I would be concerned leaving the vent open on the Vetus because in the past, we've had to start the engine somewhat unexpectedly. For example, a rain-less squall came and resulted in a huge wind shift

Sounds like I'm worrying about something that hasn't been an issue. Guess I'll leave well enough alone. Thanks, Sail safe, sail fast, have fun! Kent

Karen is defintitely the source goddess. She amazing at locating impossibly sourced items. Rumor as has it tat she can sense where the fish are and Bill just reaches in grabs one for

I cut the number of antennae I have from 8 to 3. On the mizzenmast i ve AIS and WiFi booster; main has VHF and cabin top has vesper 8000. When I upgraded the nav stuff most of the old antennae

If you do this it would great to see how you take this action Aras Sharki #163

Hi Kent, I thought I had replied but it seems to be lost somewhere. I have a large diameter stainless tube at the end of the exhaust just inside the hull and the exhaust is attached to that. I

Thank you for the reply, Arlo.

Hi Danny, So do we have a flap valve somewhere in the system? I thought it was supposed to be at the muffler. Do we have one at the exhaust exit thru-hull? If not, should we? I have been aware of

Hello Arlo if you post a photo of your key ( if you have one left !) I will try to locate one in France for you . regards Nick -- Nicolas Klene DarNico SM2K # 471 In Marseille

Kent, Thank you so much! This is perfect. I really appreciate your help. You must have made A's in geometry... If anyone needs to replace this cover or the lid to the portside galley counter, let

Thank you Gary for your reply. I hope the marina faired well following the earthquake. It will take some time for the mainlanders to get back to life as usual. We decided to go with DC batteries out

Chuck: Sorry not to respond earlier. Just got a chance to look at messages. Earthquake took out power for a couple of days and wifi just dumped about 200 messages onto my phone. I purchased my

Dear all, thank you for all the information shared about the second autopilot topic. As I have learned from Graham, obviously the newer Sharki models do have a longer mizzen boom and the interference

Having experienced my D3-110 failure firsthand, my theory was that the water infiltration into the cylinders was a gradual thing and was likely the result of excessive back pressure through the

Kent, thanks for the photos measuring the radius corner. Now I know what to do with all my old navigation spreaders! all kidding aside, thanks for sharing the photos and for all your

Nick, In 3 years of sailing I have checked my muffler a few times after heavy weather to see if it had excess water in it and so far the level has been about the same, filling the bottom 30% of the

Couldn’t that also create the opportunity for Carbon Monoxide to collect in the engine room? (And potentially backflip into the cabin through the (usually dry) drains from the showers and lockers

This is an interesting thread. I am not sure why I hate running the engine at sea unnecessarily, but I do. On the 54 the exhaust out from the Vetus muffler is a large rubber hose that rises up to

The flap valve is in the exhaust outlet fitting /// you can see it if you swim around the port side, or when you're hauled out. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437