Recent content by Kai Lani

So i finally got to checking the bow discharge line properly. i actually used a wet vacc on the through hull rather than forcing water back through the AC pump etc with a water hose.. i opened the seacock and turned the front unit on then put the wet vacc into the through hull fitting. It...

You are 100% Jaybeaux. Add the fact there are 3 AC/Heat units on the system. Really strong stream out of the aft through hull, and what i would call a low flow out of the bow through hull. Just spotted an odd blue plastic "Flow valve" right at the through hull that appears to be in the open...

Thanks so much everyone! Will check it out the next time i go to the boat.

Appreciate the responses. Just to be clear, there should be the same amount of flow from both bow and stern through hulls at the same time as soon as any one of the units call for AC or Heat?

Still learning our 2000 380 Aft Cabin. There is 3 reverse air units, 1 in the bow, 1 in the main salon, and 1 in the aft cabin. I was just thinking about the water discharge when one of the units is calling for AC or Heat and the main AC pump kicks on. I am getting a good steady water flow from...

Thanks all, nice to see the responses and get confirmation on what I thought I should be doing with the engines. Nothing like a little confidence on the water.

Thank you so much.. very helpful. Consistent with what i thought and experiencing as we get to know the boat sounds.

We are new to our 2000 - 380 Aft Cabin with Caterpillar 3126 - 350 Hp. and looking for some confirmation on comfortable running RPM's on them. Seems like 1300 rpm's @ 7 knots, and 1700 rpm's at about 9 - 10 knots feels and sounds like a proper running rate?? On the sea trial we were hitting the...