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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-04-2024, 05:40
Replies: 11
Views: 650
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Waterline Brush

I can't find a picture but the best I've used had a flexible piece of plastic about 1' wide and 3' long with an abrasive pad covering one side and 1' sections of foam tubing spaced along it...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-03-2024, 09:56
Replies: 12
Views: 516
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Teak Deck Glued Over Foam Cored Deck

It happens all the time. It happened to my last boat, it happened to my current boat, it's happening to the boat in the slip next to me. None of those owners drove nails into the deck core. Most...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-03-2024, 08:51
Replies: 12
Views: 516
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Teak Deck Glued Over Foam Cored Deck

I hope this person is selling because they've realized that boats are not for them–because boats are not for them.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 26-03-2024, 17:50
Replies: 3
Views: 357
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Outboard Direct a.k.a Plateau Marine

I think they're the same. They both list the same address.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 26-03-2024, 16:26
Replies: 3
Views: 357
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Outboard Direct a.k.a Plateau Marine

I bought up 5 hp Tohatsu from them 6 months ago via tohatsudirect.com. It arrived fast. There was the tiniest amount of cosmetic damage–little enough that it may have come from the factory that way....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-02-2024, 09:37
Replies: 7
Views: 708
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Berth Lengths on Popular Heavy Cruisers

Our Tashiba 40 v-berth is 7'8" although the quarter berth and setees are only 6'5".
Forum: Challenges 08-02-2024, 09:13
Replies: 65
Views: 3,762
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Here We Go! Cutting Boatyards Out While Doing Bottom/Topsides Work

What about some type of bag filled with water and strapped around the bottom of the hulls? They're neutrally boyant till the tide is out, you don't have to worry about positioning, and they stow...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 26-11-2023, 09:08
Replies: 3
Views: 507
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Assorted new Groco fittings

These arrived quickly and exactly as advertised. Thanks :thumb:
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 17-11-2023, 06:47
Replies: 2
Views: 499
Posted By Weatherbird
Folding Hangers

Hangers that fold in half.

I don't have a spot where these make sense in my current boat but I'm sure someone here does.
...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 16-11-2023, 11:10
Replies: 3
Views: 507
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Assorted new Groco fittings

I'm interested, sending a pm.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-10-2023, 15:15
Replies: 16
Views: 1,429
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: viton balls in Stainless races?

Are you in the US? Try McMaster-Carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/loose-ball-bearings
They usually deliver within a few days.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-09-2023, 06:27
Replies: 1
Views: 722
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Man dies, after an encounter with a whale off Sydney coast

"The alarm was raised after the vessel was spotted unoccupied and circling."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66969844?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Wear your PFDs and kill cords.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-09-2023, 10:11
Replies: 10
Views: 1,236
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: WikiBoat - New worldwide directory of ports and anchorages

Who said anything about free?

The problem isn't that all the cruising apps cost money or that they're funded with ads or by selling personal data, it's that they own the community maintained data...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 22-09-2023, 11:51
Replies: 11
Views: 1,050
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: What is this box & terminals called in the USA?

:biggrin: The insides of your electrical boxes are safer than our outlets.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 22-09-2023, 09:12
Replies: 11
Views: 1,050
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: What is this box & terminals called in the USA?

Yeah, I said that...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 22-09-2023, 08:56
Replies: 11
Views: 1,050
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: What is this box & terminals called in the USA?

Yes, you should definitely cover them. I didn't mean to imply that the box would no longer be needed.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 22-09-2023, 07:24
Replies: 11
Views: 1,050
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: What is this box & terminals called in the USA?

I don't know the standards but I wouldn't use that style terminal block with stranded wire in a high vibration environment.

I've seen people recommend using ferrules for that purpose but if...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-09-2023, 06:32
Replies: 10
Views: 1,236
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: WikiBoat - New worldwide directory of ports and anchorages

Who owns the data?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-09-2023, 09:34
Replies: 42
Views: 6,128
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Rat on board!

I remember seeing security camera stills of a rat swimming away from a boat that exploded after it chewed through a propane line.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-07-2023, 15:44
Replies: 12
Views: 654
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Deck hardware, possibly sealed with 5200

Marine Formula from DeBond will break down 5200. Sharpen the edge of a flexible putty knife and round the corners off. Spray where the hardware attaches to the deck, wait a while, work the knife...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-06-2023, 06:46
Replies: 2
Views: 447
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: IOR racing - hull shapes

Auld Land Chine
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-03-2023, 07:08
Replies: 7
Views: 665
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Water filters siphon out problem

We're using a Pentair Pentek CFBC-10. There's probably a 50% reduction in flow. I wouldn't use it as the only water source on the boat, but for cooking and drinking and as a backup when I'm working...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-03-2023, 09:51
Replies: 7
Views: 665
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Water filters siphon out problem

This is not correct. I've been using a mk3 with a 0.5 micron filter for all drinking and cooking water for two people living aboard full-time for 1.5 years with no problems.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-03-2023, 08:10
Replies: 7
Views: 665
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Water filters siphon out problem

The pump works on both the downstroke and the upstroke. It's returning slowly due to a restriction, likely caused by the filters.

If water is still flowing after the pedal is fully up, then there...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-02-2023, 14:09
Replies: 7
Views: 1,353
Posted By Weatherbird
Re: Keel hardware bedding compound/sealant recommendations

I imagine it would depend on the fit. My instinct is to use butyl under the plate but hopefully someone with more insight will come along.
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