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Back-Up Camera So, here’s what we did: went to Costco and bought an auto license plate back-up camera. We hang the license plate surround (with integral camera and solar cell to charge the camera battery) from our upper-deck railing, facing aft, using hook and loop straps from the big box...

Back-Up Camera We went to Costco and bought a automotive back-up camera - built into a license plate surround with built-in solar cells. The receiver is about the size of a smart phone and plugs into a 12V cigarette lighter. We attach the camera to the rail around the upper deck/flybridge with...

See photo, “black condenser tank” is probably a bad description on my part, I’m talking about the black oblong tank with the tag on top. It’s definitely running/vibrating when I power it up.

We have a new-to-us Transpac Eagle 32 trawler outfitted with a Frigoboat K35F refrigeration system, 2009 vintage, keel-cooled. The unit runs when I turn it on and the thermostat and speed control panel power up; thermostat is set to 35 degrees Fahrenheit. But the unit does not cool. The black...

Which came first - the dock damage, or the boat damage? We had the same thing happen with our marina in Florida after Hurricane Sally. Our boat was declared a total loss after the storm - the floating docks capsized, which meant all the work we’d done to prep the boat for the storm was for...

My wife got me several tools and such for Christmas for the (new to us) Eagle 32, and it got us to talking about this question: the raw water intake for the engine is located almost at the very bottom of the bilge, a little over 3’ below the raised sole in the pilot house; and unfortunately in...

Costco license plate backup camera Mounted to rail on cabin top facing aft

Follow up and Shout Out Just to close the loop: found Marine Sanitation & Supply on line, www.marinesan.com , they were kind enough to email me a pdf of the SanX manual and give me some info on the system. They stock a few available parts for those who want to try to maintain these systems -...

To close the loop, we bought the boat, and here’s what we found: there are three underwater zincs. The rudder takes an R-4 disc. The prop shaft is 1 1/2” and there are two zincs: a “bullet” style, screw-on on the end of the shaft; and, between the prop and the shaft log, there’s enough shaft...

Thanks, Peggy - I’ve had your book for years! Additional question: can I use the “Treat and Discharge” function, without adding the chemical, to pump overboard (in appropriate waters, of course) - in short, just using the unit as a discharge pump to pump the holding tank contents overboard? Or...

We just purchased a 1987 Transpac Eagle 32. It’s outfitted with a Raritan Marine Elegance fresh-water toilet and a SeaLand SanX MSD treatment system. The prior owner did not use the SanX system, other than to use it as an un-treated holding tank for deck pump-out. That’s going to be my plan for...

Quick update - survey went well. From various research we found that the prop shaft is 1 1/2” and rudder takes an R-4 disc; and there’s a screw on “bullet” type zinc for the end of the prop shaft. So we showed up armed with an aluminum R-4, a 1 1/2” collar and one of the bullets. We found no...

Current name is “Unmerited Favor”, prior names “Sara Jay II” and “Merry Dolphin” She was originally up in the Northeast; current owner had her trucked from Rhode Island to Alabama/Louisiana. There’s a LOT of historical info on board, haven’t had much chance to review it, lots of maintenance...

Thanks - good info! Looked OK. What did you have to do to repair/replace the tank? Looked like it would require major surgery to get the old one out. Have you had occasion to change the sight glass? This one was so stained couldn’t really see through it - and, if so, what did you use as the...

Thanks - we’ll be in salt to brackish water with occasional trips into fresh water rivers, so I’ve already figured on aluminum. I’ve had some luck with research and think I know what I need for the shaft and rudder. Don’t know if there’s a hull plate or not but she comes out of the water next...

Getting ready for haul-out and survey on the 1987 Eagle 32 we’re buying and I have a couple of questions: 1. How many underwater zincs should there be, and what are their locations? 2. What is the rudder made out of? Does it have a zinc? 3. What sizes zincs do I need? I’m thinking that as...

After more than 50 years of sailing, from a Sunfish to a 32’ schooner, from Michigan’s and North Carolina’s inland lakes to the Potomac River, Long Beach (CA) Harbor and Catalina Island, San Diego and Mobile Bays and Pensacola, our latest boat - the schooner, “Mystic Traveler” - was deemed a...