I have been running into a dead short on my 50 amp 125/250 v shore power connection. It trips the breaker on the pedestal immediately. I am 99% certain the problem lies in one of the plugs involved. My setup is as follows: glendinning cable master 50 amp line which I only extend out about two feet....

Hi. I am having a heck of a time finding u-cup seals so I can rebuild my hydraulic steering ram. I've found places that sell them, but at $25 each or 2 for $26 (ie every place I've found them has a $25 minimum), I was wondering if anybody here knows where to buy individual hydraulic seals? ...

I recently had a block heater fail on my 41 Hatteras. It is behind the fuel pump and I understand the procedure for replacement but I am confused about which replacement I need. Hotstart and Kat's plus others have a number of choices depending on whether the engine has a compressor or not. I wanted...

Our NL 16kw genny quit at anchor a few nights ago. It slowed down to about 1/2 speed, ran at that speed for a bit and then quit. It would not restart. It's an obvious fuel issue - there was no fuel at the injectors after it quit. Flow through the primary filter is fine; I replaced the...

871 TI...I have a raw water leak from the hard pipe that goes from the fuel cooler to the air box (2 inch hard pipe) . Over time it has developed a hole at elbow from chaffing up against the turbo oil return line. We tried to braze it but it did not take. It appears to be bronze or similar type...

Wondering if anyone else experiences a squirrely helm in a beam sea. My boat is great in all but a beam sea. This has always been the case. Yesterday in 20 knots of wind, which she handles fine, and an incoming tide as I headed down the James the river the boat acted like it had a mind of its...

Good Morning All, There is a 41 TC on yacht world for sale in Annapolis named Miss Kathryn. Any one have any info on her? I have a friend who might be interested. PM if you wish. Thanks, Russ Appleton:cool:

When i turn off the ignition key on my lower or upper console only RPM amd VOLTAGE gauges go back to zero while coolant temperature, engine and transmission oil pressure gauges show readings so isomething must be wrong with these. Would anyone have an idea what and where may be wrong?

Has anyone taken the top layer of laminate off their formica in an attempt to tile or install another finish material? I have never attempted to remove a laminate, I usually just rip out everything out, but I don't think that I'm going to want to remove the original vanity. It doesn't seem worth...