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am i correct in assuming that you DON'T have the older u-shaped dinette?

hi all, i just finished replacing 2 of the 3 wiper motors on our 2003. duetto came with the afi wipers with the 4 bars on the cover. i decided to go with the afi mrv (mod 34000). this was based on the fact that a) john&ria had already installed a set b) it was available at defender whereas the equiv...

search the forum. at least one person documented doing it and included the yard he used.

hi john,

we may be there. we have a 2 week cruise from stuart to miami area and back planned and the gathering is right in the middle. we're still thinking.

hi john, thanks for the info. i'm going with the 34000. i replaced arms 4 years ago. when i re-assembled the new arms i used lot's of anti-seize on the splines and the base of the arm and allen screws. i also used waterproof grease where the shaft exits the brass housing. when i removed the arm this...

hi john&ria,

which model did you decide to go with? i'm facing the same decision.

i would also check the inlet to the racor. i read about a clog at the inlet. i think there is a ball shutoff of some sort. good luck and report back.

hi,

could the deformed racor be from too much vacuum. in an earlier post mentioned vacuum gauges. do they read normal?

hi mac,

not sure but you might adapt this:

https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?pa ... id=1345528

i agree with thinwater. we've carried our 10'6" west rib w/15 hp 2 stroke on davits for 13 years . we've crossed the gulfstream 26 times. if you TOTALLY immobilize the dinghy once it's up the davits are more than up to the load.

i think my steps mentioned above still apply. you need to get 2 substantial wrenches which allow enough throw. soak the nuts with pb blaster and tap with a hammer periodically.

on another note, what hull number do you have?

hi, are you asking about the propeller shaft or rudder shaft? is it leaking? if so, you want to adjust. if it's the rudder, you'll need 2 wrenches and be able to slide back in there (at least on the port side). as i recall the lock nut is on the bottom, so hold the top nut and try and turn the botto...

a few years back i had lengthy discussions about this with dick vermullen (maine cat) when he was designing the prototype powercat. his plan was just as described, a constantly running generator powering 2 electric motors. after a couple of years of changes he gave up and went with diesels. he found...

hi,

i believe the temp sensor is located in the wall control, at least it is on the marine air unit i'm looking at. if cruise-air is different, not sure where it is.

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