I have a quick question. I'm changing the oil in the genny for the first time. It's a Westerbeke with 286 hours. It was a snap getting the warm oil out with the oil pump. I was able to get the old filter out without a wrench. I put the new one on and gave it a good turn/tightening using only...

Today I rec'd an email from CY Manley. He's working with FEMA in New Orleans with very little time off. Sadly he hasn't used his boat since Katrina. He had just purchased a 41' Hatt Convertible and brought it down from Canada when Katrina struck us. I told him you some of you guys were...

Can anyone help me and tell me where I could get Calgon in the powder form. Been to WalMart, Kroger, Harveys, CVS, Ace Hardware. Guess I will look in Florida this weekend. Need this to flush the oil out of the fresh water side. Thanks, captbuddy

Yes that time is upon us again up here in Michigan. Since this is my first year with the 53c I have a quick question about storage. I am going inside, heated and I would like to know if there is anything I need to do with the mains (8-92TA) other than changing the oil. Going to do a couple of...

This thread has a few parts to it. Yesterday the admiral called and let me know that we lost shore power on the boat. The volt meter on the panel still showed 240VAC inbound. I verified the fuses at the shower power connector panels on either side of the pilot house. All were fine. I was...

Quick question for someone here. I have a 240VAC pump that is just forward of my 32VDC pump in my port engine room. I use that when on shore power as it is cheaper to expend the service life on a Craftsman shallow well pump than a GM pump. On my 240VAC I had a fitting that was dripping a bit...

I have my computer set up to "remind" me when it's time to do inspections on all my equipment. Some are weekly, some bi-weekly or monthly and so on. On the 20th of each month I get a "Pop up" to check my bilge pumps, run my windlass and check running and anchor lights. I was off yesterday and...

Nice to see that some entrepreneurs are still investing in the boating community down here; the county is still supporting those efforts, too. This is the kind of news we can use. ............................................... Rejecting manatee advocates, Broward OKs nearly 7,000 spaces...

i feel a little better about my smoky starboard engine this morning... once again i saw mechanics working on the neighbors boat , they were smoking pretty bad and it was definitely blueish... that boat, a 2 or 3 year old 46 SR with cummins, doesn't see a lot of of use, although more than the...

Previous owner on our 45C converted the holding tank to an aux. fuel tank. We don't need the aux. fuel (although it's nice to have), but since we may start cruising, we need a holding tank. What do you think would be easier...add a small holding tank and a pump-out thru hull, or re-convert the...