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I'm making new gaskets for the 12" diameter clean outs for the sailboat tanks. They have the original gaskets supplied by the tank maker, looks like 1/8" Buna N. They did not make a ring, rather it is a circle with the center intact. Even Buna N swells in the presence of diesel, the inevitable...

Having some trouble with the diesel aux in the sailboat getting starved for fuel. I opened the clean out and discovered a variety of what I can only call rocks in the tank. They are black, sharp edged, can be crushed or broken with some effort into a gritty black substance. I vacuumed them all...

Has anyone removed the prop angle drives on Sidepower thrusters? The part that is outside of the hull. Wondering how involved it is. I cannot find a good installation manual for them online, the exploded view indicates two socket head screws removed from the inside and then it falls off? Perhaps...

Specifically, the "energize" pin. I've read the manual, and it is devoid of useful information, like how much input current and what current might be expected at the FET input with "energize" energized. Many questions about this asked on the Victron Community forum, and never answered.

Looks like the wife did too much baking - cookies, cinnamon buns, etc - and we are needing propane. Google reports propane suppliers some distance away in these towns, but Google doesn't know everything and people here do. What is the most convenient place of those three to fill up? I need to...

Made the ramp real steep. How often does it go this low up here? Boat on the tidal grid didn't have any problem getting dry:

Cummins QSB. Has a fuel lift pump installed in the worst possible place for service. Coming through the Wrangell Narrows, low pressure fuel warning followed by the engine faltering and dying mid channel in a narrow spot. Error code was low fuel pressure, was able to restart and run at reduced...

I installed the SR200 received and paid for the plan 4 weeks ago, everything seemed to work. I returned to the boat and tried this yesterday, after updating the Axiom to 4.07. Now I get most of the data, but not wave forecasts or Marine Zone forecasts for the USA (curiously I get them for...

I'm hoping to go through the Keku this summer. Does anyone know what the current state of the channel and buoyage is? Anybody been through there in the last year or so?

Removed from my boat after 2 years ~400 hours operation (upgraded to Wakespeed WS500). Street price on these is about $370, how about $200 shipped to your address in the L48? Don't make me flog it on eBay! Includes alternator temp sensor, battery temp sensor (usually a $48 option), Balmar...

Too bad, getting acquired by Garmin is the death kiss for many small companies. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/corporate/garmin-acquires-vesper-marine-a-leading-provider-of-marine-communication-equipment-and-services/

Raymarine calls these the New eSeries e95 and e125, they run Lighthouse II software. These were bought new by me and used on the sailboat for a few years. I have recently upgraded to Axiom displays. Both plotters include the Raymarine adapter, bezel, and suncover which allows seamless...

Has anyone used the Axis M7011 analog to IP converter to get an analog camera to display on a Raymarine MFD (like Axiom)? Raymarine suggests that it might work with no guarantee. I have an existing analog camera that would be very difficult to change to IP, just changed out the MFDs to new...

I will be winterizing and storing the boat for around 6 months. I've not found any guidance from the Raritan documentation about how to leave it. Specifically, is it better to leave some antifreeze in the bowl, thus keeping the motor seal wet, or empty it dry? Main concern is the motor seal...

Just read the rules that will apply to land and air entry after Aug 9. (If Aug 9 actually happens given Delta and strikes). You will need a PCR test within 72 hours of entry. You will need a second test at entry. There is talk of going to the tent in the airport or at the border to get this...

Raymarine supplied charts have gone through a few iterations over the years. In the newer Lighthouse II/III generation of products, you have been able to load NOAA, Navionics, C-Map, CHS, and other charts. The NOAA ones started out free from chartstore.raymarine.com, then they added a nominal...

Yes, free and in good (used!) condition. Toilet, vacuum chamber, vacuum pump, new gaskets and duck bills ready to install. Caveats: * It is in Anacortes, WA and you have to come pick it up. * It is used, I rinsed it as well as I am able in the boat yard so not totally disgusting but used. *...

Just installing it now, it takes either. The non-clogging part of me wants to use the big hose, however the installation and maintenance part of me want's to use 1". It will make removing the head (or moving it at least) for any maintenance somewhat easier. If it makes a difference, the hose run...

I would like to flush the raw water system on the sailboat. Rydlime seems to be hydrochloric acid, Barnacle Buster is phosphoric according to their MDS. Both seem to be ordinary acid repackaged for marine use at a good markup. Is there a difference in speed or damage to metals between the two...

Northill SS folding anchor This is the larger one, about 42" across the stock and 36" across the flukes. Looks like it was used very little, if at all. $400 plus shipping, located in north SF Bay Area. Last two sold listings on eBay were for $899 and $690 - which I admit is a bit of a puzzler.

Looks tidal, chart suggests high tide and local knowledge, buoyed. But it would cut a bit ot travel heading north/west out of Juneau. Is this done? Routinely? We draw 3.5', good sonar, but not anxious to test the bottom structure....

It is required according to CBSA, yet I've never heard of anyone doing it nor do the customs agents seem to know what I am talking about. Likewise a number of marinas and repair facilities in Canada I've talked to. I'm curious if it has ever been done. The last two times I've gone in to...

Has anyone used these? Is there much coverage and are they any good? In some more frequently travelled areas these are pretty useful, and would be quite useful up there where some of the most recent surveys are 100+ years old.

Hurricane force wind warning. Solander Island station currently reporting winds 61 gusting 73 knots. Canadian wave rider buoys all down for some reason.

Other than the obvious reduction in redundancy. I'd like to recover the space. Most of the objections to two alternators on one battery seem to center around overworking one while the other idles. Since a rarely run both at once, and the engine alternator has higher set points, seems like a non...