Islandtime04
Member
- Dec 10, 2017
- 79
- Boat Info
- 2004 420 Sedan Bridge
GHS Lift
11' Walker Bay 30hp
Garmin 7612 (duel)
- Engines
- Cummins 8.3 480CE's
I have read through most of these posts and I have a couple of things to add and ask.
- I just fixed my screen door. What a PIA, but I removed the interior carpet threshold instead of the glass doors. It was tough to find the first screw, but finding the others was relatively easy. I manipulated /twisted the screen door enough to remove it from the salon side. Once removed, I fixed the rollers using $4 worth of parts form the hardware store. Reinstalled the same way. Works like new. It does help to have 2 people, one to hold/twist the door, the other to pop the roller on/off the track.
- Lack of storage: I built cedar shelves for the guest and stb v-berth closest. We have few hanging clothes and seemed like a better use of space. One day, I'll rip out the washer dryer and make better use of that space.
- Question: I'm doing the 1000 hr. maintenance on the mains. I've pulled and rebuilt all the coolers. In removing the heat exchanger end caps I notice my (Seaboard Marine) gaskets installed in 2018 were completely destroyed and turned into a putty like material. See pic. Has anyone else had similar experience with the Seaboard heat exchanger product? Could the pink stuff chemically react with the gasket?
BTW: the valves clearances were very much off. I'm hoping to get better performance come spring.
- I just fixed my screen door. What a PIA, but I removed the interior carpet threshold instead of the glass doors. It was tough to find the first screw, but finding the others was relatively easy. I manipulated /twisted the screen door enough to remove it from the salon side. Once removed, I fixed the rollers using $4 worth of parts form the hardware store. Reinstalled the same way. Works like new. It does help to have 2 people, one to hold/twist the door, the other to pop the roller on/off the track.
- Lack of storage: I built cedar shelves for the guest and stb v-berth closest. We have few hanging clothes and seemed like a better use of space. One day, I'll rip out the washer dryer and make better use of that space.
- Question: I'm doing the 1000 hr. maintenance on the mains. I've pulled and rebuilt all the coolers. In removing the heat exchanger end caps I notice my (Seaboard Marine) gaskets installed in 2018 were completely destroyed and turned into a putty like material. See pic. Has anyone else had similar experience with the Seaboard heat exchanger product? Could the pink stuff chemically react with the gasket?
BTW: the valves clearances were very much off. I'm hoping to get better performance come spring.