We've had displacement boats with paravanes, and they worked well. We've also welded a flat plate to the bottom of a steel keel and had some...
On my Hatt with cat C15's the issue was fuel injectors. One or two weren't properly metering the fuel at idle. So after docking there was...
Good. Check the rudder posts, too, while you're at it. Well overlooked and neglected. Curious that your start up/idle temp was 180. Seems like...
You should also be checking the shaft rotation while on the hill. Cutlass bearings can swell and bind, causing you a few hundred RPM. Ive seen...
Well, to be fair he corrected that issue with some healthy snark.
Im not clear that you're digesting the issue I'm discussing, likely plaguing you some as well. Flushing doesn't remedy growth that commences...
Again, not a good idea in spite of the source of water to leave a pressurized water source connected to the boat from shore. Why do bromine...
I have an external scoop/strainer fabricated on the hull, but still use the internal strainer, too. Replaced my strainer with a nylon version...
What was the reason for no-bromine? Do you recall? Bromine tabs in a stationary HVAc turned up while away no bueno, but with the chiller the...
As far as a service, local boat yards will have the vendors you need.
No time like the present to add a fuel pump and racor to your manifold and polish your own...
Bromine tablets into your sea strainer basket....
That's crazy.
Barnacle Buster or an HVAC coil cleaner if available.
Shut down, lose steerage. Drop anchors also will likely divert the path more so than stop the movement.
While you may not have any blockage, you may have developed scale on the coil within the heat exchanger. Bucket, pump short hoses, barnacle...
Do you have a heat gun aboard? Compare the temps at the discharge points of each heat exchanger to see if they're getting equal flow. By...
The drain feeds from the heads to the ER run through PVC straight-pipes. They will gravity flow to the ER. Macerating the waste at the head is...
a-head sewage systems. All poly. Create a small lift station in the bilge at the location of the gravity drain feed, and lift it to a new...
New hot water...I had two 30 gallon HWH aboard, one that fed each side of the vessel as to provide hot water to different zones and have plenty of...
