I have a 58' Navigator Pilothouse. The old dinghy was a 8' Caribe with bad tubes and water sloshing in the fiberglass hull. It sat in a cradle...
Whatever boat you pick, the survey will give you a rough idea what you will have to do. Most insurance companies require that you take care all...
I was told by a prop guy to always ping the prop with a hammer.. Thunk if the prop is rotten and tone if ok
Normally I have 2 zincs on each of my two 2"x 10' shafts. One yard guy suggested that I put 3 zincs on each shaft, and another said that it would...
OK...It looks like the port shaft is bent along with the damaged output flange on the transmission. I'm going to turn it over to my insurance.
I'm having the shafts and props checked and trued along with new cutlass bearings and dripless seals installed. However, when the shaft was...
Wh00 Hoo! It works! I feel better knowing that I don't have to depend on a hose and cap to keep the oil where it needs to be. I think that I will...
I read the owners manual and it says to just remove the end cap on the hose or to put a pump on it. A twist valve does make sense though. Perhaps...
I recently purchased a 1996 Navigator 53 Pilothouse. During the process of doing the maintenance, it was time to change the oil and filter on the...
Maybe you have a leak higher up on the engine The oil might be tracking around the gap between the pan and the block then finding a sharp point,...
I looked at the props after they were shot peened and they were both just covered with pink pits and craters! I remembered what olderboater said...
When I purchased the boat, the props were down in the engine room. They were stood vertically, leaning against the hull on a piece of carpet. The...
Today I dropped of a couple of Michigan bronze 32X32 Props in to be checked. One of them had cracks on all four blades and he said that the other...
Ok! Found it! Smashed wire.. Good to go. Now, back to this boating thing Thanks everybody!
It doesn't have a smoke/ carbon monoxide detector.. The new one I bought is still in the box. On my list to install. Melodi swears that when she...
There are 2 piezo alarms on the helm. I was just warming the engines without any other device on. When I put my thumb over the port side alarm, it...
Sorry Pascal! You are right. I didn't give enough data. 1996 Navigator Pilothouse with a pair of Vovo TAMD63L. The alarm is intermittent and...
Our Navigator is a very recent purchase. Yesterday as I was warming the engines, the port alarm on the helm started intermittently. Coolant temps...
Great! I'll do it. Thanks for the info!
Hey guys! I just purchased my Navigator and I'm having an issue with the piano hinge on one of my hatches. All of the holes are stripped on the...
