Recent content by ttmott

It looks that way - We'll leave Cape Canaveral and sweep southerly to about Sebastian Inlet staying west of the gulf stream then curve in towards West End. Or if really flat go straight in to White Sand Ridge / Lily Bank south of Walkers then by Mangrove Cay and into West End. If waves are up...

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I used those for the rear spreader lights. Coming back in the black of night in the dinghy it's nice to light up the back of the boat remotely. They have a surprisingly good distance.

I'm sure removing those glued in bushings (end caps) will damage/destroy the Tee they are installed into.

I guess you are talking about the 1 inch line going into the top of the last tee? Putting a Y fitting there would be too small in pipe size and also share the discharge of the hose that's already there. Secondly, a fitting atop there raises the drain connection up which isn't the direction I'd...

That little hose looks to be the condensate drain for the refrigeration units - the Sub Zero ones on my boat had drains. They tied into a single line just under that deck and routed to the galley sump at the end of the tunnel. I looked at tying the sink into that end cap also but didn't want to...

Quite the circle jerk you guys have going. Some cold shit on someone that needs humanity.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/22/2021-22578/fire-protection-for-recreational-vessels#sectno-reference-175.320 First of all if I had a large boat with substantial fuel capacity (especially gasoline) and the boat didn't have a fixed system - I'd install one as well as the...

All commercial buildings require periodic inspections of the fire protection systems - those companies will also do portable and fixed marine systems - Cintas for example. Regardless, safety first - don't eliminate any fire protection or suppression system on a boat.

They didn't remove any of the joint structural screws on my 52 - just cleaned around them. I wouldn't mess with them at all (they were bolts not screws on my boat). On the bigger boats the inside of the joint is glassed but it's not perfect as getting into all of the areas would be next to...

They are called irrigation syringes. Maybe dental syringes. The nose was long and curved. I do know they filled the syringes from caulking tubes of the 5200.

Kevin - the generator appears to function normally at high loads right? Check the AC power frequency fully loaded to make sure it is really turning 1800 RPM (which is 60 hz). If for example the governor is holding the fuel rack full open because the RPM is less than 1800 then sooting and a...

Eh - I just looked at that old thread and all of the pics gone. Here are a couple -

I had all that done on my boat - Pull the rubrail off the boat. Remove the old caulking from the deck to hull joint. They mostly used a multi-tool with an offset abrasive blade to get in there and really scuff up the surfaces in the joint. They then cleaned with acetone on rags the entire...