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  1. olderboater, Mar 19, 2014
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    Certainly looks peaceful. We use to enjoy getting out on the lake during the winter months when we had it pretty much to ourselves. Looks like you have the waterway to yourself.
  2. Bill106, Mar 19, 2014
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    Hmm, that's kind of odd. You spend the winter down here and we have the worst one in decades then as soon as you leave town the sun comes out? :rolleyes:

    Fair winds and following seas, Ed! Hope to see you you've gone full circle!
  3. Old Phart, Mar 20, 2014
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    Just curious, how many bags of marshmallows have been fed to the gators?
  4. NYCAP123, Mar 20, 2014
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    Mechanical question

    You know, in all these years and all these runs I have yet to see even a trace of an alligator anywhere near the Alligator River. In fact other than seeing a glimpse of what may have been one heading down to Charleston this time I haven't seen one north of Charleston. Maybe they're shy because of that TV show.:D

    Last night I ate a frozen Stouffer's on board. Yuck! So looking forward to a steak at Coinjock tonight.:D

    Mechanical question for anyone. We have Hydraulic gears on this boat. Does anybody know if it's all hydraulic or is it cable from the helm, then into hydraulic? Having problems with one side. Couldn't find neutral while docking last night. Felt like a cable going and didn't find any hydraulic leaks. Right now neutral is where forward used to be. Suspect I'll be docking on one engine tonight or tomorrow.
  5. Bill106, Mar 20, 2014
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    It's pretty easy to ID the Hynautic ones, anything else on her is likely cable. If they look like the ones in this pic they're Hynautic's and likely have an air problem. They use anti-freeze for fluid and are not that difficult to troubleshoot and/or bleed.

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  6. NYCAP123, Mar 20, 2014
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    Thanks cap I'll check when I get in tonight. Antifreeze really? Is the bleed & fill in the ER or at the control?
  7. Old Phart, Mar 20, 2014
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  8. Capt J, Mar 20, 2014
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    Yes, antifreeze. Also Hatteras likes to use 2 resevoirs, one in each Engine room usually mounted on the outbound wall, they look similar to a Hynautic steering resevoir but the hose going to the resevoir is much smaller 3/8" usually black hard plastic tubing. You should have about 2/3 antifreeze in them, and also they should have around 75 psi of air in them. If it's super low on air then that's your problem. If not, check the level (has a sight glass) then pump up to 75psi..... The one in the port engine room is obviously for the port gear/throttle, and the one in the stbd engine room is for stbd gear/throttle.

    Now to Bleed them, on the side of the actual Binnacle on each side there should be a Larger Allen head bolt, Open it and let some fluid out until you get solid antifreeze, may take about a cup, may only take bleeding a few ounces. Then work the shifter back and forth 10 more times and bleed a little more. Check Hynautic tank level and pressure again and you should be good. USUALLY, only the highest or Flybridge station in your case needs to be bled. Make sure you don't run low on fluid or air pressure when you bleed them......
  9. NYCAP123, Mar 20, 2014
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    Pressure & levels are good. Always maintained since the guy who did original refit tried moving boat last winter without checking.:eek: Fortunately he also had fiberglass guys. I saw 2 bleeders (pics attached). Matter which? Still surprised to hear antifreeze.
  10. Bill106, Mar 20, 2014
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    Capt J described the bleed procedure for the binnacles themselves but the slave cylinders (and the lines to them) also have a bleed sequence, that's the two bleed screws you show in the pics. It's a little more in depth but I have a PDF of the entire manual I just emailed you, it's 1.88mb so too big to upload here.

    If the fluid level and pressure was ok it may also be a manual linkage issue between the slaves and the engine bellcranks. I've also rebuilt several binnacles that had worn O-rings that can cause your symptoms.
  11. Capt J, Mar 20, 2014
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    I've found that bleeding the binnacles at the upper helm usually does the trick. Typically the air works it's way to the top. If the system hasn't been opened or depressurized......
  12. NYCAP123, Mar 20, 2014
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    Thanks a lot for the help guys, and especially the manual. Since I'm not sure if I have the right anti-freeze, no distilled water, no 2nd man, and the gear is still working (although forward of where it should be) I'm going to leave it to a mechanic up in Tidewater on Saturday. (Every man to his trade. I can run 'em and troubleshoot 'em, but I'm no more than a shade tree mechanic. Fortunately I'm a good enough captain that I can get her where she needs to be as long as I have at least one working motor.) But now I know how to do it, what I need and have the manual in case the mechanic turns out to be less than stellar. BIG HELP. Thanks again.

    P.S. I'm the only boat in Coinjock. Never saw that before. The steak was delicious as usual. :D This is the 2nd stop in a row where I had the marina to myself. Maybe I need to take a shower. :eek: Tomorrow night: Norfolk.
  13. Capt J, Mar 20, 2014
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    You're lucky the marina's are still open. LOL...... Hynautic makes their own fluid. But you can use green antifreeze.....about 25% antifreeze, 75% water. It's no big deal, just pour it in there......if you need it, pump it up to pressure and back off on the bleed screws till some fluid comes out up top on the FB and see if it fixes it...., it's easy peasy.....and takes about 15 mins or less to do all of them.
  14. NYCAP123, Mar 21, 2014
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    I've run the coast in mid-January and never had a problem finding dockage or fuel. Water is another story.

    As I came into the marina this afternoon I completely lost my starboard gear. Once on the dock I checked and the problem was the handle coming lose. Love simple fixes. :D So tomorrow we'll cruise a short day into Norfolk and lay her up as we await the end of winter weather.
  15. discokachina, Mar 22, 2014
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    How long do you think that might be?
  16. NYCAP123, Mar 22, 2014
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    We'll start moving again about the 3rd week of April.
  17. olderboater, Mar 22, 2014
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    Did you decide to stay in Coinjock for another day? Wanted more steak?
  18. NYCAP123, Mar 22, 2014
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    No. We moved up to Great Bridge for a Mr. Jim's sub.:D
    We were going to go to Norfolk, but by the time we were done with our business here the bridges would be locked down for rush hour. So we laid up here for the weekend, and maybe for the rest of our layup before heading up the Chesapeake in April.
  19. olderboater, Mar 22, 2014
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    Rush hour? It's Saturday. Boy you must have really wanted that sub. Probably wouldn't have been able to make it during daylight though.
  20. NYCAP123, Mar 22, 2014
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    Umm yesterday (when we came in) was Friday. And yes we'd have gotten there just after dark. Not worth the push for 12 miles.
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