Recent content by Jim Roe

I have my 43' 1979 DC listed on Yacht World and am getting ready to reduce the price to $125K. If you go to Yacht World and pull up the listing you will see the boat is very impressive with all the work that has been done on it. She is in beautiful condition and deserves someone who will take...

I have a 1979 43 DC for sale that has been restored and is beautiful. You can view all the details with pictures by going to Yacht World. The boat is located at my home in Punta Gorda, FL. The listing is new at $149K. I do not have an exclusive and as a result I can sell it myself...

I have a 79 43' DC with drains on each side deck just forward of the plexi doors. They drain out via thru hulls located just above the waterline. My problem is the extrusion on the scupper has totaly rotted away leaving an exterior deck ring with no connection to the drain hose. The end...

I am looking for a 52 MY 1993 through 1998. The boat must be stabilized and bow thruster.

I have a set of Detroit 671T's with 2800 hours and just had the injectors replaced with rebuilds. Probably made a mistake because now the engines are hard to start and I get excessive smoke at start up. Smoke does reduce dramatically after a couple of minutes. I had the mechanic do a...

I have a 1979 43 DC with 671T's. The injectors had never been touched until last week when a mechanic decided to do a valve adjustment. I was starting to get a little smoke and he thought that an adjustment would do the trick. He also did an acid flush of the sea water system because I was...

After running my Onan generator for several hours, it simply shut down. I pulled the sound shield cover and discovered that the air intake silencer was seriously damaged ( almost melted ). I checked the strainer, through hull, hose to pump, impeller and all seems to be OK. I left the cover...

Therapy a 1979 43' DC is currently sitting on the hard and I have been thinking of replacing all through hulls and seacocks. I do not have any leaks and the seacocks work, however they are very difficult to open and close. I am quite sure my insurance carrier is going to require a survey early...

I want to install fuel gauges at the helm. Currently, the gauges are only on the fuel tanks themselves. Has anyone done this and if so, could you please give me some feedback on a good product, ease of installation etc. Jim Roe

Therapy is a 1979, 43' DC with 671T's. I have owned her for 18 months. The previous owner used her much like a trawler and drove with one engine in nuetral idle speed and the other at 1500 RPM cruising at 8 knots. Many years ago he contacted a technician at Capital Gears and was told to run...

:) I have a 79, 43' DC with twin DD671T's. They have 2400 hours on them and the valve covers have never been off. The engines are finally at a point where they are somewhat hard to start and I get a lot of blue smoke that lasts for several minutes after starting. For the most part the smoke...

I have an update on the blower exhaust fans that need replacing on my 79, 43' MY. I found them at Sams. Part # 26044. They operate at 120V and they are very pricey at $130. Hope this helps if anyone else needs replacements. Jim Roe Therapy

My 43', 1979 Double Cabin has three exhaust fans and none of them work. The problem I am having is that I can not access any one of them. One is located on the port side servicing the forward head. One is on the starboard side servicing the galley and the last one is also on the starboard...

;) I have a 43', 1979 Double Cabin MY. I want to replace the stainless steel sinks in both heads as well as the galley sink. Does anyone know where I can secure replacement sinks that match what is on the boat today?

I just purchased a 1979 43' motor yacht with twin Detroit 371's. The exhaust noise is very loud at or above 1500 rpm's. The mufflers are original and the previous owner believes they have fiberglass insides. Does anyone have experience where they changed the muffler system and were successful...