Oil is on the bottom of the list of things causing warmer operation. External pick-up/strainer, internal strainer, rubber raw water pump impeller,...
In warm climates, 40w, CF2 oil. Napa fleet, Shell T1. Delo 100. Must have that API CF2 Rating. Do not let 5psi oil pressure upset you at idle...
Viking sport yacht or an imported Princess with the Viking label?
Err, Ahh, Ohh, Umm,, This is not a race boat. Fast cruiser yes but not a race boat. When I was young and st***d (not so old or smart), I did push...
Mopar (Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth) many (many) years ago had left thread nuts on the right side of their cars. They finally gave up and...
I don't see lock or star washers, in the pictures of post #6. Nobody has mentioned lock washer. Is there an issue here?
Burns rite out with a torch. I have witnessed epoxy used on the shaft nuts before. Removed with a torch here also.
My last gas fiasco was on a set of Mercruisers with raw water cooled fuel pumps. Alloy case was ate thru and water all in the fuel system. I got...
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Guys, I was there when IBM and the company I worked for (DEC) finally recognized an intelligent work station was the future to unload main-frams...
Has a tech plugged in yet?
Good picture in this thread; https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/shaft-seals-and-cutlass-bearing-life-expectancy.31248/ Post #10 from CSkipR. It...
So, My gripe you may ask; With the many transfers and storage of oil and fuels around the many islands, where is ANY containment, recovery or...
This is a regular occurrence when fuel is pumped on shore. The luck ran out today. No Boom. No recovery methods anywhere close. Oh well, Ship...
Ship Spills 30,000 Gallons of Fuel in The Bahamas Mike Schuler July 20, 2022 Some 30,000 gallons of fuel has spilled from a vessel in The...
I have learned more about these Blue Water seals. Seems you can not place a spare seal on the shaft. I fear, once an issue, the shaft has to be...
How does Del Toro still have a job after all of his lies to congress about this event? U.S. Navy Hands Down Punishments Over Bonhomme Richard...
Fiction. I would call that story, Bull Fiction.
Probably from a factory data sheet. But from life experience, It will out live us. Usually, the material it is bonded to will long be gone before...
Hate it when that happens.. :eek::eek:
