As some of you know we are 157 miles from the boat and get to go up on weekends.Bren and I both have had an intestinal flu and we did not make it this weekend .With 4 8ds and 2 4ds should we turn the charger off when we leave the boat?

I have an oil leak on one of my J&T 6-71N's, which I noticed in the Spring of 2012 . Over an 8 hour run, I went through about 5, maybe 6 qts. I did notice interestingly, that when the oil got down about 2-3 qts, that the engine starting running a tad warm. Once topped up, they cooled back down....

I was at my boat over the weekend, and I noticed that the cutlass bearing was working itself out of the aft starboard strut. It looks like I have to replace it in the spring. Can anyone tell me if this is a do-it-yourself proposition? What would be the procedure if it is, or should I arrange a...

I stared my engines yesterday for the 1st time in a couple of weeks. The engine room temp was high 30's. Both started after about 20 seconds of cranking. Is that a normal cold weather start. In warm weather, they start close to the first rotation.

Looks like I've got a bad element on one of my engines (getting power but does not heat up). Was there a standard unit back in the day? Engines are 8v71TIs. I have the block heaters that heat the coolant and the element is at the front of the engine. Thoughts on sources for the part?

In 2005 I overheated the port engine--450 hp 6v92--shutting down immediately upon hearing the alarm. No issues since cleaning the exchanger. About 500 hours later, I discover water in the oil. The mech tore down the engine and found both o-rings on the #2 cylinder had failed both in the same...

Last night i saw a water mark running down the port side of the V berth. I investigated and found the whole anchor locker soaking wet. Condensation was dripping off the ceiling of the locker. Also, the Fwd hatch has lots of condensation as well. My wife and I have been using the FWD shower...

Preparing to install new washer/dryer. I replaced 2 blowers, one of them a 32vdc generator exhaust blower. It worked fine, but later started tripping the breaker immediately on start up. I traced the problem to a "hot" motor case. If I take the grounding strap off, the blower works fine. Touch the...

Hello: My first post and thanks for any feedback I get. I am seriously considering purchasing a 1968 45' Convertible. I will be purchasing it as a 'project' boat ( although my wife is not too happy about this its the only way I will ever be able to afford a boat like this. ie do the work...