I used silicone hose on my 3 gm for the fresh water. Just bought some generic bends and a straight piece, plus a couple of metres of straight for the heat exchanger to the anti siphon and back to the exhaust manifold.
30 years ago my mates boat sank when he used plastic padding marine filler. Upon reading the info sheet afterwards it did say "Not suitable for below the waterline"
Be very carefull what you use and read the data sheet.
On my last boatI replaced the cracked perspex washboard with a polycarbonate one. I made it myself by buying a sheet of polycarbonate and cutting it out with a jigsaw. Polished the edges using a file and then wet and dry, making sure to keep the protective covering on until you have finished. If...
I race every week through the winter and twice a week in summer. We try hard but know we can't beat the stripped out boats with their fancy sails, but it's good fun, sharpens the skills up and for me certainly it's two hours of concentration to forget all my troubles. Followed by a couple of...
I have had CAV filters on all my yachts since 1993. Never had a problem with them, Two years ago I got diesel bug and so cleared everything out, I also replaced the CAV with a Racor 500 type as people kept saying how good they were.
I was amazed at how much cleaner and easier it has now become...
"Muggi" Marvellous bit of kit for bringing cuppas up from the galley to the cockpit. Er indoors laughed when she saw it but wouldn't be without one now. Only paid a tenner when I bought ours.