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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-02-2022, 16:29
Replies: 4
Views: 921
Posted By po46camelot
Altex Sea Zone 60 and other antifouling coatings

Hello all. It is soon time to renew the AFC on the old girl and looking at a few products we have not used before. Does anyone have experience with Altex Sea Zone 60, Carboline Sea Barrier Altra ...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-02-2022, 16:14
Replies: 4
Views: 854
Posted By po46camelot
Re: Struggling Shower Sump...

Hi All and thanks for your input. After reading the post by Searles I recalled :facepalm: that the original sump pump was an 1100gpa and it worked fine (but definitely not at a rate of 1100gpa), and...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 10-02-2022, 23:54
Replies: 4
Views: 854
Posted By po46camelot
Struggling Shower Sump...

Hello All

I have run into a problem while plumbing in an automatic shower sump. The current shower sump is a dedicated compartment of the bilge, approximate volume 30 litres, but the pump was...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-09-2021, 03:48
Replies: 2
Views: 539
Posted By po46camelot
Re: Gripe about water heater anodes

Awesome thanks. Whitworths do (at least they have in the past) ship to NZ -if it has changed I will PM you.
cheers!
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-09-2021, 21:26
Replies: 2
Views: 539
Posted By po46camelot
Gripe about water heater anodes

Hi All
We have a Kuuma 6 gallon hot water heater that we replaced for the Seaward version that had rusted out a few years ago. The heater does not come with an anode, so we have been looking for one...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 18-10-2020, 23:31
Replies: 4
Views: 948
Posted By po46camelot
Re: benzalkonium chloride

Thanks Peggie and Greenwave. I am only thinking to use it in the toilet bowl as a disinfectant -I have a number of bottles of it left over from a land-based project, so just don't want it to go to...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 18-10-2020, 16:40
Replies: 4
Views: 948
Posted By po46camelot
benzalkonium chloride

Hello All

Does anyone know if benzalkonium chloride (disinfectant) is safe to use in the head? I know that it kills marine growth including mussels quite nicely, but want to know if it will cause...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 28-07-2020, 21:31
Replies: 7
Views: 1,910
Posted By po46camelot
Aluminium PV panel supports

Hello all

We are looking to install 600W of solar panels atop our Bimini. We were thinking of using 1” square aluminium tubes for the supporting attached to the s/s bimini tubes. My question is -...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 30-06-2019, 14:33
Replies: 6
Views: 8,513
Posted By po46camelot
Re: Standing Rig wire sizes

thank you all- I have since found Ted Brewer's original design plans for hull #1, calling for (all 1x19 wire) 1/2" bobstay, 3/8" forestay and 5/16" for everything else.
cheers
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 27-06-2019, 14:47
Replies: 6
Views: 8,513
Posted By po46camelot
Standing Rig wire sizes

Hi All

We are in the midst of renewing our standing rig and discussions with a few riggers bring up a few questions, so I am hoping someone out there can share some of their experience.

Camelot...
Forum: Marine Electronics 20-06-2019, 04:05
Replies: 2
Views: 2,067
Posted By po46camelot
Raymarine quantum radar heading sensor

Hi all.

I am (still) looking at radar and now re-considering the Raymarine Quantum (1st gen) as it is compatible with my existing e7 MFD.

Does anyone know if the older generation raymarine...
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-12-2018, 02:52
Replies: 16
Views: 2,759
Posted By po46camelot
Re: Radar Data Access

thanks Matt will take you up on that. Great sailing the other day huh? cheers
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-12-2018, 19:53
Replies: 16
Views: 2,759
Posted By po46camelot
Re: Radar Data Access

Ah good- I too am looking for radar and interested in this- does this mean that i can run the DRS4DNXT directly to a laptop without shelling out for a separate Furuno MFD? I really like that option...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 07-11-2017, 01:01
Replies: 59
Views: 11,846
Posted By po46camelot
Re: The odoriferous marine toilet...

Thanks Peggie. Yes there were black flecks coming out while pumping the head. I had already cleaned a lot of black slime from the inline strainer but it still smelled when I wrote that today. I have...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-11-2017, 17:59
Replies: 59
Views: 11,846
Posted By po46camelot
Re: The odoriferous marine toilet...

i wondered about that- but they are all less than 2 years old and are the more expensive versions that are 'supposed' to be more odor resistant... and the smell only seems to be generated after about...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-11-2017, 17:20
Replies: 59
Views: 11,846
Posted By po46camelot
The odoriferous marine toilet...

peee-uuuuu

...we live aboard, so I don't think the stench emanating from our Raritan PHII marine head (on the inlet circuit) is from stagnant water, as there is a fairly reasonable daily flow rate...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 29-04-2017, 13:20
Replies: 0
Views: 781
Posted By po46camelot
Hot Water Woes

Hi All,

We have a Seaward 6 gallon hot water cylinder which we heat through 240v whilst in our slip. We have not been able to heat the water via the engine for the last two years.
We have taken...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-01-2017, 15:32
Replies: 13
Views: 2,588
Posted By po46camelot
Re: I've got the blackwater blues....

Fair enough and I agree that welding would have been best. Welding was not an option and with the tank squeezed into a tight space (no removal) there is little access from above short of cutting a...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-01-2017, 12:38
Replies: 13
Views: 2,588
Posted By po46camelot
Re: I've got the blackwater blues....

Ian- I just re-read this; I agree fully with the idea of creating a gasket on the flange with about 3mm sika (for the non-imperial among us!) - but do I allow that to cure _before_ fitting to the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-01-2017, 12:12
Replies: 13
Views: 2,588
Posted By po46camelot
Re: I've got the blackwater blues....

Thanks Ian- sound advice. A leaky tank, and right next to our quarters does not for a happy cruiser make!
cheers
Dan
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-01-2017, 11:51
Replies: 13
Views: 2,588
Posted By po46camelot
Re: I've got the blackwater blues....

Thanks to everyone- I have returned the Trudesign glass reinforced nylon skin fitting and found an appropriate s/s version which I am installing this evening using sika291. And with regards to the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 22-01-2017, 15:44
Replies: 13
Views: 2,588
Posted By po46camelot
Re: I've got the blackwater blues....

thanks! a leaky blackwater tank located right next to our cabin would not be, shall we say, ideal...
.. back to the Chandlery I go
Cheers
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 22-01-2017, 12:04
Replies: 13
Views: 2,588
Posted By po46camelot
I've got the blackwater blues....

..don't we all have them from time to time?!

Currently installing a skin fitting to a stainless steel blackwater tank and wondering what type of sealant to use. The fitting is plastic (glass...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-03-2011, 02:47
Replies: 4
Views: 1,714
Posted By po46camelot
Question Scale in Hoses or Tanks

Hi All
Having just spent the weekend bashing the heck out of the waste hose from the head on our yacht to get rid of the built-up calcium scale (picture a 2m length of 1.5” i.d. hose, fully blocked...
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