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No, I can't answer the part about the waxing! I got the chalk paint idea from someone else a couple of pages back on this thread. I had never heard about it and their results were amazing. If mine are half as good, I'll be happy NOT replacing the headliner!! Waxing? Man, I can't keep up with waxing the outside of the boat let alone the chalk paint part too! LOL!!! I even keep my boat INDOORS on a trailer!Also Sundancer the info I'm getting say something about waxing the fabric once your done. Can you explain this part?
Sundancer, fresh water cooled, original with 840's for hours, no generator.Are the engines fresh water cooled and original? How many hours? Does that one have a generator too?
This is precisely my fear - something hidden that's broken seeing as he's replaced the fixture very recently. Manual flush (hand pump?)It could also be an old collapsed hose or a plugged vent may prevent it from flushing, but inspecting the lines will give you a better perspective. I'm guessing it was a manual flush or was it a vacu flush model?
Since we looked at the boat I've learned that shaft packing is a potential self install... how about the tranny's? Are they (for a less than confident driveway oil changer, big gulps of air for more than that) self-service-able? How costly to rebuild, or if needed, to replace? Surveyor hasn't seen it yet, working on scheduling, although I'm going to take a sea test on a Carver 28ft Montego first, single engine w/stern drive, primarily because it'll have a new 5.7 with literally minutes on it for the demo. It also has a 3kw on-board generator, which I like the idea of. Raw water cooling-wish it was fresh. The skipper in the household plugs the Carver higher on the list than me because of who owns it, and because it has an after market swim platform for LOTS of room for her to get on/off das boot!Shaft packing is easy and can be done in the water.
What has the surver had to say?
My noob is showing (again, sigh)... S.J. freshwater kit = ???Besides, with a new motor in the Carver adding a San Juan freshwater kit would be a good thing to do later on for around a boat buck or so.
My apologies!! A San Juan Freshwater COOLING kit is something you can add down the road that allows you to add antifreeze to a closed loop cooling system. It keeps salt water out of the block and has a heat exchanger. They were around $700 an engine a few years back, but I'd guess that's gone up to $1,000 or so by now. They are made in Bellingham and have a number of different configurations for various block sizes. I think Orca is another one, but it's been a while since I've looked at either. With a new engine or freshly rebuilt, you can add it down the road before you put it in salt water. It makes winterizing easier and keeps the salt out of most of your engine components. The exhaust side will still have some salt in it, but that a whole lot cheaper than a block!!My noob is showing (again, sigh)... S.J. freshwater kit = ???
I have the San Juan kits on my new engines in my 89 300DA, they are worth the money IMO since you aren't running hot salt water thru your engine blocks. They also make winterizing a much simpler task.
So Sundancer - do you trailer your boat to the Sound for a San Juan excursion? Have it shipped? If you trailer, how difficult is it as far as permitting and such?I haven't made it to the San Juan's for 4 years now, but we will be there next year! It's time and I'm GOING!!! It's hard to justify at 1,000 hours, but it is a 30 year old boat!!!