Many times, I’ve heard of people causing leaks in water heaters from overtightening plumbing connections. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Gary Golden Manifest Marine Out of Annapolis ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

People swear by this diesel fuel additive. Doesn’t deposit black soot on the hull. https://www.howeslube.com/products/meaner-power-kleaner ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Very helpful, thanks! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

There is an excellent cleaner for burned on deposits that would work great for this application. It is a gun cleaning product called “Shooter’s Lube”. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Stay well! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Uh oh, we are supposed to board a flight to France from JFK in 90 minutes. I guess we’ll not be going...... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

There are many systems out there to choose from. Costs for the kit start at close to $400. They consist of a Ubiquity bullet (a radio receiver tuned for 2,4 ghz), a PoE injector (Power over Ethernet),

Agree. The systems using a Bullet use a Cat 5 LAN cable. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Gary Golden, Manifest Marine Matt ~~~_/|)~~~

Garhauer’s customer service has been continuously excellent over many years. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

The only really safe hurricane hole is the Rio Dulce, Guatemala. No hurricanes go there. Very big cruiser community. Represented by all countries, French, German, U.K., US, Canada, and more. But they

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Second on recommending Gary Golden, Manifest Marine. He himself is a boat owner, Moody 46.... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

So what did you use, if you stored the boat? I heard that propylene glycol (RV water system antifreeze) is a good substitute?...... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

You can buy Sodium Metabisulfite on Amazon or eBay. It’s used in beer brewing. Very inexpensive. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Defective pressure relief valve in the oil filter? Too coincidental that the problem started after an oil change. Try changing filters. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

If your asking me, I have a caucus gauge on a T on the output of both filters. When the gauge reaches a certain vacuum reading, I switch filters. Also, if on a long motor passage, there is a sudden dr

I’ve seen some boats use an ordinary light timer, available in any hardware store. They crank it on when they use the water system, and it times out, shutting off the pump. There is also a device made

I believe it’s the valves in the diaphragm. It’s usually a gang of 3 or 4 valves that are replaced as a set on a common “diaphragm”. Easily replaced, and spare part at most chandleries or from Amazon/

I think the Amel 50 has the safety cutoff switch. I go, weekly to a friend’s boat while they’re out of country and fresh water flush the watermaker. I have to turn on 24 volts. The pump will not come