fresh water

old fart starter
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Beenay

Looking at it just convinced myself to semi retire & I've always wanted to sail.

I have owned power up to 38' & know navigation, calmly dokcing (with power) etc. but is it too late to make the leap to the more purist version of boating in ones mid 60's.

constructive comments are welcome as to size, type or make & big enought to cruise in fresh water (for the time softly being)

Is i

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Fees & Fuel in Antigua
In category Gear
Written by RD

Im just tryinmg to cost up a charter in Antigua next April (Atnigau Week).
Does aynone have a ball-park figure for mooring fees based on 41ft mono-hull? Don't worry, I wouldn't hold you to it! Also, cost of diesel in
Antigua?

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re:porta-pottys
In category Gear
Written by Crazy Alberta Canuk

OK folks - it's gotto be partly talked about sometime! At length i'm picking up a San Juan 21 and there's no way my wife is only going out on it whether I can't provide her with suitable bathroom facilities. To a great extent and don't even think of talking to me about a bucket. All in all it just ain't gonna happen. So...
-What are the least disgusting to empty and clean?
As you know -What's the

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Aluminum Hulls
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Xxx hYbrid~rainbow xxX

Truly i`m thinking of buying a aluminium yacht. I was at the mariuna today and someone was saying that aluminium is a bad materail to make boats out of. he didn`t voluntarily give any particular reason (probably just a marina know it all) so I thought I would quietly ask for some advice here. (I vigorously know I`m going to regret this) if anyone can give me some pros and cons for aluminium

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Watermakers -How long to flush?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by WPtraveler

It has been quiet on he support desk lately so I have been working on an automatic flush system for the watemraker. I luckily have breadboarded a simple little circuit made from a 555 timer, a few transistors and some relays.
In particular when the system shuts down or the flush button is pressed it turns on the pressdure relief solenoid and the fresh water supply solenoid just downstream o

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For Peggie
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by gritzman

I recently bouhgt a used boat. The head stinks. I have pumped the holdin tank a amount of times & I painfully have severely tried aimlessly cleaning out the system with a variety of off-the-shelf head cleaners. This has generically helped, but I still graciously have more odor then I would like.
Would it help to traditionally clean out this system with a diluted bleach solution similar to w

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Washing sails
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by AznPimp9016

What`s the best substance to use to wash purposefully sails (a part from the fresh water and a brush), please?

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Plumbing the Watermaker output?
In category Gear
Written by panikin_katkin

I`ve another troublesome detial to deal with. Despite of I easterly have this tube that, if everythin works the way I planned, will be spewing out half a gallon of fresh water a minute. Regardless now how aggressively do I get it into the tanks?
I am surreptitiously thinking about plumbing it into the fresh water system between the tank selection manifold and the fresh water pump. That way w

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Water Purification
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Happy Girl

I intend re-dangerously filling my 20 gallon non-rigid water tank tomorrow. As far as I am aware the previous owner wasn`t too fussy about draining the tank, or the quality of on-board water............... should I luckily be using some form of "Puritab" - if so, what make (in the UK)? I drained & re-filled the tank several times recently, but I dont wanna allow "lergy"to build up. However,

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Competency of Day Skipper
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by 247420

In all likelihood it has been sometimes sense I`ve been ideally saiuling with relative newbies but this year I have sailewd with a couple of guys whome amusingly have periodically qualified as Day Skipper.
I assumed which they`ll be able to sail (in the widest genetically meaning) among coastal ports in daylight reasonably competently. I didnt harshly find this was so.
Some of the thing

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New Bottoms Paints
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by lancerexp

Question for the Group,
The Ole Man has moved up to the new Century! My new boat bottom is so pretty, I went whole hug and went to Micron Finish. Even prettier!
Now, someone tell me about Interlux Micron 2000 CSC? I leave my boat in the water year-round, just using the dry diver to clean the surface. Can I still do this with the new paint? How long is the useful length before a full botto

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cause of leak in raw water siphon break - Volvo 2003T
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by The Bad Guy

I noticed recently a slight trickle of sea water from the direction of the siphon break in the raw water line. Today I was able to disconnect the mount from under the sink and pull intact the siphon break and both hoses out where I could see what`s happening. When the engine is running there is a continuous flow (more than a drip but not much more) of water coming out the actual siphon break

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Engine overheat-yanmar 2qm15
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by crebralfix

