The movers are here at the house, packing for three days and loading the van on Fri. After they leave we will drive to the marina on the Chesapeake and be on the boat this weekend for two days before heading back to Mexico. This will be a good "smell check." As some of you may recall, we...

OK, so before I go tearing things up to get to the air handler, I'm trying to test the fan speed switch to see if I have a power problem at the switch panel. It seems to be just a POT to me...which means I should be able to short the two leads and have full fan speed. Am I right, or about to...

I have a 2000 50 Convertable with 3412 cats. No flybridge or stern station. At the helm there is a transfer switch above the trolling valves.When the ignition is turned on there is a beeping that goes off when the transfer button is engaged 2 times. Sometimes the transfer lights blink, other times...

On my 1970 53MY all four A/C plants seem to run just fine from the engineroom perspective. Compressors are great, raw water flow is fine, etc. However, on the aft salon fan coil unit the squirrel cage fan usually needs a push (physically) to get it rolling. Then, it runs fine for 10-20 minutes...

I would like to know if anyone can advise me as to how to wire my 2000 watt Freedom inverter into the panel of my 1966 41c. The panel has what I would guess is the factory installed three position toggle switch Up being shore power, middle being off, and down being genny. I have 2 10/3 wires into...

On a '58 MY, anyone know the proper way to get to the pilot house air handler, preferably without a chainsaw? There is a panel under the sink in the galley, and a cabinet built around it in the pilot house. The cabinet would have to be removed it appears, though there is no obviouse way to do...

Does anyone know if Hatteras took any special precautions to minimize lightning strikes and damage? The reason for the question: We found a metal 'bar' that looked like a copper alloy sandwiched into the core of the hard top when the wet balsa was removed. It ran for and aft, but I have no idea...

Just finished painting my good old project boat, and I am very happy with the results: (it won't look like a project boat anymore) :D Bottom: Belt sand what I could with 50 then 80 grit, hand sand the rest. Used 2 gallons of fairing compound to fill gel coat chips and hairline cracks 6...

I’m coming to the conclusion that maintenance is a bad thing, and that it makes more sense to simply let stuff break and fix it when it happens. I decided to finally replace my canister filters with spin-ons on my Allisons. I drained the oil, removed the old filters, and installed the new...

I keep my PFD’s stored in these large Ziploc’s:http://www.ziploc.com/?p=b8 One bag can hold 3 Type I’s. They stay clean and I can grab a bunch at a time if I need to. Nothing is stored on top of them and they are accessible in an emergency. Are there any CG Reg’s against using these for...