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Ah, so that is what those extra pieces are that I found on my boat! If I understand correctly, these are the square "fuse / breakers blocks" that sit on the battery terminal post. I do not have them installed. I thought perhaps you were describing a…
I have a 43, and it too can experience weather helm. Aggressive use of the traveller helps. I changed the sheaves in the traveller to ball bearing ones in place of the standard ones to reduce the effort required in heavier winds. It helped. Lewmar h…
Mike, can you provide information on the breaker? I will pick one up and keep as a spare since this seems to be a problem that may pop up based on at least a couple of folks experience.
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Sam
B43, Hull #9
Sam, I checked ours this past weekend and didn't see any evidence of moisture damage. I'll keep an eye on it come spring time though.
I'll have to remember to check on our next visit to the boat. Guess I better add it to my To Do list.
It is now November. The moisture problem in the bottle cabinet behind the refrigerator has caused wood damage. Beneteau is aware of this issue and is working on a durable fix. They have heard of reports from other owners also. If you have the issue,…
Nice job!
Sam,
Sorry, I forgot to reply. I'm not having the same problem. My arm seems straight and vertical and doesn't drag. I haven't really pushed the winch except for one time when I operated it when I forgot to release one of the opposing cleats. Under…
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- At 1:38pm on August 10, 2009,
Robert Och said… - Sam,
Sorry for the delay. Our B40 is hull number 62. Robert
- At 9:47pm on April 23, 2009,
Mike Brown said…
- Sam, we've spent a few nights on her and have done a ton of organizing, cleaning, decorating, etc. but haven't taken her out for a sail yet. I'm hoping we'll do so this Saturday. Prediction is for 10-12kt winds and sunny skies in the mid 80s. I got the TV installed, also installed an additional florescent light over the galley. Installed a line rack in the aft Stbd locker and the fire extinguishers. I'm taking Friday off to wash her and start treating the teak. Oh yea I need to find where the check valve is in the bilge pump plumbing. I checked the thru hull and it's open but didn't have the time to find the check valve which I suspect is clogged with crap that was in the bilge. I'll let you know how it goes. By now they should have installed the lag bolt retrofit in the rudder assy. The guy doing the work said he can't believe anyone ever had an issue based on how it's built. I told him the story about the guy that did and he suspects they hit something. Getting anxious to move her to her permanent slip in Baltimore. We're heading down on Sat 5-9 running with My Sanity a 423. We'll stay over in a small town Sat night, have dinner, drinks etc. then arrive on Sun 5-10. Let's stay on touch, there's much to be learned and shared.
Mike
- At 3:04pm on April 13, 2009,
Mike Brown said…
- Sam, I appreciate the info. It seemed to have pumped properly at first, then nothing. I'll check it out next time to the boat. I'm going to talk to the svc mgr as well. I'll let you know what I find.
Mike
- At 11:29pm on January 25, 2009,
Mike Brown said…
- Sam, keep me posted on how well the toilet check valves work. I may need to do the same to ours.
Mike
- At 1:25pm on January 25, 2009,
Mike Brown said…
- Sam, pics 15 & 17 are from our old boat, which was an 02 Benny 361. We have a bow thruster, air conditioning, a full compliment of instruments based on the E120. The dodger and bimini came with the boat set up for the Annapolis Show. We added the companionway, wheel and winch covers and will also add cockpit cushions and perhaps a mesh connector panel for hot sunny days. I installed the barometer, etc. already and have a 32" flat screen TV ready for the forward bulkhead. I added Siruis satellite to the AM/FM. I'd like to add AIS and eventually radar but for now both are nice to have's rather than need to haves.
The toilets are both quiet flush (but hardly quiet) and yes they both backfill. Jabsco has had problems with the joker valves and I suspect we may need new ones. While I can't find the part # on them I've heard they came out with a new reinforced model valve that wont allow the back flow. One other short term fix is to do a dry bowl pump long enough to get all the fluid in the bowl and lines into the tank.
Mike
- At 6:28pm on January 24, 2009,
Mike Brown said…
- Sam, do you have any pictures to share? What kind of equipment have you added to her?
- At 5:58pm on January 3, 2009,
Mike Brown said…
- Sam, we have a 2 cabin and she's hull # 001. We just settled on her in October. She was the Annapolis Show's demo boat. My wife and I actually delivered and returned her from Riverside, NJ. I'll be more than happy to join the 40/43 group. Always good to share info, especially on a new model.
Mike
- At 6:05pm on January 2, 2009,
CAN DRAC said…
- Hull #9! Wow! We're hull #53. Show us some pictures!
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Meetup of Lola and Skip Reynolds in Myrtle Beach SC..you can see Skip's beautiful boat..he had just taken down the main sail.
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