SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Good idea to try listening for the pump when switched on. Or try to follow the wiring from the switch to the pump. Bilge pumps are not fitted as standard to 4 + 2s. My boat had a small leak which was only a slight trickle but over a period of two weeks made the carpet in the cabin wet. Cause of the ...

Hi When I bought my 4 + 2 some 7 years ago a faulty water system meant when filling the water tank it overflowed into the boat and nearly sank it !
The void below the rear cockpit was at least a foot deep in water. This managed to get into the area under the cabin which is filled with buoyancy foam ...

Hi Everyone
Just over a year ago I fell in the Thames at Goring Moorings. Was deep but water was warm and swam to surface at side of boat. Problem then was that I could not get back on the boat. Have since obtained a really good life jacket and have now ordered a small three step stainless steel ...

Hi Dave
My 4 + 2 has a rear seat and two side seats making a U shaped seating area. The boat came with a fourth seat base which was stored in the cabin in the area behind the dining table seats. This seat or rather bed base is shorter than the rear seat and sits on two wooden battens just below the ...

Hi Mate
Had mine done last ~July. Bit of a con really only takes a few minutes. Checks the gass system for any leaks. Calculates if you have enough ventilation in the cabin for number of gas appliances in there (boor vents / roof air vents etc ) Checks batteries are secure. Also is there a petrol ...

Hi there
They are called "Ball loops" or "Ball Bungees" should make your search easier as a guide 20 x 2inch cost about £10 with free posatge and fit the canopy on my 4 + 2
Cheers
Andrew

Hi...my 4 + 2 is an open rear deck with canvass top. Also self draining. My guess is that they will all be the same although I have carpeted mine which rather defeats the object but common sense says put the top up if its raining. Enjoy your 4 + 2
Andrew

Hi...I have a 4 + 2 with a softtop. Take the top down and enjoy the sun in the driving position. Tales literally 30 seconds to drop the top or put it back up. Add another 5 mins for the sides which I usually have off anyway. Know little about hardtop models other than they are higher from waterline ...

Still trying to find out the size of the hole if you remove the portholes on a 4 + 2. Somone must have replaced theirs sometime. Seems that if I take the outside surround off it will break so would like to buy the replacements before I start the job. E mailed Shetland Boats...no reply of course.
My ...

My small round portholes on my Shetland 4 + 2 are perished and need replacing. Does anyone know where ~I can buy suitable replacements ? Has anyone recently replaced theirs who can offer any advice on the job in hand ?
Cheers
Andrew