SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

I purchased the Shetland vinyl decals (pretty long - in blues - I had no problem putting them on) directly from James Reinman in Shetland boats - [email protected]

(not a great picture - everything looking a bit unwashed there!)

Derek

If it's over 750kg there might be an issue with a class B license so let's hope not. I thought the MK1 Shetland family four came in just under 600kg (e.g. https://plymouth.boatshed.com/shetland_family_four-boat-170351.html) but then that might not take into account the engine weight (which I know is ...

Copying the subject from a previous post there...

Our Family Four trailer is in pretty poor condition. I "fixed" some bad rust by grinding away some of the galvanising back on the good metal and welded in some angle iron and that's worked so far. The two wheels have a very negative camber (out at ...

Because the boat was still in a marina I purchased what I could get in a hurry from a local stop - a Solas 13-14" prop with a "11" pitch so who knows really but it was in stock. Then when I went down and swapped the props (very easy when I backed the Shetland in and had access to the engine) I took ...

Hi all,

We have a 2023 Suzuki DF50 50HP on a Shetland Family four used in inshore sea. The prop is the standard prop that came with it and it works very well (up to perhaps 20kn or maybe more at times. I've only once or twice seen a warning about over RPM on WOT so I think that means it must be ...

For me, when I got the Sheland family 4 there was a small hole in the cabin floor. it was a pretty neat little hole and I learnt, from someone on this forum, that the hole should have a plug and the hole's purpose was an original filling hole where the foam was injected into.

The hole plug must ...

My relatively new ultraflex cable steering had seized so I was going to buy another cable system when I came across the relatively cheap (for a hydraulic steering system) here: https://eur.vevor.com/boat-steering-kit-c_11482/vevor-boat-hydraulic-steering-system-kit-marine-outboard-steering-90hp ...

Just getting back to this now because today is the next day / next weekend I had a look at this.

This week I received a bleeding tube with the quick fit connectors (they look like air hose connectors) - I purchased it on Amazon - and I tried this tube to do a final bleeding to remove air from the ...

I've just installed a cheap Vevor hydraulic steering system in my MK1 Family 4 (the original type with the bucket/area in the stern for the engine). This system is quite compact so it does fit in the limited space. The ram/piston moves and it doesn't have a projecting out arm - the linkage to the ...

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 ...