Can anyone tell me if I have to have my boat hauled out to service / replace a leaking shaft seal? I have Cummins v-Drives and the starboard engine is dripping about a drop a second while stationary at the dock. Or can it be done while in the water?
Thanks!!
Does anyone know where you can get the lounge chairs I see some use on their foredecks that have the adjustable back support? Not having any luck in my internet searches.......thanks!
My 390 DA now has very low pressure when connected to dock water. When on on board system with pump pressure is good but pump won't shut off. Maybe two separate issues? So far I have:
Checked screen on water connection from dock. It was clean.
Checked end filter screen on pump inlet side. It...
I had a little red oil floating in the bilge water in the forward section of my engine room. Maybe a few ounces and looked and felt like automatic transmission fluid. Not leaks I could find and all gauges read normal. Definately not diesel fuel.
I know the trim tabs use auto trans fluid but...
Refinancing my boat loan is looking very attractive right now for me. Does anyone have any recommendations on the lending institutions out there? Currently with Bank of America and looking hard at BoatLoans.com (Intercoastal Finance) in case anyone has experience with them.
Thanks!
My Norcold refrigerator in my cockpit no longer cools (runs though) so before I start tearing it out does anyone have any first hand experience they'd like to share with that ordeal?
Also any recommendations on a new unit that fits the opening? My unit is a Norcold model DE 0051.
Thanks!
Here is my new cockpit sun screen......it seems like all of the slips we go to end up facing west making the cockpit unbearable in the summer.
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Can someone save me an extra 2 hr. trip to my boat and provide the part number for the correct Fleetgaurd oil filter for the Cummins QSB 380 engines?
Oil viscosity / type also? I do know from Cummin's web site that I'm looking at 16 qts.
Many thanks! :smt038
Sorry for the mis spell of...
Before I took a stab at doing my first oil change on my boat I thought I'd ask if anyone had any tips or things to look out for when operating the oil pump out system.....it looks too easy so I must be missing something.
Turn the valves hit the pump to pump into a container that holds 4+...
Does anyone have any comments on the quality and durability of Seahawk bottom paints? Especially interested to hear from Florida gulf coast boaters.
Thanks!
Having a bottom job done on the boat and wondering if it's a good practice to go ahead and have the cutlass bearings changed as a preventative measure or just inspect and leave alone. 500 hours on the boat......no issues with vibration or anything. How long do these things usually last if not...
Just starting a great 3 day trip in perfect weather and as soon as we throttle up.....pow and a loss of power and a lot of black smoke from the port engine. Well after some basic trouble-shooting turns out a hose blows off the port engine turbo unit.
Good news it's was an easy fix and the...
Trying to get the right adapter for the waste outlet from West Marine but apparently there are different thread pitches and diameter. Would anyone know what size is on my waste connection on my 390?
Thanks.....this site has been a great source of information over the years.
After a lot of searching here I have found a lot of good info on changing engine zincs but not specifically the info I need.
So can any one tell me how many zincs are on my engines and a bit of detail as to their location? I know of the two (one upper and one lower) on my heat exchangers...
Anyone with a recommendation for removing diesel soot from around the through hull exhaust? Assuming a good degreaser? Will Simple Green do it?......haven't had much luck with it for other applications.
Thanks!