Recent content by exsailor

For three seasons now I have fought with a forward holding tank that I could not pump or could barely get some out with miss use of the pumpout by building up pressure. I studied many threads and conversed with some of you separately for possible sources of the problem and thank you all. I put...

During storage we noticed my port aft V strut cutlass bearing had worn enough that you could move the shaft (have had no vib's). All others are still tight. To the best of my knowledge none of the bearings have been touched for at least 5 yrs. After removal, I noticed that even though there is...

Boating friend in Duncan Bay Michigan is seriously looking at buying a 1998 57 McKinna Motor Yacht located in Hilton Head Island, SC. (YW# 4584-1810515) I was on a McKinna once, but know nothing about them. Any comments? Two boats ago he had a Hatt .... so I wasted my sales pitch. She has 600HP...

Here I go again into that dark topic for me ... Electrical. 53 ED Pilot House port wall electrical plugs show they not grounded even after I replaced with new plugs. All other port plugs show grounded. Service 1electrical panel breaker for the upper level port switches and plugs appears to not...

On our 85 ED with 871's, just had new Rolls batteries installed with all things seeming normal with the charger on until leaving the dock. In general the Port set of (4) are for all house power, Thruster (24V) and the Port engine. The STB are for the Generator (24V) and STB engine. The pilot...

Anyone ever have water coming out at the base of the pilot house forward vertical door frame on a 53? My suspicion is it's coming from the lower door track into that wood frame somehow. All paint peeling and water seeping is below where the track comes into the vertical. Since she has been in...

I assume mine is original. Will not rotate but does tilt. Can it be fixed? I kind of like the looks of this one. Does Ray Line still exist? Any suggestions on replacement if necessary?

If I want to remove all of the dinghy stuff on the roof of my 53 ED, what can I expect to find for fasteners? I cannot see how they are through bolted, so would they just be big screws? ByronS

I cannot get confortable using the 600# Nautical Structures Hoist on the roof of my 53. The winch squawks alot and should be replaced, but instead I'm thinking of just removing it. Might do this as early as the last week of August. Unit is 110V and supported with a post down to the ED back deck...

As we continue North to home port we have a rest day in Cleveland and since I have a very long list of questions I thought I would ask the first two. Mike P and all .... this boat has oil Purifiners and I'm about to make the decision to have them removed. Do they work? What filter do I...

Well .... progress has been made. We gave up on crossing the state of Florida and went down to Marathon and on up the ICW after Hawks Channel. We did most of Georgia today with all it's problems (not bad if you play the tides) and are now in Savannah. Will be in SC tomorrow. The 53 Hatt has...

After six years of dreaming, looking, and trying to sell the old one, we signed on the dotted line yesterday for a very nice 1985 53 ED here in Florida. Her current name is LIVE SLOW and we will rename her SECOND PRINCESS. I first have to give credit to this forum and especially Sky for all the...

Does anyone know when the 8V71's went from dry turbo's to wet ones? exsailor

After reviewing several 53's, we looked at a 54 MY yesterday. I would appreciate any input/opinions on the 54 as to handling, 8V92 650hp performance, and anything else I may not be considering. Would I want it to be stabilized with the 17' 6" beam as much as I think that the 53 should be? Thanks...

Although my goal has been a late model 53ED, I have looked at some very nice 1510 58 MY's on Yachtworld. Since I know some of you have this model and participate on this Forum, a couple of questions. With the engines in the same locations as the 53, what about the props? If they too are the...