ksanders
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Well, I can tell spring is close, because I'm spending the farm on new things for the boat.
First is a new Lofrans Tigress windlass and all chain rode for the boat. The chain is 5/16" HT and I bought a full drum of 550'. I have no clue how I'm going to get that chain down the ramp to the boat at 600 lbs but I'm thinking a couple of young men and a couple of Ben Franklin's will do the trick.
I went with the Lofrans because it seems to be a well loved windlass with a long track record of success. I went with a all chain rode because it was allot easier to buy a windlass that would handle all chain then one that would accept a combination rode. This will be my first experience with all chain rode and I can say that 15 years of using a combination rode has never let me down. I hope the same for the all chain rode.
The second is that I am replacing my Raritan Purasan type 3 MSD. The problem is the Purasan uses a chlorine tablet that is in a small vessel. When a treatment cycle occurs a valve opens for a moment allowing water to flow into the vessel. Then the valve closes and the chlorinated water drains into the Purasan treatment system killing bacteria.
While the system is great in theory, in practicality little granules of chlorine end up clogging up the vessel and the chlorinated water doesn't drain correctly all the time. There is also no way of knowing when the chlorine tablet needs replacing.
The unit I purchased is the new Purasan EX. The improvement is that the new unit uses air pressure to positively evacuate the chlorine vessel and there are sensors built in to sense the chlorine, and sense if the chamber filled and drained properly. This gives diagnostic feedback necessary to know the unit is working properly.
So, I know spring is coming because my checkbook tells me!
First is a new Lofrans Tigress windlass and all chain rode for the boat. The chain is 5/16" HT and I bought a full drum of 550'. I have no clue how I'm going to get that chain down the ramp to the boat at 600 lbs but I'm thinking a couple of young men and a couple of Ben Franklin's will do the trick.
I went with the Lofrans because it seems to be a well loved windlass with a long track record of success. I went with a all chain rode because it was allot easier to buy a windlass that would handle all chain then one that would accept a combination rode. This will be my first experience with all chain rode and I can say that 15 years of using a combination rode has never let me down. I hope the same for the all chain rode.
The second is that I am replacing my Raritan Purasan type 3 MSD. The problem is the Purasan uses a chlorine tablet that is in a small vessel. When a treatment cycle occurs a valve opens for a moment allowing water to flow into the vessel. Then the valve closes and the chlorinated water drains into the Purasan treatment system killing bacteria.
While the system is great in theory, in practicality little granules of chlorine end up clogging up the vessel and the chlorinated water doesn't drain correctly all the time. There is also no way of knowing when the chlorine tablet needs replacing.
The unit I purchased is the new Purasan EX. The improvement is that the new unit uses air pressure to positively evacuate the chlorine vessel and there are sensors built in to sense the chlorine, and sense if the chamber filled and drained properly. This gives diagnostic feedback necessary to know the unit is working properly.
So, I know spring is coming because my checkbook tells me!
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