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Wow! Makes me glad I’ve have never grounded.
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Hmm…I guess I would have to challenge that. My boat is always in the
water, yet the bilge pump rarely works (I have spent up to a month aboard
without hearing the pump working even once). I would have to think that any
even a tiny leak would increase over time due to pressure, even more so with
sailing or motoring. We are talking here about a flaw in the hull….to me
that is a serious issue! Even with a boat sitting stationary at the slip
for 12 years I would expect to see an increase; I use the boat a lot, and I
have NOT seen a change . I have pumped out the bilge a couple of times,
and it stays dry…until it rains. Just my two cents.Mary E. Springhorn
P424, Hull #61, Sailing out of Bellingham, WA
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Um…are you saying that there is water incursion through the hull at the
point where the ballast meets the aft end of the keel?Mary E. Springhorn
P424, Hull #61, Sailing out of Bellingham, WA
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Yes…very neat! Except the link took me to 74 Talent Rd, Litchfield
NEBRASKA, lol! Don’t think I’ll find your boat there.Mary E. Springhorn
S/V PARALLAX, P424, Hull #61
Sailing out of Bellingham, WA
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Just a clarification…I didn’t just buy the spring. I bought an entire
unit (the assembly that dogs down the hatch). It could be that they no
longer sell that either, but it would be worth an inquiry if that is
what you need.Mary
On 1/10/2011 9:17 AM, Rick Dugger wrote:
Quote:I also need a couple of those little springs..
About a year ago Pompanette told me they don’t sell the springs separately..
It would be great to find that someone does.I believe a got my gasket material from Defender…
Don Casey in Sailmagazine March 2009 also recommends GE Silpruf SCS2000 or
Dow 795 Silicone when replacing the acrylic.Nice article about Dinghy Lifting Tor
Rick
Eclipse #73
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Silverheels wrote:Quote:Thanks, Rich. I’ll check West Marine for that gasket material next chance I
get. As for the latch spring, I’m not ready to replace the entire hatch
because of it. Any idea who made the original hatches?Hey, does anyone in the group who has replaced their hatches still have
their old ones? Want to sell me those little springs?Tor
SilverHeels, P-424 #17
http://www.silverheels.us
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Hi, Tor,
I replaced one of those parts on the hatch in the V-berth a few years
ago….can’t tell you exactly when as the maintenance log is on the boat.
Anyway, I believe I bought the replacement from Prompanette (sp?)…the
company that bought up the Bowmar brand.Mary E. Springhorn
P424 PARALLAX, Hull #61
Sailing out of Bellingham, WA
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Hi, Patrick,
About a third of the time, the chain can come up without an issue….the
rest of the time, it “castles” and would override if I wasn’t there at the
bow using a “joe-poke” stick to help things along. I essentially
single-hand all the time and use at least 100 feet of chain (the remainder
of the 300 foot rode is nylon) routinely. No issues with the chain coming
out, of course…I have windlass controls at the helm and the bow (removable
hand held). Hope this helps!Mary E. Springhorn
P424 PARALLAX, Hull #61
Sailing out of Bellingham, WA
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Hi, Jack,
I have a 45 lb. CQR over my port roller (after many years, I’ve identified this as my secondary anchor, for my cruising grounds) and a 40 lb. Danforth over my starboard roller. I’ve actually had to deploy them both only once, but it’s nice to have the second anchor there just in case. Anyway, my Pearson doesn’t have the extended anchor platform, but there is ample room for both anchors as long as you have dual rollers. I installed a second roller some years ago. The roller I installed was an “universal” one and therefore engages both of my anchors. Hope this helps.Cheers,
Mary E. Springhorn
P424, PARALLAX, Hull #61
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Thanks, Max. 😉
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I’m delighted to say that the fix was easy. It turns out I forgot about the fresh water faucet in the cockpit coaming (installed by the P.O.) as I never use it. Of course, this is higher than all the others, and once I bled this, the system pressurized normally and everything works fine now. Maybe I need to buy a lottery ticket, now??
Mary
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Thanks all for the suggestions. I’ll mosey on down to the boat and do some trouble shooting. I’m hoping it’s not the pump, because I can’t get the foot pump to work either, making me think it’s an air-lock issue.
Thanks Again,
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Hi, Bob,
No, there is still air coming through the cold water system, but at least I’m getting a goodly supply of water as well. I can’t answer as to what kind of pump I have at the moment…I’d have to go and look. I can safely say I don’t have empty tanks…I’d topped them off a month or so ago, and don’t use all that much in four days out on the water. I haven’t tried running the pump with the valves closed, but I can certainly try that experiment. The system worked fine before the faucet change…I’d been out on the boat about a week before hand. BTW, the water heater is not “live”, i.e. it’s not being heated by electricity. I don’t keep it hot when at the slip. Thanks for your suggestions.Mary
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Hi, Don,
Guess I should have noted that the fresh water system worked fine before the faucet change…I’d been out on the boat literally a week before…so I have to rule out low temperature damage. And, the tanks are full (enough), but I’ll try closing the valves as you mentioned.Thanks,
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