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The other thing worth repeating loud and often is that a Delta can be four to six times cheaper than some alternatives. .

Exactly. Against that one failure and another one in soft mud, 50 knot winds, I can offer about 25 years of utter reliability.

Perhaps this needed more explanation. Two of these in the boom allows reefing pennants to pass inside the boom, emerging at the...

Precisely the problem with the Jabsco Lite, whose promotional text extols the 'virtue' of the very small volume of water consumed in...

Almost the only failure to set experienced by one of our Deltas was immediately outside Pwllheli marina. This is basically a surf beach...

Not much but it seems gearbox oils need only 200 - 600 ppm. I cannot see this as a serious leak though.

Basically caused by not flushing adequately combined with the high "hardness" of sea water. Bacteria in the seawater or the "waste" act...

You need a pair of these. They are Selden parts, 505 014 halyard exit plates.

Well not going to tackle this task until net week one day when the wife is at work and I can make a mess on the boat. If I can remove...

Yes. When I had a Jabsco Lite toilet it was common for the pump impeller and volute to become coated with scale. It took a lot of acid...

Yes and you need to go slowly to avoid pressure from gas being evolved. I did a rough calculation years ago to estimate acid needed per...

The Britany (correct spelling) is very popular in France. Similar to a Danforth. I have spoken to many satisfied users.

Drain cleaner is usually caustic soda, which has a damaging effect on many plastics. Dilute hydrochloric acid does not attack copper...

I see that your seas line up…so you could anchor in the Irish Sea with your Delta…and wake up in the North Sea. Or anchor in the North...

Delta is an excellent anchor within its limits. Probably the most numerous of all, given that the majority of charter fleets in the Med...