I always liked those lil Kubota engines. A bud gave me a 9kw OhNo with a dud electrical end. I Bolted on a Nex-Gen (Stamford) gen end on it,...
Weather?? My weak point. I'm hoping some of our area seasoned captains can chime here on that. If you remember the movie, I usually end up...
Are you familiar with this model or this boat. Knowledge and familiarity is important delivering any craft. How many mates? Engineer qualified?...
"Just one of the odd things is that the helm pump is new with no change after installing so odd if the old pump had a piston issue and the new one...
Hopefully only one engine has the power steering pump. A dead spot at the help pump helps me think an issue with one of its internal pistons. But...
Your crystal ball off line also??
Funny, nobody has mentioned the power of plain/cheap white vinegar. When the holding tank vent is fixed, stained black water hoses replaced,...
Perko makes a strainer mod that can take a garden hose at the strainer lid. At idle, you just could get enough water before sucking the hose flat....
It is still a 3196. Noah considered one for the arc but deemed it was to old,, then.. They are a brute of an engine but not a race horse. @ 12L,...
When you realize the engine room is vented to the max, You think you are just blowing cool air out a window, is that you are doing. Closing...
What do you mean by this? Cat does not use KY jelly and has never got it right... It will always be a poor gamble using an out of warranty Cat...
Shot that idea. We learned the remote filter oil hoses added a lil more oil than the fixed filter assemblies for many mfg's when dipping cold.
Would the stb engine have remote oil filters?
There are certain instructions for marking dips on Cats and Cummins engines per crank/block (for/aft) install angle. Never recall such...
"Below the upper notch..." What do you read in the morning cold without running them first? I'm sure consistency would be the best practice. But...
Yep
If I remember correctly, The sound shield is built around the gen-set tray on lil rail thingies. Removing 1 or 2 of these rails and sliding out...
You would be impressed with later mfgs with gas outboards and diesel gen-set. Worked on a later Contender last year set up this way.
Glad something works. I remember now applying a dab of tef-gel to the plug threads and fresh coppers. A smart tug and they would came out next...
I remembered wrong and typed incorrectly, 5W40 is correct and that's why we had to order and reserve it. Have not had Hands On for a few years now.
