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      Mambo42 replied to the thread Fire Suppression System.
      What type of batteries do you have ? AGM or Lithium ? You may want to take a look at this company www.firepro.com Pretty impressive...
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      Mambo42 reacted to billblack's post in the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit with Like Like.
      Thanks for the kind words. :) The great thing is that a good bit of the demo was done in Freeport before I laid hands on her. A very...
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      Mambo42 replied to the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit.
      When you first wrote you were going to do a rebuild I was thinking more something with changing some panels here and there, paint, some...
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      Mambo42 reacted to billblack's post in the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit with Like Like.
      Hi folks! I hope everyone has been having a productive early November. It is still quite warm and humid here in sunny East Central...
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      Mambo42 replied to the thread The long good bye.
      Sorry to hear you are downsizing, but if that is the decision you support then who are we to say you should not do that ? So I wish you...
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      Mambo42 reacted to mvweebles's post in the thread Disney rescue of 4. with Like Like.
      I believe that was Gone with the Wynns. Was a couple years ago - pre Covid? Was quite startling to see a large hole in their aft deck. I...
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      Mambo42 replied to the thread Disney rescue of 4..
      Currently there is a Youtube video of a channel, forgot the name though, stumbled on the video. They were sailing the pacific, in a...
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      To me it sounds like a blown head gasket. The exhaust gases are blown into the coolant raising the pressure and thereby pushing the...
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      Mambo42 replied to the thread Anchoring again.
      I did not get any special tools, I just got the link and then had to hammer it down. So I used a drift to flatten the heads of these pins.
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      If it reaches 100 degrees C and also starts to push out engine coolant then your engine is overheating. What does your exhaust look like...
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      If you can still get to 2500 rpm under no load then it is an issue with the prop or the rest of the running gear. I have the same issue...
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      Mambo42 replied to the thread Anchoring again.
      I have one in my chain. I added 40 mtrs of 13 mm chain to the chain I had already onboard. It works fine, but you have to make sure that...
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      Mambo42 replied to the thread Disney rescue of 4..
      I have seen quite a few videos on Youtube where the owners closed off the escape hatches due to the risk of being swept away in heavy...
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      Another Victron idiosyncrasy. I read the same thing about a week ago and thought why did they invent Ve direct when it’s only USB with...
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      Mambo42 reacted to Pascall's post in the thread When to change an oil cooler ? with Like Like.
      No, the boat is on the Veerse Meer. The cooler is expected at the end of this week and I can mount it.I'm going to open the old one...
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