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hi, as someone mentioned this topic will generate a lot of replies i'm sure. i said in another post that we've anchored from marthas vineyard down icw to fl, then both coasts and keys, and 6 years in bahamas. we've used 40' 5/16 chain with 5/8" 3 strand nylon and never had a problem. with that ...

hi, we've beenanchoring in the bahamas for 6 years, almost all in abacos. we've used a 20kg spade and now a 20kg rocna. we have 40' chain. both have done well for us. rocna's lower profile helps when there is sand over limestone. in abacos you get a lot of grass and anchor needs to get down through ...

there is a guy in our marina (marsh harbour, abacos) who uses it exclusively. teamwork is traveling but will be able to give you specifics when he gets to us.

maureen, that's what's so hard when people put the couples name on the post. i assumed, and yes i know what that means, and i apologize. if we ever meet up i owe you a cool one of your choice. now the questions just start coming. what holds the cutlass to the inside of the stern tube? did you change...

hi dave,

you say you added "half cutlass bearings". is it half length? if so, why didn't you use a full cutlass bearing?

we've used petit barnicle barrier for the past 2 seasons in bahamas and florida. it has worked very well. it lists at $44 @ west. 1 spray can will do both props 2-3 coats.

hi,

originals on our boat were from rmo (aust). since then we have replaced with a combo of ronstan (8 part stern) and harken (3 part bow). we have an ab 9'8" rib with 15 hp 2 stroke. we use the originals to secure the bow/stern to prevent swinging side to side.

not sure you can get rmo parts.

hi dave, we too switched to the 750W isotemp but it's still in port hull. had we continued to do icw i was going to add one of those electric instant water heaters right in front of shower to eliminate the wait for pipes to heat. had i done that we would've had to run genset but would have been a sm...

hi chet, we replaced our force 10 years ago, so i maybe rusty on some details. as i recall it has a std hot water heater pressure relief valve. if so, i think the only possibility is to keep hot water in the tank. as far as pex is concerned i don't know if the red & blue have different temp rang...

is it the original water heater? if so what make model is it?

not sure of compatibility, that would a shurflo question.

hi ross, we have an accumulator on our mainship 34 but none on duetto and quite frankly i don't see a difference. i think that the variable speed pump on on duetto masks any difference. not sure what pump we have on the mainship. wait a minute, i thought you were selling....let me see, selling and u...

DickTuschick wrote:In all four cases the "bend" was very similar in magnitude and location.

dick, can you describe further the size and where the bends occurred.

hi dick,

thanks for the reply. after getting into the engine compartment, i found that the rubber boots on the cooler have "bowman" on them, so i assume they are bowman coolers. i'm sending pictures with dimensions to bowman to see if they are bowman coolers. i'll post what they say.

hi john,

we've got 2700+ hrs on boat. we go to bahamas all winter, so i would rather err on the side of caution as opposed to mixing atf and saltwater.