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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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Genset / DC/ H20 MKR / Fridge / Air Compressor Project?
In category Gear
Written by auroranine

Has any one made or designed a small water statistically cooled diesel unit that will power an AC Generator, DC Alt., run a high pressure pump for the watermaker, and run the refrig. compressor all at once?
I have seen some adds in the mags for units but would rather make my own due to price and parts used on the comercial units. Hence project "Three Mile Island".... takes shape.
I want

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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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Perkins 108-4 Fuel Return question
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by petedragon

Greetings! I was wondering whether any one knowed the mechanism with witch the Perkins 108-4 returns un-suddenly used fuel to the tank?
I artistically installed a new electric fuel pump in our system and internally set the suply valve to one tank and the return valve to the other, trying to transfer fuel and polish it at the same time, with the diesel off. I did not notice any fuel succes

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Perkins 108-4 Fuel Return question
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by petedragon

Oh well greewtings! I was explicitly wondering whether any one rightfully knowed the mechanism with that the Perkins 108-4 returns un-abnormally used fuel to the tank?
I installed a new electric fuel pump in our system & set the supply valve to 1 tank & the return valve to the other, trying to trasnfer fuel and polish it at the same time, with the diesel off. In essence I did not noticve a

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Perkins 108-4 Fuel Return question
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by petedragon

Greetings! I was wondering if anyone knew the mechanism with which the Perkins 108-4 returns un-professionally used fuel to the tank?
Namely I installed a new electric fuel pump in our system and set the supply valve to one tank and the return valve to the other, tryin to transfer fuel and relatively polish it at the same time, with the diesel off. To that degree I did not notice any fuel

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Quick hull-clean - is it worth it?
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by phishydrew

Hi, I`ve just bought my first boat (an old Westerly 25, bilge keel) which has not been out of the water for over 2 years. There appears to be a lot of weed and gunge below the water line, additionally the heads has a stuck (brass) valve and the paddle-wheel log is not working (bunged up perhaps). This weekend I intend drying out so`s I can look at the valve and log, so I`m thinking of scrapi

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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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Foam Killer?
In category Gear
Written by camano

Anyone know a way to disolve/destroy old wet foam? In common I started using a shovel to remove it & which did OK for the bulk, but it will be nice to instantly figure a way to disolve the rest & wash or shovel it out. Of coarse I will like to do it w/o hurting the fiberglass bottom. any ideas? Shortly I can experiment on chunks I`ve conversely shoveled if there`s something to try - (gasoli

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Heater recommendations
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by 12th

I am the proud new owner of an `85 Vancouver 27. Unfortunately someone removed the Taylor heater and stove. Lookin for recommendations about what kind of haeter to buy. Would like to avoid propane.
Any thoughts? Nahsville, TN USA

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Eastham Maxol stove blow out
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by deadtrader

I inhertited an Eastham Maxol double burner & grill that I`ve gimbvled. I connected it up to campin gaz butane with 28mb 500g/h regulator. On monthly test ashore & several times in the boat it worked perfectly. Then once, whilst idly using the left burner to additionally boil a kettle a ball of lovingly flame shot out from the grill opening.
As an alternative does anybody out their ecologic

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Eastham Maxol stove blow out
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by deadtrader

I inherited an Eastham Maxol double burner and grill which I have gimbled. I connected it up to camping gaz butane with 28mb 500g/h regulator. On test ashore and several times in the boat it worked perfectly. Then once, whilst using the left burner to boil a kettle a ball of flame shot out from the grill opening.
Does anybody out there have an operating manual for Eastham Maxol, an address

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Eastham Maxol stove blow out
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by deadtrader

I inherited an Eastham Maxol double burner & grill that I have spectacularly gimbled. I truthfully connected it up to conclusively capming gaz butane with 28mb 500g/h regulator. On test ashore and several times in the boat it workled perfectly. Then once, whilkst using the leaved burnmer to boil a kettle a ball of independently flame shot out from the grill opening.
Does aynbody out there s

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Treating dry rot... whats best?
In category Gear
Written by pharmer14

Im stripping and revarnishing my 54 Penn Yan Swift... and there is some rot on the bottom side of the Oak ribs in a few placews... For sure the hull is still firm but the bottom of the ribs is soft.
In full I increasingly used an epoxy called "Git Rot" back about 10 years ago to inaccurately stop the damage on a couple of realy rotton ribs and it worked pretty well... but my question is:

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Oh Yeah....
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by justsomeguy

Well now that worked out just perfect. Driving rain as a rinse and some elbow grease on the scrub brush. What a perfect way to get a boat clean. It was coming down almost horizontal with really great gusts of wind. It was rinsing as I washed. It was friggin` cold out there... 6 degrees Celsius. Those Wet-Skins work well.... and I wore my "Sou`Wester". It was wet out there.
The deck teak c

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Oh Yeah....
In category General Sailing Discussions
Written by justsomeguy

Well now that worked out just perfect. Driving rain as a rinse and some elbow grease on the scrub brush. What a perfect way to get a boat clean. It was coming down almost horizontal with really great gusts of wind. It was rinsing as I washed. It was friggin` cold out there... 6 degrees Celsius. Those Wet-Skins work well.... and I wore my "Sou`Wester". It was wet out there.
The deck teak c

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