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Probably true, I find I have to advise many owners that what they are seeing is harmless. However, there are many cases of seriously...

I suspect the boat builders influenced the RCD, covering their low cost material choice. IIRC it only says they should last a minimum of...

There is equally a considerable difference between 60/40 brass and DZR. DZR was developed by the UK plumbing industry to combat...

I have posted many times about the excellent results achieved by Hammerite Special Metals primer. I have used it for years on aluminium...

It comes down to cost as the limiting factor. Many boats do not have the space to fit composite seacocks, metal always being more...

My Airmar combined depth and log has a flap valve in the housing, closing when the transducer is removed. I say 'closing' with tongue...

This thread is about the EXHAUST. You are describing a hot air duct, not the exhaust.

It is surely worth sending them an email without revealing your location? Advice as to the possibility of repair would be worthwhile.

I watched a couple in Greece completely re-gelcoat topsides on a 38 ft boat. They ground off all the old gelcoat and flatted off using a...

Inspect and lightly abrade the studs/nuts in the bilge. Look for rust staining around them but don't be misled by rusting of the...

I don't know exact material specs for clevis pins but from observation I would think they are A4-50, i.e. in the unworked condition as...

Telephone to Wick radio in my time offshore. Standing in the radio room with a long queue of men listening to whatever either of us said.

Yes that is a solution. Probably the reason that cast elbows last well by comparison with fabricated original equipment ones

The cause of cracking in my Yanmar 3GM30F elbow was not corrosion, it was thermal fatigue. This occurs due to the differing thicknesses...