One of our projects while we were here in Annapolis was to install the cockpit control for the mizzen traveler. A nice piece of work, if I say so myself. Of course it should be, I copied the way

I currently only have the original octahedral metal radar reflector at the top of the mizzen mast. I read many reviews and almost decided to get a good passive radar reflector, such as Echomax

Sorry, Bill Didn’t mean to put words in your mouth! One thing that might not be clear to people is that this discussion only applies to stainless anchors. If you bend your carbon steel anchor,

Ben, We did the same upgrade. I am guessing you’ll love the Go. We use it with the PredictWind weather service, and love it. Are you sure you need to replace the cable? and reused the same

We also swapped out the Inmarsat for the Iridium Go. The Inmarsat was old, not working, poor parts availability, and very expensive to entirely replace. The Go is pretty good for phone calls and

In the next few days I am removing the original non working Imarsat phone and installing an Iridium Go. It seems the best approach is to install Iridium satellite anntena at same spot as current

Bill, You stated, "If you bend it cold do as Bill R suggests..." That is not accurate. I said "...was told to straighten the shank using a "cold" press, no heat. I was told that heat will weaken

Barry, I had the anchor shank straightened with a cold hydraulic press, according to the instructions from Wasi about 10 years ago. That gas solenoid valve is normally closed and an energised

Actually, hot bending does NOT work harden stainless steel. That is what happens when you bend it cold. Bending austenitic stainless steel and keeping full strength is a very fussy project.

Hi Captain Richard, Do you know how I could test if my straightened s/steel shaft could now be brittle. My new Delta 25kg is galvanized steel. Should I swap the Wasi and use the Delta as my

Hi Bill, The straightened shaft seems strong. I make sure it's dug in properly and have pulled on it very hard. Did you straighten yours with just a press? I doubt I will pull it from under a rock

Bill you're right about heating stainless steel. It work hardens the stainless and leaves it brittle. And don't hammer it either does the same thing. Also keep in mind that pound for pound steel

Barry, About 10 years ago, I also bent the Wasi stainless steel anchor shank. I also contacted Wasi and was told to straighten the shank using a "cold" press, no heat. I was told that heat will weaken

Gerhard, Let me try to help you via long distance, as best as I can: The Onan on BeBe has a Governor, Actuator Part Number 306-5006-01 which replaced old#151-0779-01 . This governor keeps the Onan

Hi all, My generator is not running properly for the last few days. It starts off fine for about 20 minutes and then revolusions go up and down in a wave pattern which gets worse and sounds like

Hi Jeff, I have limited internet until I connect to some plan in Italy. Will probably do a video on how I went about designing and making the Bimini, I have 6ft clearance under it. I bent my 30kg

Jeff, That is a very good decision. Amel switched to AGMs in the 55...well, they made a lot of changes with the 55 including the location of the batteries. I believe that none of us are 100% qualified