Ian, That hose has been heat treated over 13 yrs its hard as rock and I will have to do a pump out and flush as best I can as there is a 40 litre black water tank, nasty. The handle moves fine and the

Hi All, Regarding the rubber insert to the rub rail. I bring mine back by applying and rubbing in 3M boat cleaner polish as is used on the gel coat. Looks good. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hi Redid the aft cabin by putting new headlining on thin ply (glued and stapled) and self adhesive Velcro to hold in place on ceiling. Then replaced the wood strips along the joints. Glued the side

Suggest putting in off position. Remove hose. Then gently turn on. If water flows something may be blocking the hose. Saves diving under boat as a first option. Ian Ocean Hobo SN96

Mike, Speaking for myself, I will give a couple of my reasons. 1 . I need to take the old one off to paint my rub rail ,it already has a couple of cracks and probably more after removing it and

Hello Bill, Yes that is the culprit. But the shaft seems to move. But nothing drains. I haven't heard of the shaft separating from the ball, but stranger things have happened. My next thing to try is

Here is a photo of the aft black water valve: CW Bill Rouse

You should be able to remove the handle, then turn with an appropriate size wrench. The stud that the not is screwed onto is flat on 2 sides. Below is a photo of the valve in the front head on a

Has anyone had a 90 degree shut off valve fail to turn. The handle turns but nothing flows. I hope I have a clog/blockage near the shutoff. But it may be the pin from the handle to the ball have

With all the talk about rubrail replacement, I am curious as to why? Ours certainly is chalky, but I wonder if there is a treatment to remove a thin layer of the material down to a “new” surface.

Hi Teun, We are all getting older, hope you do get sorted. Best Regards Barry and Penny Connor “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Le Marin anchorage, Martinique

Stephan, If it had salt on the base, seawater was passing through the rudder post packing. The packing nut probably needs to be tightened...normally, 1/6th of a turn will do the job, but I have seen

Excellent information Stefan and appreciated! Thank you Porter A54-152 IBIS.

Dear Ameliens, I found the problem/ solution for this: „error reports on the autopilot (NAVpilot Furuno 511). - the motor for the steering is „to hot“; - a problem with the ruder angle -

Karen, I certainly want to replace my rub rail , having it produced and available in the US. without shipping from France ,would make it much cheaper and more available for boats located on this side

Hi all, thank you for your replies! We didnt have this problem in Europé/Caribbean but in Pacific it started. Last year in NZ we renovated the injectors on both engines since we thought that might

Evening Penny & Bob, Just called WALLACE International as you suggested. Asked for Bob and after being screened by 2 people who were clearly not very keen to let me talk to Bob😊 –until I

Hi Penny & Bob, Greatly appreciate your help. I will try to get in touch with Bob WALLACE as my exchange with: Ryan Knaggs Wallace International 130 Riverside Place Morningside QLD

Hi Pat, I do not remember the name. I will try to get the name for you tomorrow. It took 2 yard workers 4 days to strip and sand. It is best applied in a warm environment as it is a chemical

Hi Teun, I have just got back online after crossing and see you are wanting to get some bits for boat in transit in Queensland. Ask to speak to “Bob Wallace” at Wallace International in Bris. If