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Grab bag of facts and commentary to help choose, maintain, and repair your freshwater system, water filters and purification systems, and waste systems. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
Acidic blend of nonhazardous, biodegradable, organic compounds that rapidly and safely removes calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, and seashell encrustations.
[Intek Marine Technology, LLC, Fairfax, VA, USA]
Water pumps have improved a lot. Products from Groco, Johnson, Flojet, Raritan, Shurflow, Par and Whale are rated for flow-rate, noise, ease of plumbing and compact size. 6 pages with photos, table of specs and test results, and vendor list.
[Practical Sailor, 1 June 2003]
The elastomeric self-amalgamating tapes that are mostly pure silicon are far batter than duct tape or electrical tape. Here are the results of a 12-month exposure test of two brands.
[Practical Sailor]
Self-bonding non-adhesive silicone tape has many uses (1001 are listed on the makers website).
[Toppy Tape Manufacturing Inc., Southington, CT, USA]
Pipe, valves, thru-hulls and other plumbing hardware made from Marelon engineered polymer.
[Forespar Products Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA]
Hose clamps that are 40% stronger than stainless, and will never corrode or rust even when completely submersed in seawater.
[Titan Marine, Oxnard, CA, USA]
Attacks lime, rust and other hard water deposits on plumbing fixtures.
[Rust ! Solver, Fort Wayne, IN, USA]
Self-adhesive, vinyl labels can organize your boat and make it safer, especially for new or forgetful crew. Label sets to mark spars, control lines and cleats, tanks, thru-hulls, stowage, plumbing, engine and electrical, and instruments.
[Forespar Products Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA]
Cockpit and other drains, drain covers and plugs, and plumbing fittings for bilge and potable water systems.
[Attwood Corporation, USA]As one of the sailor′s more unpleasant tasks, plumbing systems are also one of the most neglected.
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