Recent content by Grateful Escape

If your steering pin is bad, it will leak and if not replaced will lead of other serious problems/corrosion and could likely sink your boat. Definitely learn about the Steering pin on your boat.

Phil, thank you for your posts. They are incredibly helpful!

May I ask what type of hose is recommended in terms of diameter.

Thank you! This has been great and incredibly helpful.

Wow, I would have thought it would have been connected near the t-stat and pump. Does anyone out there have a photo of the connections that they can share?

I have a MerCruiser 350 Mag MPI engine in my SD260. It originally had the water heater connected to it, but the previous owner removed the hoses connecting the water heater to the engine. I just replaced my water heater and want to hook it up to my engine to provide hot water when the engine...

At this stage I'm planning to charge off my alternator when running and Shore Power when in a slip. I keep my boat in our slip April-October (Annapolis, MD.) We are very fortunate to have a boat slip in our community. With respect to solar charging, I designed a solid custom hardtop that will...

Water in your bilge could be a sign of warn out/leaking steering pin. Have someone who knows what to look for check it out. It’s a costly repair if done properly but ultimately you have no choice is indeed that is the source of the water in your bilge.

My thoughts as well but can you point me to an answer somewhere on the web, other than your input. Is this your opinion or have you ever sent this anywhere. I have been searching for 2 days and haven’t found it address literally anywhere!

Question: Is it safe to install and use the following Battery Bank in the engine compartment of our SD260 (gasoline engine): BLUETTI Portable Power Station AC200MAX, 2048Wh LiFePO4 Battery Backup I can't find anything that indicates that it's ignition protected, alternative is to install it in...

I have a 2006 SD 260, I've owned her for 7 years. I have a genset on-board which I've used a total of 2 times other than running it weekly to ensure she's exercised. It locked up on me last weekend while starting, I haven't had a chance to verify if it's terminal or merely a locked...