Based on your description the pump should self prime and then force the water out of the coils and hoses downstream of the pump. The only thing I...
I don't understand why so many builders manage to mess up such a simple system! How hard is it to understand that there should be no high/low...
Threading the pipe in the hull??? What material is used for the "pipe"? Is the hull cored? Sorry I don't buy this... You can't thread a fitting...
On many boats options are limited. Sometime you have to fly them from an antenna which may not be on the starboard side. I ve seen people flying...
I used cetol light and clear before natural became available; it was fine on rails. I switched to Bristol almost 2 years ago and find it much...
Q flag goes up... After you are cleared it comes down and is replaced by courtesy flag... What really bugs me is the number of boats still...
No I didn't watch the videos... I was anchored in Norman s cay exumas and wasn't going to ruin my day watching an MSNBC clip!! :) I think we can...
Ed Good luck with your new "life"... Couldnt you have find a marina to run somewhere where it s warm and the water is a nice shade of blue? :)...
While subsidies to oil companies (which are granted to other industries) make for nice political rethoric, I fail to see how increasing taxes will...
See my watermarker leak post... Originally on the Johnson 70 that I run the bilge pump lights were hidden behind a cabinetry door, along with the...
4 years ago, we had a 900gpd sea recovery installed on the boat I run, by a well known FTL dealer/servicer. Due to space issue, we had to install...
In short: brass doesn't belong below waterline or in any system open to sea water. Period. I can't believe builders will take such risks when it...
If you really want a swivel, the the Kong is the way to go. I cheaped out a few years ago and used a Suncor... Cost us a 110 claw... I don't use...
4.19 at the truck in Miami last week with tax... 5.20 in Nassau :(
Indeed if you look at official service intervals on modern diesels they are listen in hours or gallons. Now, gallons may be hard to track.. For...
First, there is really. I such thing as right of way on the water as the only time these words are used are about gong with/against the current on...
Are you comparing a yacht to an ocean going fishing vessel designed to tow heavy nets?
Put the phone in a zip lock bag :)
I would be worried if i had to rely on a 15' alarm to ensure the watchkeeper stays awake! How about a smart phone? On an iPhone you can set...
So for camping out on deck fit a couple of day , they are getting a full refund PLUS a fully paid vacation in the Seychelles? Not a bad deal...
