Even if the shaft is cracked or otherwise questionable, a good machine shop can fabricate a replacement shaft and allow the re-use of the rudder...
Good! Let us know what you find. Mechanical steering is an excellent system if it’s in good shape. No need to replace if that’s the case. When...
Add, there is also a thrust bearing at the top of the rudder post with a zirc fitting. This could also be failing or stiff.
You’re chasing a ghost. The issue is a bad bearing or a bent rudder post. That’s what you need to be focused upon. While you’re at it check the...
If the bearings were checked without disconnecting the arms, they could only have been checked for horizontal play. That’s not your problem. Your...
And, while doing this on the hill, spin your wheels by hand and compare. You may find a similar issue with the shafts. Metal boat, bronze...
I'm betting it's a bearing on the rudder shaft binding. At the dock, if so inclined, disconnect the steering tie bar so that the rudders are...
Great access is merely the ease at which one can maneuver the length of the deck to get from cleat to cleat quickly, safely and effortlessly, even...
Don't ever rely on dockside help. If they're present and competent, that's a win, but don't expect it. Can't tell you how many times we've...
What would be a good plan is to hire a captain to help you learn the boat over a short period of time. The bigger you get, the more complex the...
Yes, and in fact I'll be accessing these tanks to clean and possibly re-coat with potable epoxy as needed, regular maintenance. Pickups access...
No. Not for the aft tank. I can’t significantly lower that rise. Just need to hold the water in place at sea. That’s why I’m thinking foot check.
Thanks. That’s the basic stainless check I’ve tried. Perhaps I can cut some of the spring out and lessen the tension. headhunter pump following...
Both tank tops are perhaps 3 feet below the pump.
Yes, turbulence on larger supply feeds seem to encourage the prime to slip back towards the tank. While the pump itself doesn’t lose pressure...
That would be my input as well. Whether in the Bahamas or further south, the deeper the draft the further from the beach at anchor. And...
Are you using any check valves in the pickup lines? or a foot valve in the tanks? Or do you feel they aren't needed?
I have each unit on its own dedicated breaker at the helms. Often times I have to shut off the FLIR and restart it to wake it up and bring it...
Doesn't the IP camera also have an additional RJ45 port on the camera? Seems to me that it can be both IP and hardwired, better just hardwired....
Yes, I could see the point of my crew when we were running inside through the maze of markers and shoaling. Thank goodness for Aqua Maps as well...
