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Well, circumstances have brought us around to where we have decided to sell our 1979 42 LRC... we have been live aboard now a couple years on this one. But life brings changes. Nothing bad.. just a confluence of events. Anyway... she will be listed with Vercoe Yacht Sales here in the next...

Our 42LRC has a wrap around galley on the Stbd side... and the table/couch was taken out and are just comfortable chairs now. (previous owner got tired of running into the table after a few too many scotches). Fortunately this design gives lots for storage for foodstuffs and pots/pans have lots...

Which is why I throw this on top of the spare bunk before throwing down the mattress: True Blue 20 in. x 30 in. x 1 in. Budget Washable Filter-0120301.1 - The Home Depot cheap and works fine.. if in doubt, use 2 layers, it is still cheaper. Under the main mattress (live aboard) we use curved...

Geeze.. I must be doing something wrong.. with your unit I would only need to run it about 5-6 hours... a week! :blush:

ummm, not wanting to veer off topic too much here.. but seriously? 2.5 gallons? a minute? As liveaboards, we do very well with a 1GPM shower head and have no complaints... means filling the water tank a lot less too.. Don't you dare let my wife hear that number!

It works fine, until you overload the 30 amp cord. Easy to do too. Run an electric heater in winter, combined with the water heater in the morning for a shower onboard, combined with your battery charger kicking in, your fridge firing up, the coffee maker getting you started for the day...

PO on my boat used to be in Anacortes,.. used a couple guys who work at Compass Marine.. Jose was one of them... he liked them enough to talk about it.

back in the day, in the Navy, we had air operated valve shut offs...Grainger sells them.. oh, wait, you said economical... sorry. :facepalm:

Back when I was in the Navy many years ago.. we had something called P-250 pumps.... I always wondered if they could be procured privately.. and now I know the answer is yes... which makes me wonder how one of these remote start units would work on board.... hmmmm...

In the Californian built forum we have been talking about several of us having just done that.

hmmm, and yet nobody in this area recommends Mg.

not nearly as cheap.. but I *know* these work and are good... https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/swivel-led/30-heavy-duty-swivel-utility-led-light-bar-with-rocker-switch/1608/3562/#/tab/Specifications I prefer these since they have variable voltage ability built in so you dont have to...

Sitting in fresh water I know aluminum is the preferred material for anodes on my shaft and rudders... In fact, I just replaced them this month... (though the discussion on not lasting as long could also be a result of sitting in a "hot" marina with lots of stray charge around you eating them...

oops. wrong thread... will redo properly. admin, please delete this

some more experimenting and last night was interesting.. increased air flow more than we used to have to do and suddenly we got *warm*.... even turned down on fuel flow it got almost too hot in the stateroom to sleep comfortably. went back to the Dickinson site and one line of the "low...

I can tell you I have a 1979 with twin 3209N Cats.. 217HP each. I run the Columbia river though so I fight the current one way, ride it the other... depending on the day I can set them to 1400 RPM and do 5.5knt up river... and 6.9 the next day.,, and 7.3 the next.. then add anywhere from 1 to...

:rofl: There is ALWAYS that fear.. even long after you have bought, sailed, lived on and worked on them!!!!

just found a notice on the Dickinson site.. apparently there is a known issue with low sulpher diesel.... which is exactly what I filled with just a few days before this all started being a problem..... so, at the risk of being wrong, I think I can presume it is a fuel issue... now to...

you are more than welcome to stop by.. .PM me a couple days in advance

By the way, Schooner Creek does a good job hauling. They just got practice on mine this last week for a bottom paint :)

For Surveyors in the Portland area... depends on what kind of survey you want... If you are looking for someone who will give you EVERY possible detail that needs attention then contact Alison Mazon or Pat Devlin 503-286-4252 If you want someone who will give you a fairly decent overview in a...

so, have one of the Dickinson heaters (actually 2, but issue is with this model). The heater ran fine last year, but seems tot be having some kind of issue this year... trying to figure out what is causing it. I start with a clean burner, no carbon. light it, adjust it and have a beautiful...

my understanding is that as the air is drawn out, the heat is transferred to ceramic disks... (or some such).. then released back into the air that is being drawn in on the next stage.

Just saw these.. found them in an article about a tiny home in northern Canada being tested against the cold.... and of course I had to look up the specs... 12 VDC at 3.3W Used in pairs (one pulls air out while the other pushes air in and alternates every 70 seconds or so) The best part...

was following this thread to see what I could learn about the HIN's... I have a 42LRC, but it was Built in Tustin in 79.... my HIN is JCM421660379 so.. 42 ft. #166 March of 1979 as I understand it... seems they used the same pattern of numbering... which might be confusing if I am #166 in...