Recent content by Hat52MY

Captain Ralph and CWW thank you for the POC's and background context...truly appreciated!!! We are in a private marina w/floating concrete docks and good power @ 240V. Any thoughts on boat washers / detailers in the area? I had been using a company called NorthStar, but as my wife likes to...

Getting settled in Jacksonville, Florida and need to get established with a new set of vendors. I would appreciate any recommendations on Detroit Diesel Mechanic (preferably w/DDEC experience), Electrician, HVAC, Diver, Wash/Detailers, etc, etc.. in the area. And maybe more importantly, the...

Attached is the digram I mentioned above....

It appears I many need to replace my water tank sending units. Does anyone have a better diagram or instructions on how to most effective replace the water tank sending unit on a mid 90's Hatt. Looking through my Hatteras engineering drawings, this is the only digram I have. I'm hoping I can...

Replaced the 20KW Onan with a new Northern Lights 20KW (outstanding upgrade for the Bahamas on the hook!). Was getting ready to do some routine maintenance and can't find any zinc/anodes on the unit. I went through the Owners Manual, Maintenance Manual, Spare Parts Manual and could not find...

Hearts and prayers go out to the folks in Ft. Myers area. I have been through 40+ years of Hurricanes in Florida and this was in the top 5. Thankfully, we are good in Daytona…. Vast amounts of rain, causing significant flooding and strong winds on the backside of Ian. Marina has no power...

After 28 years of good service the water heater tank has cracked and is starting to drip and needs to be replaced. It is a AO Smith glass lined 19 gallon, 2500watt, 220volt unit. Looking for options, replace with same or is there a better option?

A nice stop over in Biscayne Bay on the way to Exuma’s and/or Tortuga’s….

For the past 12 years we have relied on the Galley Maid MR24-10 pump (24v, 10GPM) to supply the boat with fresh water. For the most part, it has been one of the most reliable pieces of equipment onboard. This past May we arrived at the Highbourne Cay, Exumas anchorage, watched an unbelievable...

This is a snap shot from my old Onan MDL4 20KW GenSet maintenance manual. I'm sure it is similar to the Onan 13.5KW. It was a good and dependable unit, but parts kept getting harder to source. We wound up replacing with a new Northern Lights that is very similar in maintenance schedule.

On this last trip we had a 24K BTU scroll compressor give up its life in the engine room. This is a Split System. It has been suggested, I have 3 options at this time given the existing system utilizes R22 Blend refrigerant. 1) Replace with a NEW MarineAire/Dometic 24K BTU system, that...

Is there a better Perko 493 series strainer basket replacement (Perko # 049300899D)? I'm tired of replacing the SS baskets every couple of years. It appears only to be an issue with the AC strainers due to volume of water flow. Being in FL, AC's run a lot! The baskets are cheaply made, bad...

Thanks Ralph. This is a relay on the Wesmar Bow Thruster. What has me so curious, based on the wiring diagram, the relay appears to be a grounding relay that enable the solenoids. So, if the relay is activated via Thermo Switch, it would open (NO) the ground on the circuit and disable the...

I have an old Potter & Brumfield (P&B) relay that is no longer in production. I would like to replace with more readily available 5 pin Bosch relay. I'm not really familiar with the P&B relays, other than they where high quality. What would be the proper pin conversion from the P&B to Bosch...

Does anyone have a PDF of the install instructions for Marquipt Step Plates. We have a set installed. We are attempting to remove but there appears to be something preventing removal other than the 6 visible screws. We want to ensure we are not missing any hidden screws or if someone possibly...