Comentarii la: 6 sfaturi pentru o croazieră și o navigație fără stres | Podcast video 045

De: @williambunting803

@williambunting803 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:58:57 +0000

Electric toilets, manual override, I agree. My boat was originally Lavac toilets which were aweful (too small, too low, not enough space for low hanging fruit). I replaced them but kept the hand pumps in the line so I can both electric flush and manual flush. The advantage of the hand pump is that it fills the outflow pipe with air so you have less risk of salt clogging of the pipes. If I have power issues I can still use the toilet with the hand pump but have to add water manually. The other thing I discovered was that by running these toilets in reverse the material becomes thoroughly “blended”, so is fully de-aerated, and sinks very quickly. To manage other sanitary material I found a UK company with a product called the Fab Little Bag. I use these to manage toilet paper which I can’t put it into the harbour so use those bags. I had them installed at the office where I work for just another few months and the girls have all said they like using them. Thumbs up.
I am almost the only one here who showers and toilets aboard every day, and am very fond of my Head. I keep the otherwise Wet Head Dry with a fan heater (off the hydraulic system) in winter, and of course open in Summer does the same thing. I use the afternoon head as a drying room which works well even in the dead of winter.

De: @williambunting803

@williambunting803 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:04:23 +0000

Diesel engines have the least that can go wrong. As long as it has uncontaminated fuel, constant cooling, oil, and the exhaust gas can get out, they will always run. The fuel is the big one. The worst I experienced with my diesel Truck was a time when the engine became ever more difficult to start. A nearby truck operator nailed it in a few minutes, the fuel line was rubbing on the chassis and had worn through the pipe to make a hole large enough to let air into the line.
I have now finally finished building and will install this week end what I am calling a diesel engine fuel processor. It’s a Twin Raycor filter with a Marco 13 lph pump, and 5 tee valves. This does everything ever needed to do with fuel including priming lines to 2 fuel sources, power assisting fuel delivery, polishing fuel, transferring fuel, feeding engine flushing chemicals, and all with the essential fuel filtering and vacuum pressure monitoring. Worst case with boat engines is when the boat is being thrown around in heavy seas, stirring up all of the tank sediments, and then the engine is needed to operate with full power.

De: @realulli

@realulli — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:19:44 +0000

10:14 you didn't mention the Calder Bible.. ;-)

"Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual" by Nigel Calder

De: @realulli

@realulli — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:00:22 +0000

3:00 I learned when getting my boating license, before any sail, before you cast off the lines or raise the anchor, you have to establish "the responsible skipper" (I learned it in German, the term here is "verantwortlicher Schiffsfuehrer"). This person bears the responsibility but also has the power to tell people what to do on the boat. (Like a captain, but in German, that's a protected word and entails much more - to be called a captain, you have to attend a nautical university and study for several years, then work as a ship's officer, etc...)

De: @wwlee9583

@wwlee9583 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:10:30 +0000

On the electric winch subject, there's a work around by using a portable electric hand drill with a winch coupling.

De: @trevhedges209

@trevhedges209 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:13:22 +0000

Thanks guys..

De: @gregor393

@gregor393 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 03:58:17 +0000

The crew management on my boat was drawn from Monty Python – "We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune!"

De: @jeromehebert3184

@jeromehebert3184 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 03:03:15 +0000

Nice points to think about

De: @Andre-yu3qs

@Andre-yu3qs — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 02:50:53 +0000

Keep the old rule: KISS never fails! And that goes for everything in life. Thanks for sharing.

De: @24hourtravellers

@24hourtravellers — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:59:27 +0000

Dinghy is a really good point together with the size of your outboard. Bigger isnt always better for both outboard and dinghy because of weight.