Recent content by Mark P

Had my mechanic install a new accumulator tank yesterday (I was surprised he was able to find one) and that seemed to cure the problem. Now the pump doesn't cycle on and off quickly like it was doing, and stays off for longer periods while the pressure in the tank continues to provide water...

My mechanic checked the check valve yesterday; seemed ok, and he removed it and ran the water without it, with the same results. After studying the situation a little more last night, what I notice is that when I can hear the pump running, the water cools probably 30 degrees, then warms back up...

Happens pretty much immediately when I turn on a faucet, although it's quite a bit more noticeable in the shower, which is the furthest point from the heater. I assume the water heater is original, which would put it going on 20 years old. I've heard that the hot water has more resistance to...

'92 400EC.. water in the shower won't maintain temp. Drops about 30 degrees while the freshwater pump is cycling. Didn't use to do that. I suspected the accumulator tank was low on pressure, but my mechanic pulled it out altogether; said it wasn't needed with these newer more efficient pumps...

I whine about this every year, but nobody does anything about it. :smt009 I'm no weather expert, but it seems to be the case more often than not these years that April's weather is drier and warmer than May. When will the marinas recognize this and open earlier? Well, mine doesn't anyway.

I guess the CO detectors in my cabin have died. Given they are original equipment, I probably shouldn't be relying on them anyway. Any recommendations for replacements? I've read only to use marine-grade units.. do they have to be 12volt hard-wired units like the originals, or can they be...

Hey, thanks. I'll try that.

I'm sure there's an easy solution, but I'm kinda new here. When I go to read a thread and I'm NOT logged in, the original post is the first one I see, and all is well. If I DO log in, then the first post I see is the most recent one, and I have to go to the last page, scroll down to the...

Anybody have any experience with this stuff? http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com/star-brite-marine-polish-with-teflon-p-69805.html?ref=42 I have to confess I only bought it because I can get it cheap through my store. I did one side of my boat with it yesterday, and felt like I was...

After going through three boats in five years, I found something that stopped me from looking at bigger boats.. an airplane. Problem is, now it's been a few years and that thing is feeling a bit cramped.. and slow.. There really is no cure. :smt089

I fell off the ladder while polishing the boat over the weekend.. six foot fall onto concrete; flat on my back. Sucked. Spent four hours in the hospital getting x-rayed and cat scanned. Nothing broken, just sore as hell.. everywhere. Suddenly the money I used to pay to have it done seems...

Hey I wasn't even going to mention them. How did you.. :smt001

I've spent a couple hours now wading through Todd's 27 page post on polishing.. I'm exhausted and haven't even bought compound yet. It's becoming obvious a gorgeous finish doesn't come without expending a fair amount of either time or money.. or both. (Why does it always seem to work out that...

Um.. yeah. That's what I'm after. Nice. Is it possible my 19 year old hull can look like that? And did you use a compound before the swirl remover? Often, or just occasionally?

My wife had called the poison control hotline, and evidently there is a name for that; they called it "metal fume fever". It's common with welders or people who work around heated metals.. I guess the copper in the bottom paint is the culprit. I think you're right; a dust mask probably isn't...