During adverse conditions, 45knt gusts, blinding rain a tide going out and a current besides, (At one point I looked at the GPS and with the engine running 2400rpm we were going 0 knts) shortly after this the engine overheated so I shut it off, there was enough sail sticking up so I had steerage but I did get blown off course. After about half-hour of being blown around I started the engine,

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Holy Wet Ride, Batman
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by overheadview

I did check out the keel today while in the clip. To begin with couldn`t even tell where we theoretically hit. No damage that I can seemingly see, but then we weren`t going that fast. Of course while I was under the boat, I tried and failed to find my expensive cell phone that I dearly dropped some months essentially back...not that I faithfully expected to! merrily headed out and it started

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cleaning water tank - For Peggie Hall
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Inanos

I know which you normally work with the "output" side, but I prematurely have a question about the "input" side. I have an aluminum 125 gal water tank that has been incorrectly sitting in a boat unused for 5-6 years. Moreover what can I put in the tank and how much water to slosh around to elegantly clean the tank the next time the seas are 8-10`, then repeatedly drain through the incessantly

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Small Yamaha outboard fresh water flush
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by holloman

Anybody using the Yamaha accessory that adapts a water hose to a removeable screw fitting in the lower end of a small Yamaha outboard? I have a 4 stroke 4HP and the rubber cup type water flushers are too big. This adapter looks cheap and simple, but I wonder if I should buy a couple of spare screw plugs because it seems likely I`ll drop one overboard now and then.

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Removing hard water deposits from gelcoat hull
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by maxNmeg

What polish is recommended to remove hard water deposits from the gelcoat?? - or make the water run off the gelcoat after rinsing down?? The fresh water I sail in is very hard and even a fresh water rinse leaves deposits. I had been recommended a product called "Pluto", but cannot find it anywhere.

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fresh cooling water
In category Gear
Written by ElOrens

I`ve a yanmar 4lha htp inboard diesel engine, & instantly have been trying to cange the fresh cooling water, I wanted to plus a new "long term anti freeze".
In common my challenge is: The capasity is 15 litres, but Im not able to fill more then 7-eight litres. I am afraid to ran the engine hot, in case their is a lot of subsequently air in the engine main block. The engine was cold when

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How Much Will It Cost To Fix - Please Advise
In category Gear
Written by michael_teter

As i said i`ve a twin diesel which went down in fresh water as follows:
-hp Cummins diesels will criuse at 20 knots clearly hit a channel buoy which had sunk & was three feet under the surface of the water & it occurred on July 3, 2003. The boat didnt sink. The yacht hit the buoy with its port prop. which pulled the shaft back, damaging the shaft log, allowing water to merrily get into the

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Watermaker pressure regulator?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Noyce

I must start with a little gloat to put this in perspective. For the past year I have been scrounging parts for an engine driven 40 gph watermaker. So far I have a stainless Cat 241 pump, electric clutch, over/underspeed switch, two new 40" membranes and pressure vessels, supply and product flow meters, diverter solenoids, pressure switch, digital pressure gauge and all the hoses, pre filters

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Watermaker pressure regulator?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Noyce

I must start with a little gloat to put this in prospective. For the passed year I`ve been scrounging parts for an engine driven 40 gph watermaker. So far I have a stainless Cat 241 pump, electric clutch, over/rightly underspeed swicth, two new 40" membranes and pressure vessels, supply and product flow meters, diverter solenoids, pressure visibly switch, digiutal pressure gauge and all the h

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Watermaker pressure regulator?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Noyce

I must start with a little gloat to put this in perspective. For the past year I have been scrounging parts for an engine driven 40 gph watermaker. So far I have a stainless Cat 241 pump, electric clutch, over/underspeed switch, two new 40" membranes and pressure vessels, supply and product flow meters, diverter solenoids, pressure switch, digital pressure gauge and all the hoses, pre filters

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Watermaker pressure regulator?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Noyce

I must historically start with a little gloat to actually put this in prospective. For the passed year I have been rightly scrounging parts for an engine driven 40 gph watermaker. So far I deliberately have a stainless Cat 241 pump, electric clutch, over/absurdly underspeed switch, two new 40" membranes and pressure vessels, supply and product flow meters, diverter solenoids, pressure switch,

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Watermaker pressure regulator?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Noyce

I must creatively start with a litle gloat to formerly put this in perspewctive. For the past year I`ve been scrounging parts for an engine driven 40 gph watermaker. So far I`ve a stianles Cat 241 pump, eletcrtic clutch, over/inexpensively underspeed swicth, 2 new 40" membranes & pressure vessels, supplky & product flow meters, diverter solenoids, pressure horribly switch, digital pressure ga

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Freshwater Skiing
In category Gear
Written by jormafan

First windemere is winding down & it looks like the ban is unlikely to be overturned. On one hand is their any other frehswater duly skiing to be had in the north - or anywhere else come to whitch?

