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OK,. this issue seems to raise it's head only on the boat, all my mirrors are impossible to clean 100%, seems there is always a film of something that will not come off, so, I suspect the silvering on the back is shot due to high salt content in the surrounding air..?? any solution other than...

So, not too familiar with these things, where do they come from, the Marina is all concrete, very clean and I use the "bomb" thing every 6 mos, how do they get on the boat |???

Apart from DD etc any other good sources ? look like I may need the top half of the transmission cooler /fresh water pump casting that has the 3/4 elbow cast on ...

Doing an investigation in case I need to replace the HW tk soon, I see there is the usual bladder tank there but also another cylindrical tank, about 8 " dia couple feet long with with what looks like a press sw on top, the feed to the hw tk and the cw system goes through this tk first , is some...

Best cures please , apart from leaving the dock, to cure or ease those creaky dock lines when trying to sleep, sorry, there ain't enough booze to do that ..lol..

Just seen an ad on TV by Exxon, stating that the most of the oil consumed the US comes from the US. OK, why do US residents pay world price for oil ? Why did the West join the oil cartel, cartels are illegal ? There is no logic to this except that it is a great source of tax revenue for...

Need to re and re the aft cutlass bearings at next haul out, the struts are coned and how difficult are these bearings to get out without strut removal ?? any tips are really appreciated.

Should read 1979 Replaced from master to where it vanishes to under the galley floor, zero access without destruction, now, under the dinette where the fwd water tank is, there is a bulkhead which appears to run for and aft which may provide access to under the galley floor, anyone...

1979 43 DC thro hulls Main Engines So, on the hard, two frozen...heat gun..5lb hammer tap..tap.. cheater bar...more heat...more tappinng...still stuck... removeds sea scoop outboard...spray salt away, scrape...bp blaseter...goes 1/2 way...that's all...still have to tackle other side...

Heading down to outfit the 43 dc next week and remember the last pump out did not seem to totally empty the tank, so said the attendant and I am inclined to suspect he is right, it suck down real good not where I can hear the vent sucking in air, 3 yrs ago I replaced the dip tube with s/40 pvc...

O.K. I recently re located the 70 ft to a new Marina, power set up is all 30 amp..there are two outlets per slip, the panel reads 120/240....the two outlets for me habe breakers 16 and 18 on the same side of the panel...see panel picture. So the boat is wired 240 incoming ..so I have the...

Just how difficult is it ? anyone done it and did the reinstall ?

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Finally got to the supplier of WM"S 40w supertech oil, it's only downside appears to be the sulphated ash content at 1.25%. this means 1/2 the interval between oil changes compared to Chevron Delo, but about the same interval as for Rotella T If you look at the attached tech data on it's 15-40...

Noticed here in Canada that WM is selling super Tech 40w cf2 oil at 47.00 per 5 gall. pail, any one down there seen it or used it ?

Picked this from another forum...big brother in disguise Read an article today that drones used by NOAA over Dry Tortugas to map corals, track migrating birds and locate turtles are also being used for enforcement. Two busts already. One an unpermitted dive in North ecological reserve. The...

The US Coast Guard issued a safety alert advising the SEACHOICE Products LED Navigation Light SCP #03201, being marketed as a “masthead” or “navigation” light does not meet federal visibility requirements. Owners or operators who may have installed this light on their vessel as a navigation...

Tied up at Cabbage Key yesterday, busy day with small stuff, at night there was just us and later a 40 silverton. wow was it quiet...first time I seen that on a Saturday nice weather weekend...opppsssss forgot, everyone got a tax decrease, and went shopping...

Have one in an awkward to reach spot, bulb out, how does the cage come off ?

Anyone know the dimensions of the mesh screen which is inside the glass strainer, looks like 1/1/2" inlet pipe, is a big glass container ok, I' guessing the mesh is about 7x2" ?? would like to bring one ahead of time. All help appreciated.