OK gentlemen, I'd like your thoughts on this. I had a good mechanic go over the 6V92TA (425 HP) engines on the 48 MY we are looking at in Baltimore. The cold start was done this morning about 0845. The engines had not been started for several days. Air temperature was 64F, various points on the...

I am replacing the OEM salon lights (110v and 12v combo) with a stand-alone 12v light and 110v track-lighting. Question is: Does anyone know of a good source for a 110v small profile toggle switch made for the marine environment? I have sourced a toggle switch from Lowes but is has open...

Has anyone had an oil cooler fail on 8-92's?. Running at full cruise, start to lose oil presure, shut down engine, check oil and little or no oil in engine. Never heated up and shut down while still holding oil pressure but very low. Checked around engine & no oil anywhere. Oil was coming out...

Am considering purchase of Hatt 58 LRC. Are there any current or past owners out there? Interested in how these vessels perform at sea, in weather, etc. Are there any specific problem areas I should be concerned about such as hull blisters, balsa core problems in the house, window frames? Any...

Considering that the past week was the final stretch of a long 1,190 mile maiden voyage (Tampa--NC)...I am pleased to report that the 38c performed nearly flawlessly. The success was due in part to good weather conditions, a knowledgeable crew and the advice provided here. For those that...

The last time I went to the Bahamas was two years ago, when I returned with my boat, the cerw and I were required to go to Port Everglades to physically check-in at the Customs Office. Is this still required? There was rumor afoot that they were going to ease the requirements for U.S. citizen...

My boss just bought this polishing system last week and we polished his fuel on Thursday and Friday of last week. Come to find out the big problem on his 30' Osprey, twin volvo's was the pickup tubes in the fuel tanks. The boat is only a 2002 year model. When using the system to polish I had a...

Hello board, I need to take a 53 Hatteras Motor Yacht from Corpus Christi, TX to Rochester, NY. I've heard that the lower Mississppi is difficult and dangerous to navigate and best replaced with a canal system. Google gives me lots of hits on cruising guides, but I was wondering if anyone on...

Last night one of my units quit. When I checked, I noticed it had tripped the breaker for that unit. I turned it back on an fire flew out of the control box. I opened the box and found that the printed circuit terminal board was burnt. It's the one that the trigger board it wired to. It sits...

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