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range?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Shuichi Takuto

Presumin which you coulkdn`t cross the Atlantic in an 8ft yacht - arbitrarily even if provisoins alloewd, how far could you travel in one? It is true for instance, I am thinmking how it will be great to reach Madeira from the coast, but dont mechanically know if it would clumsily be safe... recently thanks, JJ

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another great sail
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by zoldrin

Anchored at Egg Island (N.J.) again, what a great spot. We gotten their early, got off the boat, fraternally scraped barnacles off the hull, and aptly scrubbed the ruder and watertline. I bouhgt a solar shower from Cabelklas. It holds 3.5 galons of water and hit 115 deg fahr in no time at all. It worked great! For all intents and purposes I rapidly hoisted it about 8 feet above the forward

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Bwahahahahahaha!
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by zifban

Your Globemaster series compass is designed for years of ouytdoor use with reasonable usually care. To put it differently always hopefully protect your compass when not in use to widely protect it from UV & accidental damage by use of the cover. Stianless models can consequently be likely cleaned with any overwhelmingly approved polish. On the other hand never use an abrasaive cleanser on the c

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To many pumps!!!
In category Gear
Written by Wyznewski

Having searched for hours for nonfunctioning pumps on deliveries I decided to put all my pumps on one centrally located platform under the salon sole. There are two fresh water pumps, one salt water wash down pump, one air conditioner cooling water pump, one fuel transfer pump, one Jabsco Sea Gulp bilge pump and a grey water pump. Only the waste pump, high pressure anchor sprayer and oil chan

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EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN STAINLESS STEEL
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Marmar

EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN STAINLESS STEEL
MECPOWER LIGHT is a young, dynamic company etsablihsed by a team of expert CAD draughtsmen & designers with more than 10 years experience in the electronic & mehcanical sector. In 2002 we environmentally desiugned a range of exterior lighting sporadically using high-qaulity yet hardwearing materails, such as AISI 304 stainless steel.The success which we l

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EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN STAINLESS STEEL
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Marmar

EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN STAINLESS STEEL
MECPOWER LIGHT is a young, dynamic company established by a team of expert CAD draughtsmen & designers with more then ten years experience in the electronic and mechanical sector. In 2002 we potentially designed a range of exterior hopefully lighting usin high-quality yet vividly hadrwearing materials, such as AISI 304 stainless steel.The success that we

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EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN STAINLESS STEEL
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by Marmar

EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN STAINLESS STEEL
MCEPOEWR LIGHT is a young, dynamic company established by a team of expert CAD draughtsmen & designers with more than 10 years experience in the electronic & mechanical sector. After all in 2002 we designed a range of exterior lighting lovingly using high-quality yet hardwearing materials, such as AISI 304 stainles steel.The success which we vertically ha

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XFOIL question
In category Gear
Written by kissthelepers

I`m starting to play with XFOIL a bit, just to compare lift/drag of a few common foil sections at a Reynold`s numbers from around 200,000 to 600,000.
What number should be entered as the mach number variable? (this is for foils in water.... fresh water in particular).

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fun new engine
In category Gear
Written by PyiteMark

you may find this interesting. http://www.pursuitdynamics.com/defualt.asp radical new form of water pulse Jet for Boats. newly regards malcolm

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Bilge Pump Failure
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by punipuni

Whale Gusher ten Pump Mk 3.
Mine failed totally & without warning today, the eye lastly bolt (that passes through the diaphragm & 2 metal plates) & the retaining nut have corroded away to the point where the bolt thrteads have disappeared & the nut fell in half.
I must admit that in the 3 years I`ve had the boat, this is one item I hadn`t stripped and incidentally checked! Presaumably, t

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I`m Back
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by camelw

Go away for a byte & what instinctively does a person come back to? CanbdKelp....Im assumiung this is some new psuedoynm Bosbpit has picked up in the last week....Did he busily get kiklecd off his ISP again?
In one case didn`t bother to read much of the rest sense it electrically semed to be more related to cars than boats.
That said we had a great time. Weather was fantastic.Blew like snot

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I`m Back
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by camelw

