Recent content by elpescador47

Hello, When I bought my 1989 45' Sportfisher about 10 years ago, the previous owner had installed PSS shaft seals. I completely replaced them about 6 years ago, and they've never been perfectly dry. At times they have unexpectedly sprayed significantly at speed, once toasting my inverter. At...

I had a similar leak a few months ago. The ATF was welling up around the connection between the elbow connecting the hydraulic line to the pipe nipple that goes through the hull. I initially replaced the elbow and cleaned up the threads on the brass nipple. That didn't fix the leak...

Updates and more questions: The shaft: Per the shaft shop, the starboard shaft is bent (at the engine end),but not cracked. The shop can straighten it. They also calculated my safety factor and found it to be 3.49, and if I had 2.25" shafts my safety factor would be a more acceptable 4.98...

Thank you for all of your responses. I went to the machine shop today. The crack is pretty impressive, especially with the magnaflux on it (I tried to attach a picture). The guys there think that is the key itself that is too short, not the keyway. They're going to make new keys (for both...

Hello, I have a 1989 45c that I purchased a few years ago. I have noticed some slight performance issues with the port engine over the past few years: slightly higher fuel consumption than the starboard engine, more black exhaust on port than starboard, and then most recently I started having...

I have a 1989 45C with 6V92s. When I bought the boat a few years ago, neither alternator would excite until the engines hit about 1300 rpm, at which point the tachometers would start working and voltage meters would show an increase in voltage. The previous owner had a mechanic look at them...

I purchased a 1989 45C in September 2014. A previous owner installed headhunter royal flush toilets, accumulator tank, and a Mach5 water pump. There is a 12V Flojet water pump for use when not on shore/generator power. The Flojet puts out about 40 psi while the Mach5 puts out closer to 60psi...

I bought a 1989 45C a few months ago and have been working on various projects non-stop since then. Tool storage location has been a struggle and is a work in progress. The engine room isn't huge, and tool boxes/chests take up a lot of usable space. I recently bought two Husky Bucket Jockey...