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Jim Cornwell
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Re: crapper
There must be a backstory to this comment. The only way to check obstruction of the through-hull that I can think of would be to disconnect hose from seacock (or head) and crack the valve briefly to verify flow of seawater. Any other way?
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Neil Gordon
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Re: crapper
There's a broader principle at play here and there are many examples. Do the easy/inexpensive trouble-shooting first, even if going that route is less likely to identify the cause.Stefan wrote:Protip: before you disassemble and reassemble the head, you may want to check whether the thru hull isn't completely obstructed by marine growth...
Fair winds, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
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Steve Laume
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Re: crapper
You mean like when the mower will not start you should check to see if there is any gas in there?Neil Gordon wrote:There's a broader principle at play here and there are many examples. Do the easy/inexpensive trouble-shooting first, even if going that route is less likely to identify the cause.Stefan wrote:Protip: before you disassemble and reassemble the head, you may want to check whether the thru hull isn't completely obstructed by marine growth...
Sometimes the solution is so obvious that it isn't even considered to be a possible problem, Steve.
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Neil Gordon
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Re: crapper
The fellow in the next slip climbed his mast a couple of weeks ago to change a perfectly good light bulb. Perhaps he should have started troubleshooting at the electrical panel or at the base of the mast.Steve Laume wrote:You mean like when the mower will not start you should check to see if there is any gas in there?
Fair winds, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
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Sea Hunt Video
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Re: crapper
Ockham's Razor
Fair winds,
Roberto
a/k/a Sea Hunt "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
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"I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778, as quoted in Naval History and Heritage Command, http://www.history.navy.mil
Roberto
a/k/a Sea Hunt "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
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"I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778, as quoted in Naval History and Heritage Command, http://www.history.navy.mil