Hi Russ! One of the fanciest kitchens I ever saw on one of those builders McMansion tours had individual instant hot (almost scalding) and ice water (nearly frozen) taps at the kitchen sink and bar sink. The this house also had an in-counter self filling ice bucket for the dual chilled beer taps and...

Hi Ris! That ‘Wave’ heater looks really nice and the catalytic nature is a bonus allowing for the low fuel consumption! While personally I’m hesitant to utilize any combustion system inside the boat I can fully understand the need for heat. Just a personal perspective on the broader topic cabin heat...

Hi PitchPolehobie! I hear ya! :D :wink: But the aspect of 8 band clamps with clear vinyl tubing that’s 20+ years old in a difficult to access location at or below the waterline just sorta annoys me on some nagging primordial level…. :? :| I’ve checked on it whenever I find myself back in there…like ...

Ditto StarScream! It’s on our “To-Do-List” too! I don’t like the vinyl tubing or the ‘u-trap’ arrangement either. Not the finest bit of nautical boat planning….. While I’ve looked at it several times I really haven’t come up with a plan I actually like dealing with the existing fixed geometry of the...

Hi Ixneigh! If the motor fires up and runs nice it may be worth looking into the tilt system. Not sure about how an eTec is set up but some tilt systems are hydraulic pump/cylinder arrangements. Maybe just a cylinder seal to replace or leaked fluid needing a refill. Hate to see you go through all th...

Hi Jordan1984! On our Mac26X I had a similar concern. In our case I drilled off the rivet heads to lift the chainplate cover and pushed in the residual rivet sections. Cleaned it out as best as I could with picks and stiff water bottle straw brush and a bit of solvent. Packed back as much as physica...

Hi Ixneigh! Talk about serendipitous! Glad you found this out before you were really relying on it in a pinch! Hidden bolt corrosion like that is something that few of us look for….. It’s nicer to find out something like this when it’s an annoyance rather the in a FUBAR situation. Glad you were able...

This solves the latency for hot water, but then causes the cold water to be excessively warm with the reverse problem of waiting for cold to come to the tap.

Hi All! Yeah HW circulators are nice for those far bath runs! Even nicer if you can have a programmable circulator pump timer..some are even ‘smart’ enough to learn your patterns of use! An upside advantage of recirculating systems is they keep the hot water tank stirred which avoids thermal stratif...

Anchor heaving instead of rock shot put?

Hi Russ! I love the idea of heated floors! So would the Admiral! Especially in the house up in NH! The past week here on the renovation front has been slow going as this is the tedious rough-in phase of electrical and plumbing access. Just one more wall outlet to cut tomorrow! Then I have to cut a h...

A traditional Scottish clan gathering is often referred to as a "Highland Games" or more broadly, a "clan gathering". From Google….Here's a more detailed explanation: Highland Games: While sometimes used to refer to only the athletic competitions, "Highland Games" can a...

Hi JimmyT! While the guy in the video did a nice job of sorts I’d prefer your approach! Yes the guy in the video did an ok job of it and he does have heat and an easy refueling but personally I’d be very hesitant to be taking in combustion air (or any air for that matter) from the gasoline fuel tank...

Hi Ris! Nice work on both the windows & paint as well as the rub rail! (I admit… I’m envious of you and JimmyT with your sheltered boat ‘sheds’… :wink: …) Thanks for the paint info! Would you mind sharing about how long did it take you to prep and paint? And about how long did it take to do the ...

Hi All! Nice arrangements Ris and Russ! Ris, does the mount get low enough into the water to use the motor as an auxiliary for your Mac? I’ve tried practicing paddling our Mac in the past just to see if I could…. (It didn’t work very well :D :D). If the longer distance cruising works out for us we’v...