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    Any advice before I reapply some bottom paint?

    Bottom preparation and painting is one of the best jobs on the planet. Giving a quick sand to knock off any high spots and remove any loose stuff won't hurt. Get a tyvek space suit, latex gloves, a respirator and goggles. If block sanding to rough up the painted surface 60 would be fine...
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    Vacuum Pump maintenance

    How will a vacuum be introduced in a full tank, per my recommendations? Where did I say that? Again, reading isn’t your strong point, is it? What wrong side? Don’t you understand how the system works? The pump diaphragm goes up and down, creating vacuum on one set of duck bill...
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    Vacuum Pump maintenance

    Before the third time you may wish to consider implementing one of my cool mods. The holding tank level indicator switches would have random intermittent operation on the indicator lamps on my boat. The fault was crud obstructing movement of the float switches. The factory built my boat with...
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    New Boat Stand Launched!

    Is the contention that this product would be used to replace both the jack stands and the keel block, or just the keel block? When I use jack stands they are spaced further from the keel than your product, so they would offer greater resistance to forces, such as wind, than your product...
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    Shaft Zincs

    Will you be bonding the shafts or just replacing the props and shafts frequently?
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    Vacuum Pump maintenance

    No shirt for you. So there are now three proven methods for fixing vacu-flush systems: picking out poop and 'pons w/ fingers; a plunger and using a dock pump out.
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    Shaft Zincs

    The issue with this displaced shaft zinc is that the water flow to the cutlass bearing is obstructed. In a proper setup, the front of the strut has a larger opening created because the bearing stops a coupla inches short, that scoups water through the bearing ribs. Running the boat w/ the...
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    Engine Oil filter hose leak

    Replace the hose.
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    Seacocks

    There are three concerns I have with this procedure. The first is the specified grease. When I contacted Apollo Conbraco they said no lube. When pressed they allowed a silicone spray, not WD-40. Contact them and ask about this choice of lubricant. They are very helpful. The second is...
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    Vacuum Pump maintenance

    Thanks for the info. I'm trying to fill in the blanks. Based on the info it sounds like the head wasn't developing vacuum. It also sounds like the holding tank was empty or almost empty. My guess is the vacuum pump was running, but the obstructed vent was preventing vacuum from building. Is...
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    bottom glass repairs

    No leaks. Every time I painted that area small flecks of white gell coat would detach onto the roller. When I sanded the area down I observed the voids shown in the first image. Those voids were carved back until solid material was exposed. The voids were filled w/ West System w/...
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    bottom glass repairs

    Sorry, I didn't notice the forum prior to my reply. Chelepop should please reply. Thank you.
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    bottom glass repairs

    It is probably the lousy job done by the factory. This image shows the hull around my shaft before I removed the paint, carved out the voids and filled them w/ epoxy. It was a source of problems year after year until I fixed it this way. Hull after "real" pressure washing Shaft w/...
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    Vacuum Pump maintenance

    Great suggestion, but it still has the same errors. Maybe you should read mine, where I state “open the head drain”. Reading isn’t your strong point is it? This is my initial recommendation, “My thought is that the holding tank vent fitting would be plugged, the tank would be filled...
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    Vacuum Pump maintenance

    Perhaps this feedback driven by a proclivity for immersion in human waste. Perhaps it is based on an incomplete understanding of fluid dynamics. It doesn’t really matter. Thanks for the annotated image. That is very handy. BTW, on both your holding tanks the fitting from the head to the...
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    Seacocks

    The hose from the seacock to the strainer has a kink and should probably be replaced. The Apollo Conbraco seacocks used on my boat are easily adjusted to correct lever action that is too tight or too loose. The stem is retained by a nut. The tightness of that nut determines how easy the...
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    Solar Power for batteries

    When we raft off w/ a buddy, they plug into our NEMA 5-15 receptacle to power their water heater and battery charger. Our usage is to run it in the AM for showers and galley breakfast and at dinner for cooking. That's enough for both boats.
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    Solar Power for batteries

    The important issue is the charging methodology. Does the system have a smart charger that permits selection of the battery chemestry? It is very easy to overcharge the batteries, causing permanent damage.
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    Microwave Removal

    Check to see ifin it's screwed in from below.
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    Adding a 2nd bilge pump - 220 SD

    My paddle wheel has a rubber flapper that does a decent job of sealing the opening 'till I put the plug in-place. No such luck w/ the depth. It is wide open. When I pull that w/ one hand I then obstruct the opening w/ the other hand. The first hand is then used to install the plug. Mine...
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