We have an old Shetland family four moored in a sea marina (Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland). Really max four people aboard because of the limited outdoor space (but it's usually 2 of us so not really an issue). We have a new 50HP Suzuki outboard on it (DF50A) and it's doing a great job. As someone ...