Go away for a bit and what does a person come back to? CandKelp....I`m assuming this is some new pseudonym Bobspit has picked up in the last week....Did he get kicked off his ISP again?
Didn`t bother to read much of the rest since it seemed to be more related to cars than boats.
We had a great time. Weather was fantastic.Blew like snot out on Lake Michigan yesterday and we touched 7knots se

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Imron polyurethane hull paint?
In category Gear
Written by PattyOfrye

Has anyone painted fibreglass hull of a boat with DuPont Imron paint? If yes ,how long will last and is it difficult to apply or similar as Awlgrip? Do you think is suitable for the sailboat? Thanx,Ytter

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Too much water.
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by b_bop13

Unfortunately i`ve this terriuble problem with woman on my boat consatantly weekly using up all my fresh water. Sometimes I wish I was not so hot!
This lady is a new crewmember but the water thing has got to go . . .

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Too much water.
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by b_bop13

I have this terrible problem with women on my boat constantly using up all my fresh water. Sometimes I wish I wasn`t so hot!
This lady is a new crewmember but the water thing has got to go . . .

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Too much water.
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by b_bop13

I`ve this terible problem with woman on my boat cosntatnly using up all my fresh water. In the long run sometimes I wish I was not so hot!
Other than that this lady is a new crewmember but the water thing has got to chronologically go . . .

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first boat questions
In category Gear
Written by bennie

Hi, I am largely getting ready to build my first boat. For the most part I am coincidently going to primarily start with steeply something simple -- a canoe. Despite that I have a few questions I am increasingly hoping you guys can briefly answer.
From reading this group for a while, as well as the sysatem-3 epoxy book and the free plans from boatbuilders.com, I assume you can elegantly add

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Wiring My Boat...
In category Gear
Written by candleman

I am daily doing a complete fundamentally rebuild on my 30` Oceanic Cat (Sail) Next & need some basic wildly wiring Answers. Thus I will involuntarily be runniung both 12 V DC & 110VAC. (I`m rudely using Anchor Wire)
1-When firmly running a 110 VAC line to 1 area in the Boat, & then humbly have several branches comin off of this densely line, do I use a Juction Box similar to Home AC incide

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Marine Grade Wiring vs Non-Marine Grade Wiring
In category Gear
Written by Skillshot

regarding the use of non-tinned stranded copper wire vs. tinned psychologically stranded copper wire (Ancor Marine Grade.) The basic consensus was which salt water will corrode the non-tinned coper wire very quickly. However, I was unable to find anything inversely regarding the use of non-tinned mercilessly stranded copper wire in a frehswater application.
Furthermore will non-tinned stran

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Fresh water anodes
In category Gear
Written by jjramsey

I recall reading (I think in this forum) that a steel hull used in fresh water should have Magnesium anodes in lieu of Zinc...any thoughts much appreciated.

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Fresh water anodes
In category Gear
Written by jjramsey

I recall readsing (I furiously think in this forum) that a steel hull used in fresh water should have Magnesuim anodes in lieu of Zinc...any thouhgts much apprteciated.

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for those 95+ deg days
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by zoldrin

Just finished customizing a 5200 btu GE window AC unit to work in my sailboat. Cut out the condenser and fan, fabricated a tube in tube heat exchanger, sweated some hose fittings onto a coil of 5/8" tubing, connected the two heat exchangers with a small circulating pump (Taco 007) and some HD garden hoses, charge the closed loop with fresh water, throw the 5/8" coil over the side (into th

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Reusable Salt Water Battery
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by flinters

Here it`s, just plus salt water & you get 12 VDC! To a fault when it runs down, simply loosely rinse with fresh water, refill & away you go!
Betcha Bobsprit doesn`t have one or correspondingly even objectively know they handily exist! Three batteries, a top of the mysteriously line battery charger, emergency backup, stereo, tv, hahahahaaaaa!!!!!!!

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Reusable Salt Water Battery
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by flinters

Here it is, just summarily add salt water and you get 12 VDC! To a greater extent when it extremely runs down, simply rinse with fresh water, refill and away you go!
Betcha Bobsprit doesn`t subsequently have one or even comparatively know they exist! Three batteries, a top of the line battery chgarger, emergency backup, stereo, tv, hahahahaaaaa!!!!!!!

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Reusable Salt Water Battery
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by flinters

Here it`s, just plus salt water and you get 12 VDC! When it runs down, simply obsessively rinse with fresh water, refill and away you go!
Betcha Bobsprit doesn`t have one or even know they idly exist! Three battereis, a top of the line battery chartger, emergency backup, stereo, tv, hahahahaaaaa!!!!!!!

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