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Boat is a 2001 and has several original Perko drains, one of which had corroded so badly in the center screen area it had cracked. After replacing, not an easy task, the new one started to tarnish. Just a few cleanings later the chrome plating on the brass screen only started to deteriorate and...

One of two shift senders is not engaging reverse and is spongy, when put in reverse shift arm goes back to neutral on its own. It will engage forward. Open bleeder on sender and no fluid, when shift arm is moved fluid is ejected. Open bleeder on shifter slave and no fluid. All other bleeders...

Hopefully someone can clarify something, being up north for the winter I disconnected and capped the raw water feed from the motors on my shaft seals. 1000 miles later I found that, for some reason, I neglected to reconnect the starboard seal. Doesn’t appear to be any damage or issue - why? The...

I have an exhaust leak on a CAT 3196 and found it to be the studs on the turbo housing to exhaust manifold. Two studs on left side were broken. The two on the right side had been heli-coiled so must have been an issue. My question is regarding the surface of the turbo housing itself, I am told...

Has anyone replaced the seastar hydraulic steering ram on an inboard? Mine is leaking fluid. I purchased a new one however the “block” that mounts to the rudder plate - see brass mounting block in pic, has 4 bolts the two on the left side are threaded and are removable. The two on the right side...

anyone know what the stock prop size is? Can’t figure it out -

Has anyone updated/graded their AC control panels and how did you do it? I was hoping someone offered a retrofit kit but cannot find anything. I have SMX II pads that are like 5x9” and need to change to 3x4.5” and would like to get a “professional” result - like it came that way. Any ideas? Thanks

Has anyone installed and used the auxiliary heaters that Dometic/Cruisair makes for their reverse cycle units? How was the install, functionality and effectiveness? With the number of folks in cold weather climates I am surprised not to have heard or read about them before. Unless they just...

Has anyone installed and used the auxiliary heaters that Dometic/Cruisair makes for their reverse cycle units? How was the install, functionality and effectiveness? With the number of folks in cold weather climates I am surprised not to have heard or read about them before. Unless they just...

anyone going to be there?

Twice now I have witnessed coolant overflowing from the cap, gen was running for 200 hrs non stop with no overheat issue. This is what I found when I inspected, used 6 cups. Further investigation found the overflow outlet blocked. Hose and tank are clear, blockage is in the motor. Any ideas on...

On the raw water pump there is an oil fitting on top with a short hose. Mine appears to be leaking oil right at the fittings junction to the pump but I’m not sure. It seems to leak only at high rpm/pressure underway and sprays everywhere - not a lot but makes a mess. Ideally I need to get into...

Anyone going this weekend?

for some reason my Raytheon tridata depth function stopped working. What should I look at first? Anyone have any experience? Thx

I have a Raytheon flux gate mounted pretty close to the only place I can install a pretty hefty 8” speaker. I assume it will interfere however it is the only place and moving the flux gate is no easy chore. My question is how will the magnetic field affect the compass? Is the result an incorrect...

anyone going next weekend?

Im sure it’s been discussed many times, what is the current consensus? Seems wasteful to change oil and filters with less than 40 hours run time - and they never see temps below 60 degrees. What say you?!

What do you all do with them for winter? Should they be disconnected from motor side and capped? What about the cross over? Before or after running antifreeze? And if after why disconnect? Thanks for any info/advice-

Does anyone have an understanding of how exactly the dual pumps work or are supposed to work together? What is the idea behind two pumps and how should they be adjusted?

anyone know who makes the motor? Or found a reasonable raw water pump replacement?