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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: So frustrated with C-Map customer service

OK. I figured out that my card is a Memory Stick Duo Card or Pro Duo. Once I got that figured out, (Thanks ebay!), I knew what to ask for. Here is what looks like the best option so far…...

Forum: Navigation

26-06-2021, 10:26

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: So frustrated with C-Map customer service

I think at this point the question is: If not C-MAP, then who? For instrument flight, old dino that I am, I’ve always relied on Jeppesen paper charts. When I had working airplanes on the left coast...

Forum: Navigation

24-06-2021, 18:30

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: So frustrated with C-Map customer service

https://ww1.jeppesen.com/documents/marine/light-marine/PCPlannerHandbook1.pdf

It’s a rare item, but this appears to be what I need. If anyone knows where I can buy one new or used, I would...

Forum: Navigation

24-06-2021, 17:58

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: So frustrated with C-Map customer service

https://https://www.marinepanservice.com/imgs/mps2k/c-map-r1ur110xx-pc-planner-grande-1.jpg (https://www.marinepanservice.com/imgs/mps2k/c-map-r1ur110xx-pc-planner-grande-1.jpg)

Found the Jeppesen...

Forum: Navigation

23-06-2021, 13:08

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: So frustrated with C-Map customer service

OK. Navico/Lowrance has provided me with a link where I can pay for my subscription, (at a 50% discount for my troubles), and download the charts to my PC running Windows 10. (I have an iPad with the...

Forum: Navigation

09-06-2021, 00:26

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

So frustrated with C-Map customer service

I registered for the C-MAP Club Subscription back on 2/25/2017. For charts NA-M027, Central America and Caribbean. Every year since then I have received an updated chip in the late spring. According...

Leaving the boat for a week - Water tank empty or full?

03-05-2021, 07:32

Replies: 28

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Leaving the boat for a week - Water tank empty or full?

This thread answers my questions. Thanks!

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f115/would-a-pur-filter-work-or-even-help-on-my-sailboat-249909.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

Leaving the boat for a week - Water tank empty or full?

02-05-2021, 22:32

Replies: 28

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Leaving the boat for a week - Water tank empty or full?

Our tanks have been empty for extended period of time while I agonized over whether to try and drill new holes for the spare galley foot pump with the wrong mounting hole pattern or break down and...

Refrigeration - After period of no use, compressor runs, no cooling, where to start?

28-04-2021, 13:23

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Refrigeration - After period of no use, compressor runs, no cooling, where to sta

For those of you who don't know, Refrigeration Guru Mr. Kollmann has an amazingly informative website at Kollmann Marine (https://kollmannmarine.com)

Mr. Kollmann, is your book "12 & 24 Volt...

Refrigeration - After period of no use, compressor runs, no cooling, where to start?

28-04-2021, 08:50

Replies: 3

Views: 805

Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Refrigeration - After period of no use, compressor runs, no cooling, where to sta

Thank you Richard! Great analysis. I’ll start searching for the tech today. Nothing like an excuse to visit St. Augustine...

Where has my shore power decided to terminate inside my Catalina '30?

27-04-2021, 17:59

Replies: 17

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Where has my shore power decided to terminate inside my Catalina '30?

I was fortunate to get in touch with a young man who has professional experience in boat instrument installations and troubleshooting. For the shore power we connected the cable at both ends, I threw...

Refrigeration - After period of no use, compressor runs, no cooling, where to start?

27-04-2021, 15:01

Replies: 3

Views: 805

Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Refrigeration - After period of no use, compressor runs, no cooling, where to start?

Hello Master Reefer Techs! After a period of no use, probably as much as a year, I've now corrected my shore power inop issue. Yay! So now let's run the fridge, right?

Well, the fridge compressor...

26-04-2021, 10:40

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Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

Snoopy, we used Life Caulk which we picked up at West Marine. The assembly was easily removed, especially since I had a young friend of mine balance himself on the swim ladder, one hand for the boat...

20-04-2021, 11:04

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Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

I should have done this earlier, my apologies, here is a picture of the assembly in question. It attaches to the exhaust hose which snakes its way forward to the aqua-lift muffler. That hose was also...

20-04-2021, 06:40

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Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

tkeithlu, thank you for the response. Actually, what you describe is what I feared I would meet while trying to remove the original assembly. Fortunately that was not the case and removing the old...

19-04-2021, 08:34

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Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

My friend who does this sort of thing for a living recommends Life Caulk, available at West Marine.

19-04-2021, 08:04

Replies: 9

Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Replacing exhaust flapper assembly-which sealent?

I have a 1989 Catalina 30. The original plastic exhaust flapper, (keeps a following sea from traveling up the exhaust pipe), has failed. I have a new all metal exhaust flap assembly that I’m ready to...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

07-12-2020, 12:12

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Talk me out of a Hunter 30

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Talk me out of a Hunter 30

You'll be amazed alright, when you add up the costs to refurbish it. Don't let the initial purchase price fool you. Better to spend the money up front on a boat that's been loved and well cared for.

Forum: Our Community

27-08-2020, 09:12

Replies: 70

We have a winner!

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: We have a winner!

https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/macgregor-26

"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."

Where has my shore power decided to terminate inside my Catalina '30?

26-07-2020, 18:59

Replies: 17

Views: 5,487

Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Where has my shore power decided to terminate inside my Catalina '30?

We've done a little more investigating. Found electrical schematics on the https://www.catalina30.com/TechLib/technical.htm
(https://www.catalina30.com/TechLib/technical.htm)

Those are...

03-07-2020, 13:47

Replies: 57

Catalina 30 Rat's Nest

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Posted By iyamwhatiyam

Re: Catalina 30 Rat's Nest

Connectors, connectors, connectors. While working on the mystery of the open shore power circuit, I became brave enough to start really digging into the many and mysterious wires behind the panel. I...