I have a dometic vacuflush 147 toilet where the pedal and ball seal got decoupled from each other after someone was too rough with it.
No worries, I watched some youtube videos, ordered a bunch of parts, and went to work. 4 session and 5 hours later, having changed the shaft, ball valve, spring...
Wanted to share something I've been working on & see if anyone has done something similar! I'm currently just working on getting the mechanicals sorted, but hoping to have something up and running by mid-summer.
Before I start: I know this is not to be relied upon - my only use for this is...
Hey everyone! I'm trying to get better at docking my 240 in high-wind situations like mid-afternoon. It usually takes a few tries because I end up drifting towards the boat on my right, needing to abort with reverse throttle before trying again.
How would you line-up / approach this situation...
Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm new.
There's a section of trim that I would like to install snaps into for mounting some (light) stuff, neatly and out of the way.
to install snaps I need to get at the back: any idea how I do that?
Just closed on a boat today :D and will be moving her into a marina in the next week or so (there's no 'winter' where I'm at).
This marina has finger slips and some kind of breakwater, however I've heard it can get a little nautical during a storm. As such, I want to get a good handle on the...
Heya,
Soon to be newbie boat-owner here.
I'm wondering if anyone has any good 'rule of thumb' suggestions for a maintenance schedule - (every X hours or Y months do Z).
What I have so far (for a boat slipped in salt-water):
- Every 15 months to a few years haul-out and do a bottom paint.
-...