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Good news. It is hard to beat the quiet efficiency of a good solar panel installation.

Wow, Russ, that is a great, well-written list of enhancements. Thank you so much for sharing all that. I only have two comments: 1. The rear hatches are designed as emergency egress points, so hopefully the added rain covers will break off if the hatches need to be fully opened for that unlikely eve...

Sorry, folks. I apparently did not get any notices from the forum that new messages were posted.

Yes, our fresh-water connection on the deck is near the windlass slightly to starboard.

If getting a person back there was near impossible (which it isn't), I would be trying to make some sort of system with a boat hook and a steel "fish" tape. One person pushes the "fish" through the transom hole (with the plastic trim removed to give the biggest hole possible) and...

I have never used the fresh water washdown on our boat. I finally tried to do so and found the deck fitting internal plastic parts to be broken. I ordered the only replacement I could find (from Jabsco) and today discovered that the twist-lock bayonet type fitting for the hose is not the same exact ...

I have been plagued with blockages on the intake of our raw water washdown pump. The strainer wasn't clogged, but the hose inlet was. Trying to take the hose off the barbed fitting to blow backwards is almost impossible without damaging the hose. I have been using a bucket and rope for over a year n...

Diva Di completed both the Great Loop and first, the Down East Circle. We'll be at the Rendezvous, as well.

See you there.

Great detail, Bob. I have one of those Fein sanders and it is a great machine.

Did you spray the primers on the entire frame or just the bare metal sections?

Thanks,

After completing over 16K nm in 4 years, we are taking time off from cruising to go over the boat for some really thorough cleaning. While the enclosure on the flybridge is quite spacious, I do not fit in there. With the dual helm seat in place it is very difficult to even look inside. There are som...

Mac, rather than mix up the topic content, I posted the details of my solar panel installation in another topic with a "solar panels?" subject.

Diva Di hard solar panels 1 - Copy.jpg I am going to post the details of our solar panel installation as requested by Mac Carter. At first, I was intrigued by the setup used by another Powercat owner to mount semi-flexible panels (very inexpensive) to lightweight polycarbonate stiffening board and ...

You missed at least 4 of us returning from a cruise to Maine several weeks ago. I am sure some or all of us would have been happy to accommodate you. We have a 34 and love it.

In Sep 2016, Mac Carter wrote that he was replacing the house batteries with AGMs with a goal of being able to go three days at anchor before having to recharge. Having cruised approximately 500 days/nights on our PDQ in less than 4 years, I find that our 4 Trojan T-145 flooded wet cell batteries ge...

Maybe it is just my 240 pounds, but my new double seat from 2015 has a large separation along the after seam. I have no idea how it could be repaired, but we have been on a 7 month cruise and won't worry about it until we get home in Nov.

I have never had to look at the plumbing back there, but keep in mind that our boats are usually set up for flushing the toilet with fresh water (there is a raw water option/seacock on ours, as well). It might be that they wanted to ensure that no particulate could foul up the solenoid valve that le...