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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...

I still have a Roberts but we gave up carrying it when world service stopped providing European programmes. It did work well with faxes...

Roger says the bearings he shows are deep groove types. These accept thrust from either direction. Angular contact bearings have a...

I think you're in a dream world, or experiencing the placebo effect. 6mm of foam left for weeks in winter will soon reach an equilibrium...

What are you calling 'simple flange bearings'? Deep groove and angular contact bearings have thrust capability. You would need to...

There have been theoretical studies suggesting that this is a non-problem. Over and above that, Mainesail, a highly respected yachting...

Yes Source is Admiralty Manual of Navigation Vol1