Recent content by Tlynch99

I've got a strange bilge pump related question. I've got a 1992 330 Sundancer. I have two bilge pumps one at the very bottom of the bilge right near the transom and then another about a foot forward, still mounted to the hull but it's a few inches higher. I believe this to be the stock...

We are onboard with the pregame as well.

JVM225, I've owned that exact same boat 10' 6" Newport for two seasons now. I like it alot and found it to be a great inflatable, especially for the money. I forget the exact amount I paid but I think it was under 1K shipped. Bought it on special as well... I've paired it with a 2 stoke...

Alex, Thanks for the Info. That seems to make a lot of sense, and Onset seems like a good stop over point. We look forward to meeting everyone.... Tom

Be_Prepared, Something like that sounds like a great plan! We are planning on taking the whole week off, so we meeting up mid week somewhere would be great. Glad to see there are some folks from Mass going... We've never gone through the canal before... so that would be a first...

Sounds good. We like Newport as well. We can see how the port selection plays out. We we are excited about joining this trip. Alex can you please add us. "Tlynch99": Tom and Pamela, "About Time" 330DA, Boston, Ma

Hello All, I've been following these flotillas for a couple of years, unfortunately the dates have never worked for us. Looks like this year we can make it. We boat out of Boston and the proposed ports would be the furthest we have ever ventured... For the folks that are coming from North of...

All, Thanks for all of the replies on this. I suspect it's what tmott said regarding: "Some older boats do not switch the power neutral legs when switching between shore-power and generator power." Since the boat is a 1992, and the testing device tripped the minute I selected "Shore" on the...

Hello, I experienced something new at the end of last season. We went to a Marina, planning to stay overnight. This marina was recently updated to the latest in "show power" stuff... (not really sure what that means). Anyway the Marina staff came out and wanted to test our boat before...

All, thanks for all of the suggestions and things to check / try. I went down to the boat late last week to look at some of things you all suggested. I decided I would run the boat a bit, as I needed to move it to a different mooring anyway. As we were moving the boat I had the RPM of both...

That makes sense about how to determine if I have cross over cooling in my shaft seals. Does that mean though if I had sea tow, tow the boat all the way home with no engines running, I would probably smoke both shaft seals?

Scott and Rob, A couple questions, how can I tell if I have cross over cooling? On my survey the surveyor noted I have "PSS water injected shaft seals." Also what is the best way tot lock down the shaft of the dead motor? Tom

Magstang1: Thanks for the info. I am beginning to believe just taking a long day and driving the boat home slowly makes the most sense. I'll be back at the boat tomorrow and will check for more clogs. If I can't find anything I'll start preparing for the slow trip home and do it maybe Wed or...

Thanks Korkie for the additional suggestions. I think my cooling system has an oil cooler before getting to the heat exchanger, so maybe I should try and look there too.

Ya making the 40 mile trip on one engine sounds like a long trip, and with only having one good engine, it seems risky. I just spoke to another boat yard trying to find some mobile mechanics, they said due to how new the water pump is, it might be the risers. They mentioned that they can get...