I didn’t inspect every tooth on the drive gear, but the ones that I could see looked fine. Maybe a slight bit of a wear pattern but nothing like...
[ATTACH] The water pump plot thickens…A gear tooth was chipped and there is at least some damage to every other gear tooth, all in the same spot,...
Yup I got that one taken care of, but definitely in need of le ole phart attention soon… Cpt Ralph do you have a preferred brand of heat shrink...
After suffering numerous random electrical issues since I bought the post a year and a half ago, I’ve been slowly working my way through every...
I asked about liability only and was told no difference - I guess they figure if you are a risk to your boat you are a risk to others as well....
The cable that failed was SS. 3/16" I've got the 3/16" Dyneema on it now and will keep an eye on the sheave. I love how it has no memory and much...
I agree with this. I had vacuflush on my two previous boats. I thought they were supposed to be the best. But every one of them was a headache at...
Pascal raises a good point about insurance. I went up more than 10' ~5 years ago and there was only 1 insurance company after an exhaustive search...
With a twin engine yacht in that size range a bow thruster is completely unnecessary. It is helpful if you lose an engine and have to dock with...
I looked up what I could find in terms of pulley/sheave specs for dyneema and I’m well beyond the 8:1 D to d ratio recommended. The only other...
Back to the water pump - it’s leaking now so I’m going to pull it and tear it down. It got me home though!
I would personally choose cat c18’s at least for the bottom half of that range, c32 for the top half. Or 3406 for an older boat that doesn’t...
Is the concern the dynema will slip over the rim of the pulley and bind up?
I always remind myself a boating vacation is just an opportunity to work on the boat somewhere else.
Wanted to share a cautionary tale about a series of events that ultimately led to our davit cable failing while under load while lowering the...
Ok I’ll start a new thread. I saved the cable. Gonna research synthetic options would be nice to not have to worry about corrosion and cutting a...
Wire. I just replaced the winch less than a year ago so it was new cable. I could tell by looking at it though it got pinched and compromised. I’m...
Unfortunately I already cleaned it all up so not much to test with a magnet but I will if I see any more of it. I fished for 4 hours yesterday...
It definitely came out of that little window. It was very gritty, almost like it had sand or salt in it. Otherwise it was black and oily but...
I found this little pile of gritty black grease underneath the shaft of my raw water pump. There’s a little “window” in the shaft housing and it...
