That s a long long run and it’s going to be a pain to descale. If you do, then upsize the hose. avoid the dometic pumps. They use bronze...
I had a pair of Onan 27.5 on a boat I ran with 7500 hours. Running good. I ve had Northern lights with 8000 running good as well most diesel...
How many sources do you need? I have one of their 120/240 rotaries with 3 sources. I don’t think anyone makes them with more than that. Usually...
You should probably send the cleaning solution at the hose connected to the raw water pump outlet and capture the return right before it gets to...
I usually circulate the cleaning solution incl barnacle buster that’s what kind very tech does as well whether air con, DD, Cat, MTU etc I use...
Define “several” ... 5 to 10 years should be ok. Make sure the impellers aren’t brittle.
Update. i replaced one of the two sea water pumps with a rebuilt one 3 days ago and so far so good. The breaker hasn’t tripped and I have been...
It doesn’t matter if there is sea water in the hose between the sea cock and sea level as long as vented loop is high enough. I don’t see the...
Back then the piers had wood boards. Most floated away. I spent about 10 hours with two neighbors scavenging boards and putting them in so we...
Even sea tow’s office stayed on my boat adjusting lines ...
Aftermath... this was an alum boat named seafari And a Ferretti which cracked but stay afloat. The sinker behind is a Bertram...
Wasn’t that bad ... only a foot on top of the dock here at dinner key, Miami [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
That’s not a diaphragm pump but a bellows pump with duckbills on each end which act as check valves. No reason to have these check valves in the...
First of all what kind of pump do you have ? you don’t need check valves in the system, I don’t think I v ever seen any. The vented loop at...
You should be able to replace the blower only. Is the AH original or has it been replaced already? The old cruisair stuff was really good and...
You don’t need the primer if using Awlwood on a solid coating. I ve used it over existing epoxy/awlgrip. Not it works over varnish. I think the...
i always use the clear primer
I ve tried a number of coatings over the years including Clear Awlgrip over West 105/207, Ceylon, Bristol and various varnishes For the last 4...
And when 10 years ago I couldn’t find a good looking day sailer here in Miami, I grabbed a blank sheet of paper, designed and built this:...
that’s why these two are in our garage. The first one was an in house design at Jaguar, the second by legendary Italian designer Giugiaro...
