If your rudders are hollow they might be oil filled also, I don't think is was for cooling as much as it was for corrosion protection as JWY...
Lets change the sailboater to two old guys or a couple of kids in a fishing boat that is running under partial power (overheat ,fuel issue,water...
The prudent mariner will not rely solely on any single aid to navigation!
The landing craft is a LCM8 I ran one in Panama in the winter of 1970/71 hauling liquid asphalt from Cristobel to Bogas del toro to build a...
Most harbors on the great lakes have a river that has industry or agriculture that add (stuff) to the lake, In 1975 for example we did a grid with...
Back in the 70s and 80s we anchored 25 times a day in water depths from 30 >300 ft for 9 months a year for 3 years. With 3 strand nylon we had to...
Please be cautious!!!! it's probably not a ignition proof starter! Just because the bolt pattern matches doesn't mean is approved for a engine...
Starting fluid ??
What material do they use for ballast on this brand of vessel? concrete,grout pig iron ingots?
I would suspect the variable speed governor has a wear/bind issue.or a suction side fuel/air leak.
I've had two extracted, a breeze compared to pain involved with a allergic reaction to latex from a catheter
There should be a feedback potentiometer that gives the control unit a referance as to the rudders position. ( a rudder angle indicator combined...
I'm thinking that the old pillow block was shimmed and the shim's were missed during the tear down or the new pillow blocks dimension's are...
It happens in fresh water also ! My guess is small fish eating insect larvae /aquatic organisms off boat bottoms and pileings. I have observed...
US waters try the United States Coast Pilot published by NOAA
It works
Seized /Jammed exhaust system pipeing valves really?C4 What fouls them?soot? Have you closed and opened them periodically to ensure they work...
On this thanksgiving day I am thankfull that the vast majority of americans aren't as greedy and selfish as capt j and dennismc. Thank you...
I don't believe that most americans want the cheapest item at the cheapest price, they want purchases that have value. I bought a Amana furnace...
One also needs to remember the poisoned water,fouled air,horriific working conditions, that led to government interference!!!
