I have the electric Jabsco's. The holding tanks are small, but to avoid that black water leaking back into the bowl, every time we flush, we follow it with a 10 second fill and flush. This clears

Hello Amel Folks. I sold Chuck and Kim their boat but I will respond to all so I can pass along some thoughts that will form separate chapters in the book about cruising that I will probably never

I've never had a belt fail. The shaft seal on the macerator pump fails after 3-5 years. I've only replaced one fill pump in 9 years. I agree that the base is a weak link. When one of mine failed I

I have two electricQuiet Flush. Not a lot of maintenance. I carry an extra fill pump and two macerators. The base on the original failed and the newer model has holes that don't line up to the

Hello and greetings from Marina die Ragusa to all Amel, I think my Reya waterpressure is starting to short and often -I think I have to refill the airpressure .Any suggestions how to start and how to

Jean-Pierre, thank you, yes I know the RM69 also. https://www.svb24.com/en/rm-69-manual-marine-toilet.html But I have had always trouble with these types with the pump aside. Several times I helped

Peter it’s your Onan anti siphon tube for seawater engine cooling, they can corrode and block which can cause seawater to fill your cylinders with seawater. Good idea to replace with plastic. Should

It is a little bit late Bill, but thanks for your reaction. I was very lucky that I found on Ebay a new older unit offered for a reasonable price and the person who sold it was living 30 km from the

Always good for a bang!

Chuck and Kim, It is not agood idea to be in the gulfstream with any aspect of a north wind. I wouldsuggest you wait for a good window with a couple of days of easterly winds andgo for it. With

Thanks Joel Fair Winds Eric

Wish I could blame my iPhone auto correct. I meant fulminate of mercury ... JOEL F. POTTER CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST LLC Office 954-462-5869

Maybe it was fulminate of mercury.... No shit Eric, Clorox is deadly to the”brass/copper/bronze” holding tank exits. When you check them, if you have tiny ‘teardrops’ of dark brown material,

Hi Chuck and Kim, This is an easy trip which I have done several times, and all it requires is a little patience. You have excellent weather forecast in your part of the world, and you only need to

Hello Gerhard, Earlier in this this thread, I stated that RM69’s on my early SM are very reliable. Still being offered in NL. FWIW, I had the Jabsco on my previous boat and the RM69’s are far

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