Recent content by Larry M

Don: Thanks for posting the testing of dry chemical fire extinguishers. It’s nice to see it writing.

I never worried about the ATM fees at the machine. Schwab always reimbursed me then as they do now in the states. We had an issue with a Bancomer ATM in La Paz early 2000s. I went to get pesos, put in my pin and requested the amount. A few seconds later they’d say, “sorry, unable to complete...

On the non-refillable small fire extinguishers, I’d annually shake or hit them with a rubber mallet to loosen up the powder, check the pressure gauge, date and document it in the log. We had an automatic halon engine room with automatic engine shut down. I’d remove the cylinder annually...

We’ve have had friends that have hired fuel polishing companies with good success. Diesel backup generators, for most facilities use a fuel polishing company as part of their support plans so they should be around.

We used St. Brendan’s Isle, a mail forwarding service. We had an PO Box and all our mail went to them . They would scan the outside of the envelope(s) and sent us an email. For a small additional fee they would open and scan anything that we needed to see the contents of. They would hold...

Glad you had an observant neighbor. The potential spill could have been a pia. For a FYI, a cup of diesel will put a a sheen on a one acre pond, so a little goes a long way. That being said, the company I worked for did USCG spill response. This is an administrative exercise for the...

When he said. Not a KK installation.

How’s your tolerance to the Mañana factor, which doesn't mean tomorrow just not today. ;) When we needed services, we always planned on getting 2 out of 3; schedule, price or quality. Rarely did you get all 3. Check your medical insurance coverage. Medical care is much cheaper but…. I’ll...

Some controversy on that. There are people who say lock and probably an equal number who say don’t lock. :unsure: When we installed ours, we were doing off shore passages on a sailboat. The off watch berth was ~2 feet from the running gear which was a Borg-Warner. With the prop spinning...

I installed one when we had our sailboat. I didn’t have good luck with it. To engage the locking pin, you had to be stopped and the propeller stationary. If the prop was freewheeling and you tried to lock the shaft, the locking pin would get damaged by the rotating ring that it was suppose...

We have a Navisafe tricolor if we’re in the dinghy after dark. A little pricey but it really lights up. We have the old style that has the magnetic base that I mounted on the OB cover. It’s not mounted very high but everyone who has seen us approach has said there was no mistaking the light and...

I meant raising the temperature. The area by the condensate is too cold either because the freezer/refrigerator is turned very low or as others have mentioned, lack of ventilation/air circulation. What had changed just before you found the water?

How cold is the inside of the fridge? I turned down the temperature on our household fridge and had a similar issue.

We do. They work very good for mosquitoes but I can’t say about other insects. We spend summers in Northern New England and mosquitoes are part of the landscape. 🦟

The filters are about $15-20. Changing out the housing to an after market, I think would be difficult. You can buy used on eBay for less than $100. Is it the ring (#49) or the housing (#46) that the threads are damaged. If it’s the ring, that should be easy and they are available for...