Everything is broke! I just don’t know it yet.

Charlesoceanone

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Dec 14, 2014
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Harbor Shores Marina, St Joseph, Michigan
Boat Info
2013 58 Sedan Bridge
2021 Walker Bay LTE 11
Engines
Man 900
Ever had that trip when everything falls apart. I bought my boat in September of 2017 and it was bone stock. PO did nothing to update or overall maintenance. Engines, wax and some cosmetic only. No problem we surveyed and knew what worked and what didn’t and fixed what we could, adjus price accordingly, but knew the future would produce repairs due to overall age. It’s what we do right? I am moving forward with updates but this weekend we got on the boat and the first thing that we find was the water supply valve on the Vacuflush master head failed. Of course no one has one so I ordered one and will wait. 20 minutes later a guest was showering and the bilge alarm went off and i found the pump in the sump box went out. Replaced. I saw the Guest head pressure swith on Vacuflush box won’t adjust, so I replaced it to be a preventative repair. As I’m cleaning up there the A/C pump starting howling and by the time I shut it off it’s froze up. Replaced. We went for a ride and the engines purred like a kitten. Finally good news!
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Cummins was down last week fixing the resistor for the throttles and I had them do an injectors and valve adjustment. They said everything looked good and it was minor adjustments but what a difference! Feeling good about that we got back and tied up. We starting playing cards and heard the fresh water pump kicking in every 3 minutes. Now what! Finally found that the pressure relief valve blew on the hot water heater. I shut off the water pump and hot water heater. I quit the day and I’m going to bed! They break just floating in the slip!
 
Brake Out Another Thousand And yet we still love it!:cool:
 
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I was talking with an acquaintance at the yacht club one night complaining about all the things we keep fixing. He looked at me and said "Right now, as we speak, something is breaking on my boat". :):)
 
Just back from a three day run to watch the Blue Angles.
Everything worked!
Now I'm wondering how the heck that happened and how do I repeat such an seldom experienced event
 
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Stated here in the past....
“If you think everything works, you’re wrong.

Something is broken, you just haven’t found it yet.”
And what gets me you put it away for the winter with everything working, in the spring there's usually a surprise ! lol
 
I must be off schedule... just took mine for a run today. Everything purred and ran.

Maybe I’m on the backside of the 2 year repair cycle...

Now I need some wood to knock on.
 
I must be off schedule... just took mine for a run today. Everything purred and ran.

Maybe I’m on the backside of the 2 year repair cycle...

Now I need some wood to knock on.

Shhhhh........the boat Gods are listening!
 
My 2006 44 DB has been remarkably reliable and I keep wondering when the magic will end. In four years of ownership I have replaced one fresh water pump and the thruster battery charger (due to a shore power foul-up) and I replaced the salon AC unit when I bought her. I fully expect things to die as time goes on and when they do I'll just probably say to my self, what took so long?;). I probably just shot my self in the foot BTW!!!
Carpe Diem
 
Coming up on 2 years. Had to replace the fridge, and both slave solenoids. Everything else has just been standard maintenance or voluntary upgrades.
 
Heck my boat wasn't even in the water had been setting out in front of the house for the last 6 months or so and I started it up with a little dash of fuel in the carb and it purred like a kitten. Then I raised the outdrive and it wouldn't go down. So topped of the pump and it then blew the clear line and lubed the bilge. So fixed that and the outdrive switch wouldn't work up or down. Cleaned up some areas that got oil on it and still no result. Bled the outdrive so it would go down and called it a day. Next day came out and the down button would work but not the up and out button wouldn't work and that where it stands right now, still looking for answers. Oh also I think I found where my small leak is coming from as the steering pin is sloppy on that side, there is no end. Have hd the boat two years and it had been in the water three weeks and driven about two miles, got it cheap and been working on it since. b.o.a.t. LOL
 

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