I have been gradually chasing problems with an 8 kw MDKD that is new to me (1986 vintage). Last Fall, I fixed the cooling system by changing the RW impeller, a hose, acid cleaned the heat exchanger, and changed the thermostat. That appears to have fixed my cooling problem which was causing the high...

I am removing my Galley Maid windlass. Removed capstan and gear box , both are off without any problem, Rich from G/M helped . Now there is deck plate left alone, it is just glued , and hard, no other connection but the glue keeps the plate with the fiberglass . I do not see how to get it off, it...

Hi folks, I'm toying with the idea of converting a larger old Hatt into a displacement boat. Some are to be found with 6-V71Ns, others with 8-V71Ns, yet others with 8-V71TAs and yet a few with 12-V71Ns. Some have been converted to 6-V92TAs or Cummins 6CTAs each boasting better fuel economy...

I am looking to find the best fuel burn that I can in a 46C Sportfish that will be run as a charter fishing vessel. Any and all comments appreciated. Also how does the Volvo compare to the DD, in fuel burned, cost of parts, how many hours before either vessel would need to have a top end rebuild,...

Just curious what folks are doing when it comes to drinking water. I've shocked my fresh water tank at the beginning of the year with chlorine and rinsed with white vinegar for past couple of years. There is a 3M Aquapure filter on the cold side of the galley faucet. Whenever I fill tank I use an...

Ok, Im finally going to tackle this project. It's the same as every one else; windlass bolts let water into the balsa coring right at the bow. This area, sounded out, is about 1' forward of the main hatch and more or less all the way side to side. The vessel is a series 1 45' conv. I am going...

Hello All We spent some of the weekend at a marina with our 61'MY. I pluged into 2 50Amp recepticles they were marked 208V that's pretty common around here since alot of the marinas are wired to 3 phase 208V. So you get 2 legs of the three phase and between those legs you get a nominal 208V and...

Since we are in the stage of tear down on our engines to rebuild, I have been looking at rebuild kits. But while I was doing that, I asked the parts counter to look up what was the origional injectors in our boat. When I replaced an injector that was bad previously, I found that it was not the...