Nehalennia
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- Aug 22, 2007
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- Boat Info
- 2001 310DA twin 350 MAGs, Westerbeke 4.5KW
- Engines
- Twin 350 MAG V-drives
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I just purchased a 99 in mid-August and am currently in the process of winterizing. Any of you experts have tips on how to remove the connectors on the water lines without completely undoing the thread?
That 'celery stick' or spacer is usually toward the rear of the oblong hole on B3, I don't know about the other Bravos right off hand.For those of you that have ever removed their drives do you recall the position of the "celery" stick.
After having my engine removed I finally got it out on the water today and noticed that the drive won't trim as far down as it used to. I have the stick in the aft position now which is the position indicated in the manual for a bravo III. I can't recall what position it was in when I removed it.
On the plus side the boat was perfect, no oil, water or coolant in the bilge after having it on the water all day.
For those of you that have ever removed their drives do you recall the position of the "celery" stick.
After having my engine removed I finally got it out on the water today and noticed that the drive won't trim as far down as it used to. I have the stick in the aft position now which is the position indicated in the manual for a bravo III. I can't recall what position it was in when I removed it.
On the plus side the boat was perfect, no oil, water or coolant in the bilge after having it on the water all day.
It was based on the trim gauge that wasn't touched during the drive removal but also on the performance of the boat. While getting up on plane the bow was higher than normal.
I'm going to change it so the stick is in the forward position.
Thanks for the feedback.
Hey Todd...sink covers...did you get enough interest to make a run of these? If so, I'd be interested in one for my '01 260DA.
Dan
I'd need to make at least 20 to make it worth it. I don't think I've heard anywhere close to that many interested.
I'll still drop in here from time to time just to keep an eye on everyone. :wow::smt043
I have three strand on mine. I think it is the original that came with the boat. The only issue I've had with slipping is at the chain / rope splice. The swapped the rope end for end and redid the splice and the first time I did it I think I got it too tight and the slice was too stiff to go through the windless when bringing up the anchor. Once I redid it with a bit looser of a splice I haven't had any issues. I have about 30 feet of chain and 150 feet of rope. Most times I'm anchoring in 30 feet or less of water. I think there is more room in the locker if you needed to go longer than that.
One of the projects on my list is to make a rode counter so I know exactly how much rode I've got out.