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Hi Irek. No cockpit heating system, we just bundle up, but our furnace keeps the interior warm. Our boat came with a full canvas cockpit... -
jssailem reacted to shemandr's post in the thread Oday 25' (outbd motor) about 1978-80 Wiring Diagram with
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I'm glad John could provide a link to the diagram. But there's no reason to think that an electrical system designed 46 - 48 years ago... -
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I don't have a problem mentioning brands that I have experience with, good or bad, and I did state the specific faults I had with ours... -
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I don't think your chain looks very rusty. I think I've posted this before, but I'll do it again here. Attached find a micrograph of... -
Terry Cox replied to the thread Hard top dodger.Hi Irek. No cockpit heating system, we just bundle up, but our furnace keeps the interior warm. Our boat came with a full canvas cockpit... -
Ccolemj replied to the thread Anchor chain corroding after 2 years.Pedantic runs deep through this one... It would be meaningless knowledge with no power behind it unless I wanted to undertake an...
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Terry Cox replied to the thread Anchor chain corroding after 2 years.No metallurgist here and no expertise in these manufacturing standards, but I suppose that even when made in the USA the maker could use...
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Nothing too exciting here, but I'm nearly finished with fabricating and installing new Dyneema lifelines on Kolibri. 3 of 4 lifelines... -
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Ccolemj replied to the thread Anchor chain corroding after 2 years.This needs to be addressed separately. ACCO, Defender, and Budget Marine all stated this was hot dipped galvanized chain. It is not my...
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Ccolemj replied to the thread Anchor chain corroding after 2 years.I don't think it is luck either, as any good chain should do that. Of the five chain replacements we have done over the past 17yrs...
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Ccolemj replied to the thread Anchor chain corroding after 2 years.Since ACCO only produces hot dipped galvanized anchor chain, and the one industrial non-hot dipped galvanized chain they produce has...
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Allan12210 replied to the thread Water line compression fitting search.I remember Ace Hardware used to stock the butyl parts as well. They were hanging on the rack at our local store. Is your issue that the... -
thinwater replied to the thread Anchor chain corroding after 2 years.I wonder if there are some odd cases of stray current and hyper-saline wet/dry chain at play, which can cause the galvanizing to fail...
