SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Oh Sue, that's such sad news. I really hope we can all recover some of what was lost

Let us know how you get on with relining round your windows. I've been thinking of replacing ours

We have a Blackhawk but the water levels have been so high, so frequently, we have not made it through this year!

We have a Blackhawk (fixed sceens) which will go under as long as the height markers show 6 ft or more. The tides do make a big difference as to wether we can get through or not. We always plan to pass through on the low tides. Well worthwhile if you can get through!

I would suggest powder (along with a fire blanket) as they can be used on nearly all types of fire. We have one in the cabin and one in the cockpit of our Blackhawk, and this has been OK for the BSS certificate. Just remember to check the expiry dates and pressure gauge.

Dave, I have just stumbled across this post from 2013! The method you use is very interesting but I'm struggling to get my head around it. Could you, or anyone else, possibly draw a sketch? I want to be able to single hand my Blackhawk but have concern over deploying the mud weight from the bow ...

Apologies if this has been asked before. I have had water entering my Blackhawk through the forward locker where I have a mud weight. The mud weight has cracked the glass fibre over a plywood board at the back between locker and cabin. On a few occasions the drain hole has blocked in the locker ...

These might be more suitable. They imply that they are sealed, not leaving the centre hole left by the pop part of the rivet?

Slowly, slowly is the way. Start with a smaller drill, 1.5 ish and build up to the original rivet size. I think mine where 4mm? Being aluminium they might work better on ...

Could it be possible "blind" rivets were used? These don't need to protrude through to the other side. I did have to drill one rivet, a hook type for elastic loop, as it would not knock through once the head was drilled off. I used a drill bit the same size as the rivet body and only drilled as deep ...

This thread is proving very interesting. Particularly batteries and fuel stored together. A friend had a relatively new Quicksilver with both stored in a locker under the cockpit floor, accessed through a lift out panel. I thought at the time it seemed risky but this also passed a BSS check. There ...