You will read many luv/hate threads here on Da Muts. I personally don't think they would make good artificial reef material. Fish have values...
Welcome to Yacht Forums. There are many Carver owners here. You should feel at home here. They usually blame the neighbors dawg before the wife...
Then; With lots of complete loving care, you can see more hours then. The later E engines run and burn a little cleaner.
I'm assuming this is the old Mechanical 3406's. (not E ). Well maintained 3406 may offer 6000 hours. I am a big fan of them. Keep in mind; It...
Yep, Chillers, No Brainer..
I understand well, preacher. Many of us here in the choir, hear you, very well.
What I thought were big fenders in my post #15 pictures were the current power line tower bases. Some tid-bits I have discovered; 50 year old...
The thermo switches we have are just that, a simple mechanical switch, pushed on/off by an expanding/contracting spring. No external (12 or...
Very much agreed brother. But as we do here is SWAG and speculate, hopefully in a peaceful manner. :rolleyes: It will be over a year before an...
I gave up (for now) on a sister thermo switch to mine. Interesting that my model was discontinued and seems replaced by the newer model similar...
Mildly straying?? This was pretty mild, just a few degrees off. Out of harms way when the tugs pulled away 15 minutes earlier. Once a ship has...
Just watched a video viewing the ship/bridge from the west, ships side. The fender I thought the ship clobbered was UN-touched and far away from...
Here is some similar to yours new, with mfg part numbers;...
I'm not a fan also. Oil & Ospho are my friends.
My overhead pic above does not show them, but there were remote protection fenders. The pic below shows one on the other side of the bridge. Kind...
IMO, nothing beats these mechanical thermo contactors. I'm sorry you could not get your old one working.
I can not get a image of the Tampa Bay bridge. I have an image from the Dames Point bridge in Jax and of the FSK bridge that got clobbered. Note...
Here is my thermo switch. Yep, the clock spring in the back looks like heck but after 46 years untouched, still works like a champ. Mounted high...
I had thought the world had learned important lessons after the Tampa Bay disaster,, NOT.. Not here...
Up the St Johns river every lil boat has these big bright light bars facing forward. Ole Bert's air horns gets the message thru. They are out...
