Nothing to add on the drain arrangements, the normal bilge is where it should be going. On the question about the water pressure, it is useful to remember that all of these machines are designed for,

Chris, Thats a "wye" strainer. Definitely an after-market modification placed there probably in an attempt to prevent pieces of a failing raw water impeller from getting lodged in the heat exchanger.

I know it violates your stated desire for a diaphragm pump, but I think the Marco gear pumps are the cat's meow. I think you'd be happy with a #3 or a #6. They are simple, robust, quiet, and very comp

Ario, I think you are on the right track. The key will be having a good robust way of transferring the thrust forces from the ram to the hull so the design of the bracket is important. Remember: Nothi

Paul, Our boat came to us equipped with reverse cycle air conditioning units. They work well keeping the boat comfortable down to about 0C. Something to be aware of with this kind of unit, it that it

Mark, I think you are mixing up the ZF25M transmission and the ZF25. The document you reference is for a ZF25M, not the ZF25. This has been a common source of confusion on the forum, since both of the

Dinghies are such personal choices. And storage of rib’s can be a real pain. Obviously from the comments so far. We have kept our AB 9.5 foot aluminum hull rib athwartships on the aft deck. It fits, a

We had to replace ours as well. The housing cracked and there was no way to keep the bulb in place after the old one crashed and shattered on deck. We had no luck at all finding USA distribution for t

Hey Ian, We have just recently seen Delos’ dinghy arrangement. I have no idea how they see anything in front of the boat. It’s a huge dinghy, and the cradle they have sits very high on the deck. I can

Dirk, I can't think of a good reason to have two separate 12V alternators. Charging a separate engine battery and a house battery bank can be handled in many less complex ways. Alternators are general

A 24V motor suitable for the D60 watermaker is available from industrial sources in the USA for ~US$300. Parts for the CAT high pressure pump are also available from CAT. Dessalator's spare parts pric

Heinz, If I understand your problem, when you run the bow thruster, your instruments shut down, and the bow thruster stops after a few seconds. It sounds like the high power draw of the bow thruster (

Chris, Not exactly what you were asking for, but hopefully some help nonetheless. Just a couple months ago we removed our MDKD 6.5 KVA generator from our engine room past our Volvo. Before the lift, I

We installed the polyethylene plastic plugs from AMEL, and they lasted about 12 months in mostly tropical sun before crumbling away to uselessness. Cleanly and completely removing the remaining parts

Alex, Our electrical monitoring equipment now is a Cerbo GX system from Victron. Pretty sophisticated, and the amount of data that it keeps track of can keep a data nerd like me entertained endlessly.

Alex, Yes, I am still a fan of Firefly batteries, but a caveat or two is worth mentioning. Like any relationship, there has been a bump or two in the road. Twice we have had a battery develop an inter

This year we decided to bite the bullet and replace our Onan. Not because of intrinsic reliability issues, but because of a lack of spare parts availability from Onan. We had several major routine mai

Thanks, all! I was not looking to install one, just get a feel for the setpoint. A minimum setpoint of -200 mbar gauge (80 inches of water) tells me what I need to know. That's a significantly higher

Matt, Obviously great minds think alike. That is the approach I am most seriously considering. The devil is in the details but I’m thinking it’s the right direction to go. Bill Kinney sm160, Harmonie

Those of you who have a newer SM with the switch that triggers the alarm for a clogged seachest: Does anybody know the pressure setpoint of this switch?