I'm a lightweight- 165 so I have stepped on the bridge (seeing when they put my shrinkwrap up and seeing footprints there has let me to believe it can support it) of the window... BUT! my preferred way is though the bimini windows. note wear sneakers as to not slip and bring wax and a rag to redo where you stepped...
Got the studs out at a machine shop. resurfaced the face. going to reinstall and replace many connecting parts -($400 overnighted from sbmar.com) and hopefully back in action this weekend. Thinking about having both fully gone through and new seals and sleeved this winter. anyone else done it? Where did you? Thinking LITUBO.COM Anyone used them?
I hoist one of my daughters up and they wax the area I can not reach
I put a 12v cigarette outlet there , or you could add usb outlets, 12 cable down to area near vacuum is easy to wire up
I wish we could share the tools and your brother in law!I watched my brother-in-law former CAT mechanic do mine. I helped with setting the flywheel alignment hole and rotating the engine by hand with a bar, while he made the adjustments (the first part of this video ).
I agree with his comments in the end. Don't be afraid to try this if you are comfortable turning wrenches. It reminded me of adjusting the valves in a car/gas engine when I was a teen.
Another good video:
He doesn't have the special tools for the injector height adjustment process (he is no longer turning wrenches for CAT). I am considering purchasing them, then watching him do it. My only issue is then I have tools I will probably never use again. I wish we could share them amongst ourselves here
Before some of you say I am idiot, this is horrible advice, let an expert do this work; I tried, 3 times, and got ghosted, 4th mechanic was kicked out of the marina because he didn't have insurance. The marina service doesn't work on diesels. Plus I trusted my brother-in-law more, and he taught me along the way.
I’m surprised oil analysis can be done same day, it should be a comprehensive readout of various readings almost like a blood test. Normally an engineer survey needed separately from surveyor unless surveyor is very cluey with those engines and generator. Test hull for moisture out of water. Sea trial at wot should be no smoke no steam.no alarms (overheat). Oil pressure. Synchroniser, autopilot . Surveyor should know to test everything from cooktop to trim tabs to door handles etc . Things we see on the forum regularly are vacuflush toilets needing service somewhere like duckbills, fridges failing due to age (expensive to replace ). Loads to test but dont be phased by the scale of it, it’s because searay stacked these boats with so much good stuff
adding to what Pgeee said. A common cause for concern is moisture if the railings were not rebed or also a soft deck. They will likely check a little extra around the stern swim platform and the anchor. Common spots that water can do some major damage if undetected.
