Recent content by Dave N

So much boat, so little money.

Get another quote, that sounds outrageous. We have our mast(keel stepped) pulled every year to store indoors for the winter. I remove all cotter pins, sails, vang and boom before giving them the boat. We pay an hourly labor rate. It takes 2/3 guys a couple(2) hours.

keel trade in Paging through the August '82 issue of Sailing and came across this...were there any takers?

night lighting on display units working properly? PM sent.

If this is a storage only install, aim the panel south and tilt it to reduce snow accumulation and enhance performance as the sun angle over the winter is very low. Shadows dramatically reduce effectiveness so position accordingly. Charge controllers are great, but with 2 group 31s and a 25 watt...

We had all new canvas made 3 seasons ago. They made covers for the dodger glass and lined the inside of them with a quilted soft material. Bob, consider using one of the new rigid plastics. We used a 60 gauge Bayer product called Makrolon. The stuff is amazing, far superior to the old plastics...

Two years ago we decided to replace ours as well and ended up using a marine canvas shop. Nothing wrong with the old ones(blue in photo) but my wife wanted to update. There are endless choices for fabric and foam, take your time. We ended up with the fabric shown in the salon and nav station as...

If the guy can't do a compression test I'd look for a different guy, IMO. We had a separate engine survey done by a mechanic on our last purchase. The engine has 2500 hours. He found a number of things and missed a number of things. None of which were picked up by the regular boat surveyor. The...

Perfect timing for this post. I need some too, and had no idea where to look.

Thanks for all the responses, 40 it is.

Yes we have an accumulator. Many retailers, ie west marine and defender, only sell the 60 psi unit which lead me to second guess Jabsco tech's recommendation of the 40psi. BTW, best price, no tax and free shipping, Hodgeson Marine.

Time to replace the cabin water pressure pump. I was going to get a 60 psi pump. The Jabsco tech says 40 is plenty. Any thoughts?

"and made a new gasket sealed with Permatex Aviation Gasket Sealer". Wondering what you used for the gasket?

gasket great pic from the catalina direct site, I believe that number 11 is the gasket you are looking for... https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/3523/aluminum-window-reseal-kit-c-38.cfm

If the boats out of the water, fill the bilge sump and see if it "drains"...