Hi All, I know many of you have traveled North along the Florida coast during various parts of the year. A little advice requested. I will be moving my boat from Ft. Lauderdale to Brunswick, GA. We

I think I'm going to try adding the locking Jabsco head (and maybe valve) before I resort to a big change like adding a Lavac. If they work for a year, I'm willing to do some maintenance once a year.

Change for a Lavac Vaccum and you have never to think about it. Gerhard

Of course, the underlying problem is that we are all violating the basic tenants of Plumbing 101, namely, hot's on the left, cold's on the right and shit don't run uphill. Cheers, Craig

Hi Ryan, I switched to the pumps with the locking handle. It seemed to work better initially, but after one season it's just as bad as the original. Need to constantly replace joker & rubber locking

Hi all, The engine mounts between the steel cradle on which the engine and gearbox are mounted on my SM # 351 need te be replaced by new ones. After consulting Mr. Olivier Beaute it turned out that

While we are on the subject of manual heads, a maintenance suggestion. You have probably been told and read to flush various kinds of vegetable oil to "lubricate" the parts and to keep the rubber bits

Eric, Exactly. Calcium hypochlorite is "solid chlorine." Used in "pool chlorine" and in some powdered "beaching" cleaners. Also used in "drop in the tank" toilet cleaners. The calcium salt has

Isn’t calcium hypochlorite usually uses as a powder and sodium hypochlorite usually used as a liquid? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Joel, I believe sodium hypochlorite is Clorox, We use it sometimes in high alloy gold castings to create an aged finish (patina). I use it infrequently and always flush everything with water

Our backflow problem has been much better the last 2 years with some modifications, but still not ideal. I bought the locking pump mechanism as an entire new unit. Not much more $ than a rebuild kit.

I have Jabsco manual heads on my boat, and both of them exhibit the black water backflow problem Tom mentioned. I was advised by the previous owner to flush extra seawater through so when (not if)

Joel, Your chemical engineer on call suggests that you might be looking for calcium hypochlorite rather than calcium chloride. Other than that... just like you said! Bill Kinney Sm160, Harmonie Back

Hi Eric. CLOROX/calcium chloride has an extremely deleterious effect on the ‘mystery metal’ which seems to be more copper than bronze, on the outlets of the holding tanks. When I get a new

Greetings everyone. I posted a lengthy dissertation on the hazards of employing sand as a blasting media to remove bottom coatings on January 17th 2017. I have even more supporting evidence today

Bill, The better access via a hatch sounds like an interesting idea. For venting, I have been considering adding a 3-4" diameter pc. Of fiberglass exhaust tube running from the top of the anchor

Bill, Here are pictures of the port bow locker waterproof hatch installed in Brava which gives easy access to the chain locker. Derick Gates SM2K#400 Brava Currently on the hard in Antigua

Hi Bill, I didn't realize the SM's chain locker access panel was inside a cabinet, unlike the SN's which is exposed to the forward cabin right next to the bow thruster alcove. Wonder if you could vent

Bill, Okoume plywood is great stuff for interior work. Light stiff and strong, I have used quite a lot of it over the years. You might however want to search on Okoume and durability before you

Bill, While installing Brava's staysail setup, the previous owner also installed a waterproof hatch in the port forward deck locker, giving access to the chain locker. It makes it easier to shop vac