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      vyv_cox reacted to Tranona's post in the thread CQR Anchors - Genuine or Fake? with Like Like.
      Not surprising as the poster of #49&60 seems to be a bizarre person who when he gets bored resurrects old threads and peddles nonsense...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Bukh dv36 raw water pump shaft.
      Can you post close-up photos of the fracture face and wear? They would help greatly in diagnosing the problem.
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Bukh DV 20.
      My DV20 was theoretically capable of hand starting but the handle needed an additional support, similar to the hole in the front bumper...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Bukh DV 20.
      A shaft anode is in close proximity to the galvanic couple of propeller and shaft. It 'sees' the propeller, thus the combination is...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Bukh DV 20.
      I have a long ring spanner that I kept specifically to undo the anode bolt. It is in a tricky location and can become very tight. A...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Electric toilets.
      I imagine that with freshwater flush none of the Jabsco Lite problems I encountered would have occurred. 35 ft boat just not big enough.
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Electric toilets.
      Maybe something wrong with installation? We had ours for at least 10 years. Not especially noisy but definitely far from silent. Never...
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      Your seacocks will not benefit from connection to an anode as except in rare circumstances they cannot 'see' it. In the vast majority of...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Electric toilets.
      I flushed through with HCl almost weekly, bringing short term improvement. The problem is that salts in the upward leg of the loop tend...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Electric toilets.
      We had a Jabsco Lite toilet for many years. When it was working it was great, particularly for those aboard with arthritic wrists. Its...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread New engine mounts..
      Even on brand new original equipment engines the engine mounting paint is barely adequate for the inevitable salt water exposure that...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Jabsco heads pipework confusion.
      I don't think that is true. With the piston at the bottom of the cylinder both suction and discharge valves are open. Only as the piston...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread A couple of rigging questions.
      You might find this useful Setting up your masthead standing rigging Pumping of the mast in fresh winds is a consequence of masthead...
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      vyv_cox replied to the thread Jabsco heads pipework confusion.
      You beat me to it!
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      vyv_cox reacted to PaulRainbow's post in the thread Jabsco heads pipework confusion with Like Like.
      If fitted between the pump and the seacock the suction from the pump will open the valve in the vented loop and allow air in, or...
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