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    Fresh Water Flushing -- Water Supply Question

    Seaboard Video SeaBoard Marine made a video to explain installation and use of their kit. https://youtu.be/gYLIGFYR8IA?feature=shared
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    Sliding Door Hard to Operate

    Shrew got it right - if you have rollers, replace them. Everything else is a delay tactic. Questions next is identifying (1) how to remove a door, and (2)sourcing the replacement rollers. Look at the top of each door to see if they have starboard/plastic wear blocks screwed on the sides. If...
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    Navigation upgrade

    Chartplotters & Tablets While selecting brand for your electronics suite, I suggest you also look at what each integrates to share across their suite. Not just NMEA-2000... I'm familiar w/Garmin, they have "Garmin Network" connections that share additional data among stations. I'm adding a...
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    Not an electronics connection guy...question for those who might be.

    Marine How To - Wire Termination Everything (and more) you ever need to know about terminating wires: https://marinehowto.com/marine-wire-termination/ Doing it the pro-way can get expensive... but so to can the other ways. Good Luck! Brad
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    Twin Disk oil

    I recently found this Twin Disc issued bulletin from 2006 ceasing multi-viscosity waivers from commercial uses, although they left waivers in place for pleasure craft. The bulletin is at URL https://wwwtransautofi.cdn.triggerfish.cloud/uploads/2014/01/Twin_Disc_Marinvaxlar_Oljerekommendationer.pdf
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    Pex vs. Sharkbite

    AquaLock / SeaTech The Watts brand of of slip-on fittings is targeted at marine use, I've read that their design is more tolerant to vibration than "SharkBite". Watts brand is now AquaLock, use to be known as SeaTech. URL...
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    Long Range Cruisers: Parts, spares, and storage tips?

    Plumbing was a learning lesson to me - looked like 1/2 PEX, but it is really 15mm. Try finding metric PEX on the shelf... Spares should include extra connectors and a couple of feet of each size pipe that your house water system uses. And spare shutoff valve also - to isolate anything that...
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    Wiper Arm Removal

    Endorse what tiltrider1 said - don't go forward until you have a solution that's tried and proven. I'd fix one, and then decide if the other two can be improved by pulling them.
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    Battery banks

    Tracing cables can be difficult... If it's too difficult to trace the cables, you could start by disconnecting a battery positive terminal and see what stops working... house banks or engine start circuit? Note - do so only with engines OFF. NEVER disconnect an engine start battery while...
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    Pulling up the teak

    Retrofit Photos Burr Yacht's website (Service>Retrofits>Nonskid Foredeck) has photos of the process they do to retrofit Flemings; https://burryachtsales.com/retrofits/non-skid-foredeck/ Lengthy process but as-new results! Photos will give you good idea of the serious work involved. Brad
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    Newbie question: What is this part of the boat called?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockpit "The word cockpit seems to have been used as a nautical term in the 17th century... It referred to an area in the rear of a ship where the cockswain's station was located, the cockswain being the pilot of a smaller "boat" that could be dispatched from the...
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