Air Conditioner maintenance-sea strainer & evaporative filter

December 18, 2021 | By Shelley Beer
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So why do we have to maintain the aircon? A/C Sea_Strainer_Evaporative_Filter. This video shows anyone who owns Dometic Air con, how to keep it working optimally. The unit uses seawater to keep the motor cool. Hence cleaning the seawater strainer is one of the monthly jobs you will need to schedule as a new boat owner. Over time, the evaporative filter will become dust and grease filled. The unit does not work efficiently if the filter is blocked. This also…

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Improvements to Fender handling

November 27, 2019 | By Shelley Beer
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The problem The clove hitch is a nice easy knot to do, but under the pressure of mooring can be difficult. I have to forget the Girl Guides method of 50 years before, and learn to tie it to a stationery line. This can be too slow for immediate needs. Also, clove-hitches are not so easy to undo because of the weight of the hanging fender pulling against the simple knot. If the fenders have to be moved to the…

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‘Airmar Smart Multi tri-sensor’: Cleaning & Maintenance

November 23, 2019 | By Shelley Beer
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Purpose of the tri-sensor The ‘Airmar smart multi tri-sensor’ measures three things: boat speed, water temperature and depth. We notice that we need to clean it when the apparent wind and true wind readings were the same value when seen at the helm wind display. Although this device reads the depth and water temperature, we are most concerned with the boat speed detector to calculate apparent wind speed. We need apparent wind speed to decide which sails to use. Other…

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