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  • brad minda
    have a jabsco marine head with the electric flush retrofit. All pipes and hoses are clear and pump is working fine with water but it...
  • heritage
    heritage reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Prop damage. with Like Like.
    The prop definitely needs to be repaired or replaced. It looks more like the prop hit some thing and not corrosion. Take it for a...
  • thinwater
    Didn't read closely. My bad. I'm using a non-copper paint too, but not because of the environmental issue. I'm not sure the science is...
  • B
    Benny17441 replied to the thread Dumb Question.
    Is that a wet shower? It looks like water could drain down to a sump to be pumped out to the bilge or out of a through hull.
  • RECESS
    RECESS replied to the thread Prop damage..
    We motored it and raised the sails for 3 hours locally (lack of wind when checking out a sailboat, go figure.) and there was no...
  • B
    Benny17441 replied to the thread Yanmar 1GM10 engine tuning.
    One more thing, bleed the air out of the fuel system. Check the fuel lines and connections for any small fuel leaks, where fuel may...
  • D
    dlochner replied to the thread Prop damage..
    The prop definitely needs to be repaired or replaced. It looks more like the prop hit some thing and not corrosion. Take it for a...
  • J
    Pettit has 2 products named Hydrocoat. To quote from their website, the one I was talking about is HYDROCOAT ECO COPPER FREE WATER BASED...
  • D
    dlochner replied to the thread Hull patchwork repair.
    All boat owners and yard managers underestimate the amount of time it takes to complete a job. :biggrin:
  • RECESS
    RECESS posted the thread Prop damage. in Ask All Sailors.
    I bought a Catalina 27 and need to move it 42 miles. The Universal M18 engine runs great. The diver found the edge of the prop is...
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  • D
    dlochner replied to the thread Hull patchwork repair.
    Well, you could do that, and then you would have new problems to figure out. And sooner or later you will dive into the wonderful world...
  • B
    Benny17441 reacted to LLoyd B's post in the thread s2 6.9 drop keel with Like Like.
    Does the keel blade have barnacles on it that's scraping against the boat as it's lifted or is there mud or seaweed being dragged up...
  • B
    Benny17441 replied to the thread Dinghy advise.
    The weight of a 15HP Mercury 4 stroke is 110 lbs. while the weight of a Yamaha two stroke is 80 lbs. The two stroke will provide both a...
  • thinwater
    International's Aquacote did better in side-by-side Practical Sailor Chesapeake testing than International's solvent-borne paints. Go...
  • Joe
    Joe replied to the thread Electronics.
    Chartplotter, Wind, vhf w/AIS receiver, auto pilot, n2k network. You want the modern wind unit's network connectivity... it allows...