I need to replace the oem 20 gal water heater anyone know offhand what model will go through the eng room door and mount on the oem bracket. The oem is an economaster M20 but I can't find a listing for it anywhere. The element has burnt out because some idiot forgot that when he winterized,...

The boat's in the barn so I got a long wire and toned out all of the metal parts that are underwater compared to the bonding straps inside the boat. I got a beep on every piece of metal except the bronze engine raw water intake clamshell scoops. The bronze intake pipe, just inside the scoop did...

Ooops! Coming back from a beautiful weekend Sunday afternoon. Going thru a channel that I had used probably 20 times before. THUMP, THUMP, THUMP. Power to idle and trans to neutral, stirred up mud/coral in the wake. We checked for water coming in, there wasn't any, but a terrible vibration on...

I wanted to change raw water impellers today and ran into a snag. I bought the boat 2 years ago with newly installed impellers plus spare Jabsco impellers in the "bilge box". The new Jabsco impeller looked different than what was on the engine. Same diameter and width, but fewer and thicker...

I have become interested in a 48 Cockpit MY - the later 90's vintage. Was wondering if anyone on the Forum could give me some opinions, comments or prevailing problems with that model. The negatives I have noticed thus far are very deep (5'+draft) for a 48' boat and It's a bit tall and boxy in...

I had one of my trannys rebuilt at the end of last year. On my Spring shakedown all worked fine but I found a fairly large clump of what appeared to be a reddish grease beneath the hole in my coupling (the hole used to get the cotter pin out). It is clearly grease and not oil from the tranny. This...

Although I own a 1963 aluminum Roamer # 6 I felt the need to go BIGGER. I just bought a 1974 58ft. cpyf (?) with a 10 foot cockpit extension. Can anyone direct me to resources for tracking down a history on this boat ?? Any help would surely be appreciated. THANKS !! Bill yachtsman36@comcast.net...

During commissioning the fresh water system on our newly purchased 48' 1983 Motoryacht it appears that there is a leak in the supply line between the fresh water tank (located under the aft cabin berth) and the fresh water pump in the engine room. Access and visibility to the incoming line from the...

Our 37C has 1.75" shafts and takes 3/8"square flax. How much (length) do I need? The blueprint shows three rings per shaft. I ask because GFO sells the fiber packing in 24" lengths. Thanks Hal

I am in the process of purchasing a 36 c. I have had the oil anaylsis returned and the starboard engine showed an elevated lead level of 17 ppm. The port engine was 6 ppm. The engines are cat 3208n. The lab wants to resample by 125 hrs. I am a bit concerned, should I be?