I'm interested to hear why you refer to it as the unenviable B&G fold and furthermore why you are returning against your will? I'm coming from an old Garmin unit and find the Interface to be less intuitive but I have assumed that that was more a me problem than a problem with the unit.
I would suggest waiting the 4 or 5 months for the sales and rebates. I saved ~$600 on my chartplotter alone. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ B&G Zeus 3, 9" and 4G radar Solomons, MD On Mon, Jun 10, 2019, 5:14 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I find myself back in the unenviable B&G Fold, and From what I have heard > at the boat show, they only a sale once a year. > > Does anyone know of a reasonable place to buy B&G, or a B&G Fred Street? > > > > > > Bill Coleman > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Bill > via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, June 10, 2019 9:48 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Bill > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List plumbing rant stuff does not fit > > > > I recall coming across those same problems too. A couple of things. pool > stores have some really neat stuff in them if you just go in them and > browse around. The fittings, they are more like 1 and 1/2 in then 1& 5/8. > Also, I always use a heat gun. Really makes them easy to get on and off. > also, tractor supply has some nice fittings. They have pretty durable nylon > pieces for Farmers spray equipment and stuff so it's pretty tough. They > also have what could be used as through hull strainers that look just as > good as what I have seen in Marine stores > > Bill Coleman > > > > > > On Jun 10, 2019 8:03 AM, "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > The head plumbing got clogged up on our last trip. I could not fix it > without removing some of the old hoses. As expected, they all had to be cut > apart, nothing was going to come loose. I heaved it all in the dumpster and > got some new hose and a 1.5 inch 90 degree elbow. No matter how tight I > made the clamps, it ended up leaking. I took it back to West Marine and did > some comparisons with other 1.5” fittings. Most of them are a bit too big > and you can’t even get them on without heating the hose up and using a lot > of force. Say they are all maybe 1.6 inches in diameter. The 90 degree > fittings are more like 1.4 inches. > > I ended up using a boat pole to fish the old plumbing back out of the > dumpster and cutting the elbow out of that mess to use again. > > Final part of the rant: The Y-Valve has a smooth fitting that is a bit > tight and doesn’t leak, but you can get the hose back off. Why can’t they > ALL be that way! > > Joe > > Coquina > > C&C 35 MK I > > > > Composting head looks better every day…………………………………. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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