And our March pump on the refrigeration just failed at 21 years and on the A/C is at 18 years. (Both units are Northern Lights Technicold.)

Hi Darren & Karen (how alliterative ;-) and any others interested in replacement rubber rub rail inserts. You're right - these are not Stainless rub rails. These are replacements for the original brow

All, Here's an email from the manufacturer. Anyone interested can contact them directly. Craig "Hi Craig, Great to hear from you! We can definitely manufacture more rub rail inserts – we still have th

Hi Michael, The new rub rail inserts, in an off-white, are fantastic. Frankly, they look better than the original brown (imho). As Pat notes, installing them does seem a bit more difficult than the or

Assuming the forward compartment is flooded it follows that water pressure will aid in sealing the door such that the crossbar would be redundant (other than to seal its own bolt hole). Dogging it so

Eric - yes indeed, thanks - sent you a pm in reply. Craig

Hi Eric, We're headed to eastern LI - could you send me contact info for your A/C /Espar genius, please? May need some assistance reinstalling & diagnosing mine. You can pm to sangaris at aol dot com.

Matt, Kudos for sharing this. Safety shortcuts are so easy to fall into and you posting this, from a super competent person, is a sobering message to all of us. I am curious, though, as to just how th

I can never remember what white, blue or black smoke mean. Here's a good refresher from a Steve D'Angelo article last year in Cruising World. "White smoke from a marine diesel engine is one of the mos

Slavko, Unlikely, but, sure, a bad thermostat could cause the problem. You might try removing the thermostat and either test it in a pan of water on the stove or run the set without the thermostat and

Bill (or anyone) Do you know a source for the female connector to the male 2-prong D3 Isolated Ground Sensor in the picture you posted? I've had mine jury rigged for years and it'd be great to get a p

Per ACMO quote today: Swaged top terminations and mechanical bottoms - add 356Euros / $425 US to the all-swaged price Mechanical fittings top and bottom - add 728Euros / $870 to all-swaged price. This

You might check out Nautec Mare in Monfalcone, or several other yards there.

Hi Bill, Many thanks for your thoughtful and experienced reply plus your sage observation about speculating from afar - that's always an issue with this DB, but the idea flow is super, regardless. I d

We keep our 1992 SN "Sangaris" at the dock in front of our condo in Delray Beach, FL, where she's been in her slip for two years, what with Covid and other issues preventing active cruising. Today, Ka

Hi Ian, I checked my SN today and find no 5A fuse (or any other small size) in the low voltage wires to the windlass. I only have the 100A breaker in this picture. --The fuse holder to the upper left

Great presentation, Joel, BUT... I can't believe your callous denigration of Brunswick, Georgia, USA as a place where you can't get a decent Hamburger (or, presumably, a Hot Dog) - how could you possi

So in that case, Joel, maybe you should just stick to American - nobody knows nor cares what a bloody "jubilee clip" is, anyway! Cheers, Craig

#cal-reminder

xavier- After all his years with Amel, Joel absorbed some pretty good French from the Captain - I'm sure he can deliver his message in all three languages - English, French and American. No worries, m

#cal-reminder

Good deal - last year when I bought for several of us it was $65 for a set of two. (Plus $10 shipping)