this is still at the brainstorming stage... but i'm considering... as previously mentioned, I'm going to add a additional 30amp shore service to recharge the inverter bank (currently the two 50amps legs are at capacity with the air con, etc... and i can't recharge the inverter bank while running...

I am wondering if I am capable of learning all there is to know about handling and maintaining a 38'+ motor yacht without going bankrupt since I know next to nothing about them. From this forum it appears as if everyone is either knowledgeable, monied or both. I am neither. Any comments or...

We have found a lot of bad wood in the deck of the Generator Room and have removed the 1992 Kohler 15 kW genset in order to replace it. We are considering relocating the generator from the center of the generator room aligned fore and aft to the after section of the generator room aligned...

I have been commissioned to convert a 53 MY from 32 VDC with five (that's right 5 :eek: ) DC/DC converters scattered throughout the vessel to a much saner 24 VDC system. I will generate the 12 VDC required for the VHF and the TNT dinghy lift with a battery equalizer in each bank. Has anybody...

I recently noticed some water in my starboard engine room bildge on my 1973 53MY. I am not an engine expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I found that the water was a fairly steady drip coming from the shaft just in front of where the shaft goes out through the aft section of the starboard...

I like to listen to radio chatter, so about an hour before a head-pump/day cruise I tune in to several channels. I keep hearing how rough it is and "we are slowing down, so we can use the head...you know how rough it is". So we go out, pump heads, and stick out nose out into Lk Huron. About...

We have a 1969 50MY. The engines use 32v. I am thinking of adding a 12v alt to one eng. This would keep up the 12v battery I use for electronics. My gen is 12v but I would like to charge of the DD. Has anyone done this? What type alt? Diamond Sun Ft Myers

anybody have an insurance company that insures older hatteras boats at a reasonable rate? i just got my new policy, WOW, its time to start comparing prices. thanks for your help bigbill

I have a 1970 45 with 8V71TI, been restoring for 2 years, finally got my tachs going, and can only get 2100 RPM WOT. The props are 4 bladed 28x30. Any ideas on re-working or replacing my props? I would like to also find a better used set as these are old.

I did something really studpid this weekend, I let my 7.5 Onan MDJE run the forward fuel tank dry. ( 1979 43 DCMY ) The genset is now totally dead, no response at all to the start switch, which I'm assuming is the result of a safety shut down at the control panel. Two questions: First, does...