In my world maintenance is if it brakes, I'll fix it. Otherwise run it till it stops (which explains needing a repower after 350 hours) Thanks for...
New crate V8 Yanmar installed 1/2022. Combination of inactive and lightly used since then, 84 hours. Recent oil sample showed all levels normal...
Outstanding tips! Much appreciated. 2nd surveyor opinion coming by tomorrow. Then we will determine the plan.
The areas of pitting are only in the engine room. V drive boat, so far aft. The plating is 3/8" thick from the forward ER bulkhead to the transom....
Thanks for the data point. A surveyor mentioned the 25% to stay in class.
What is the formula, if any, for acceptable amount of hull plates interior pitting? Inspecting the interior of the bottom plates (bilge) some...
Big wind against that huge rig combined with shallow draft for her size, likely.
What caused her to go down? I can understand significant damage on deck, rig but not sinking. Sleeping with the garage open? Holed by another boat...
That ole girl has props loaded with growth and/or collapsed air cleaner filters is my guess.
So, the dock master scolded me for not turning my radar off. Question is: Is this 12 year old, 72 mile Furuno non-ionizing? I have always been of...
Fluid level is critical for the alarm. Check that first. Similar to a car turning on the oil light when it's a quart low.
Alarms likely but odd handling characteristics were the first indication according to this less than perfect hear say.
Good to know. Now walking down the dock and seeing the shore cord fiasco will produce lots of anxiety.
I have often wondered if all these shore power cords laying in the water between the boat and the dock pedestal omit any current. Zincs, pods,...
Lovebug's neighbors skippers at the Yacht Basin report: Skipper was outbound when he felt the stern of the boat feeling loaded and squirrely. They...
My marina neighbor bought a Marlow, 70 that has some age on her. He has had it two years now going south, Bahamas and back to the Chesapeake. They...
Fortunately, I have not needed him for 2 years so. Not like we are best buds. A buyer used him for triple Volvo IPS on a MJM50 in Palm Beach...
As a broker I deal with a good number of Volvo IPS owners in the mid range boats. Steve at Coastal Carolina has done several surveys and...
[ATTACH] This is a 42 Sabre, 2013 they did that is now for sale in Del Ray. We have used a company out of south NJ that does the same process....
Check with Triton Liners. They cut the tank open and weld in new plating as necessary. East coast. Aluminum tank I assume, correct?
