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  1. GnrlPatton

    My view right now

    I'm on day 6 of my 19 day trip to the San Juan Islands, thought I would check in on CSR since we have great signal here. This is on the end of the NPS dock at Jones Island. It was perfect until the sailboat decided to drop the hook 30 yards off my stern, oh well. I think we're going for a hike...
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    Fire at my marina last night

    I have a camera on the boat for security, and it notifies me whenever it detects motion. Around 9:45pm, I got a notification, and looked at the live feed. I saw a bunch of flickering lights, really bright. I swung the camera around to face forward, and was horrified to see a massive fire going...
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    Sheen/Sooting from my 7.6BTD - troubleshooting advice?

    First off, I will say that I'm not sure it's even a problem - let me explain. I was in a popular bay last weekend along with dozens (hundreds?) of boats, and my yacht club was doing it's annual raft up so we had 2 strings of 15 boats stern to stern. It was a hot weekend, and my wife wasn't...
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    Westerbeke 7.6BTD help identifying a switch

    While working on getting my new rails installed, I must have hit the end of one of the switches for the oil pressure system, but I'm having trouble identifying exactly which one it is so I can order a replacement. It is attached to the oil pressure sender, so I would assume it is the oil...
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    Why this ad though?

    LOL, I know ads are sometimes based on your browsing history, but I hope that's not the case with this one. Yikes!
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    Can't renew my membership

    I noticed last week that my sponsorship expired, so I've been trying to renew using the "Support CSR - Donate Now" tab at the top of the page. When I click on the Purchase button for any of the levels (I'm trying to renew for Platinum), I get a page saying that the PayPal link isn't working...
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    Replacing shifter and cables - advice?

    I posted last year about a broken shifter (here), and am now looking to replace it, along with the shifter cables. I definitely need to replace the shifter since it's gotten pretty sloppy in it's detents, and I thought that I would also replace the cables after trying out a friend's boat where...
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    Oh S#17 moment! Broken shifter

    Was heading out for my annual trip to the San Juans. I just finished topping off the fuel tanks and was waiting my turn at the Ballard Locks. I noticed that my port shifter felt odd, it was really difficult to shift in/out of gear, like something was binding up. This happened 2-3 times while I...
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    Charging taking too long on generator

    Have been noticing lately that when I run my generator to charge up the batteries, it's taking forever and not really getting topped up. I have what I assume is the original charger - Pro Mar 40 - which is a 40 amp 3 bank charger. I've got 2 24v banks, one for each engine, and then a house bank...
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    Ideas on beefing up my swim platform?

    I've always thought my platform was kind of spongy, especially when I put the added weight of a dinghy on it. I'm now looking at putting a more substantial davit system on it, and am considering adding some additional bracing to help support the weight better. Boogaboo on YouTube recently...
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    Diagnosing squealing sound - Cutless bearings?

    Took my boat out for the first time since a short run back in January. I had just gotten out of the marina, just above idle speed to let the engines warm up, when I heard this squealing sound like something rotating did not want to be. I took her out of gear and then put each one back in gear...
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    Email notifications changed recently?

    Up until a couple days ago, I would get an email notification whenever a watched thread got a reply. That email would show what the latest comment was, so I could read it without going to the forum right away. That stopped a couple days ago - I still get an email but it doesn't contain the...
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    Cat 3116 "hunting" after injector change

    Had a mechanic out in March to replace my injectors on both engines. Starboard side went fine, port side had a bad injector from Cat, and was replaced on warranty. During the sea trial after all the work was done, I noticed that the port motor was hunting while at idle after being fully warmed...
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    Engine sync lagging

    I'm trying to figure out why my port engine lags when throttling up. I have my engine synchronizer on, and as I slowly advance the throttle, my starboard engine spools right up, but port side always lags. It takes a few seconds and then eventually catches up. Here's a video of it: The...
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    CAT 3116 Seattle area mechanic recommendations?

    Looking for a mechanic that can remove, clean and then reinstall and adjust my injectors. Been getting a lot of sooting lately, and the previous work I've done hasn't helped. I don't think it needs to be a marine-specific mechanic, so my next step was going to call NC Machine (our local CAT...
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    Another CAT 3116 sooting thread

    Thought I would start my own since this has gotten worse. I just wrapped up a ~460nm trip from Seattle to Canada and back. I've had a soot issue since I got the boat, but after my return trip yesterday, about 80 miles, the port motor has gotten considerably worse. Attached are 2 pics from...
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    Pulling new cable to the helm

    I'm starting a project to redo my stereo - out with the old Clarion M5170 and M635 CD Changer, and in with a new Clarion M608. I want Bluetooth and USB/iPod connectivity. I also am looking to replace the old remote helm control with the new MW1. Given that the cables aren't compatible between...
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    Aftercooler cleaning (Cat 3116)

    Just reached out to a radiator shop that works on diesels to get a quote for taking my aftercoolers in and getting them cleaned and tested. This is what I got back, just checking to see if it sounds reasonable, especially the part about cutting them open. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We do Cat...
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    3116 - Impeller key missing

    Well, not exactly missing, I know where it's at. As I was changing out my impellers for the first time (for me anyway), I was trying to squeeze the new impeller into the housing and the key came out of the slot in the impeller. No big deal I thought, I'll just pull the impeller back out and...
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    Dinghy rehab project

    I bought a (very well) used Dinghy about a month ago, I already had an 8'6" Aquapro but was looking for something a bit bigger. I settled on a 1996 Caribe 11'+ dinghy. I had seen a thread here about someone that had done rehab work on their dinghy, so I wasn't too concerned about quality of...
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