Philip W.'s SVB Skipper Profile

I suggest that you try the manufacturer (Hellamarine)

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It is easy to eye-splice or form loops, soft shackles, etc. There are some good videos on Youtube explaining how to make them strong. Amongst other things I have used eye splices on both ends to form a powerful kicker/vang. The only consideration for a backstay would be the choice of blocks or low friction eyes. As dyneema had less stretch/bounce than polyester any continous pumping of the mast might put heat in to the the rope on the turning surfaces. Dyneema doesn’t like heat.

On top of YouTube SVB has a splicing manual and equipment available.

The clamping range is the minimum and maximum permitted outer diameter of the hose when clamped. This will be somewhat less than the unclamped hose diameter once compression has been allowed for. So for example for a hose with 3/4” outer diameter (19mm) you would need either size 2 (that covers 12-22mm) or size 3 (16-25mm). Note that if 3/4” is the inner diameter you will need to know the wall thickness.

The description on the SVB site says W 1.4301 this is 304 (A2) grade. I see this as fine for pipe fittings below deck and away from any bilges that might contain salt water. I would not however use them on deck where salt water spray might be present. Note that if you are looking for 316 clips be aware as some have 316 bands but the worm-screw and holder may not be 316.

Nick I can not measure one at the moment however I believe that the Tenax sold by SVB are the original standard fastening as used on many cars for 40 years plus (Triumph Spitfire, Lotus Elan, E-Type, etc) I would be surprised if VW did not use the generic item (they might have od course).

Thanks for your reply......if you could possibly provide the measurement across the base washer as that would give me an idea f they will fit, it would be much appreciated. Regards Nick

The base washer diameter is 20mm. The top 19.56mm. I hope that this helps. Philip

I have just bought a second one of these after I accidentally inflated and destroyed the one we had. Having seen it inflate rapidly, self-right and then the stabilisation pockets fill quickly to create a stable platform I was well impressed. The overall manufacturing quality and the quality of the enclosed safety items seemed excellent at this price point.

I used this box to replace the “strap cover type”. My particular mixer tap was not directly compatible with the new box. I had to make up some large washers to get it to fit correctly. My mixer tap has a “T” pull and twist handle. This is quite a tight fit within the box so it is difficult to get your fingers under to pull. I have installed a small pull chord to facilitate operation. I guess that there are several models of mixer tap so this might not be the case in your installation.

Hi, Many thanks for your reply and I think that really answers my question however out of curiosity is your own boat a 33 cruiser?? As I take it the mixer tap would therefore be the exact same.

No it is not a 33 cruiser.

Yes, I used both Delphi HDF296 and Hengst E75K on my Yanmar engine. Not the E76K which is longer than the HDF296.

That's what I bought it for.

The E75K is a physical replacement for the CAV296 type filters. However as a note of caution it is worth checking filter size recommended by the engine manufacture (often rather large such as 30 microns for marine diesels). Many CAV296 type filters are made for the automotive industry and aimed at petrol rather than diesel engines. These may be 5 micron filters or even less. These are likely to cause fuel starvation on a marine diesel. Hengst don’t seem to publish the filter size. That said I have used the E75K on my Yanmar without problems.