Recent content by ron6785

Having developed a soft spot on the port side deck which I will repair. The culprit appears to be the base of the rail stanchion. In what has to be one of the worst designs these fittings are made to leak. They appear to be attached by bolt thru a threaded backer plate?? Is that the case ...

Question , when in port do you guys lock your stabalizers in place or just turn them off. The orings on the stabilizers are leaking again. I changed the entire feedback assembely on the Starboard side two years ago and it's beginning to leak and the port side is leaking. Wonder if when the...

Still in Puerto Rico having spent the last month touring the Island looking at Marinas. What a incredibly diverse island Tropical Rain Forrests, Mountains, Ranches, beautiful beaches and Marinas. There are world class marinas and great anchorages and everything in between so it looks like...

Talked with a guy next to me today who has a 58MY and said only problem is the 92's are not sleeved. I said , who told you that?? He said a Detroit Deisel Mechanic. News to me. I'm sure all detroit two strokes are sleeved am I wrong???

Ok, whiled stripping the Varnish on my railings I hit the chrome plated brass/bronze fittings with the sander and said "That Looks Good". Since the fitting on my 73/53MY are Chrome plated brass and are in deplorable condition I decided to work on two fittings on one stancion and see how it...

Will be splashing "Bout Time" and heading south for the winter after having spent all summer on the Hard. Do I have my seasons screwed up??? Anyone around the Hampstead NC area moving south ?? I should be underway by noon on 10-24 assuming the Deisel God gives the "start blessing" to these old...

Charm and I are heading for the Chesapeake tomorrow to spend the next two to three weeks. Will anyone be around over Labor Day Weekend???? Hustled back from Canada to check on "Bout Time" in Hampstead NC., just north of Wilmington. She survived Irene just fine and after contracting to have a...

We're still traveling around Canadian Maritimes in our RV but hope weather cools so we can take Bout Time to Florida in Late October. Thinking about Puerto Rico as a new base of operations. We will fly down sometime in January and if we like it will likely move the boat in spring. Anyone have...

Ok I'm "Brain Dead". Not on the boat and my starboard raw water pump is leaking at the shaft so I need a shaft seal and there is a seal on the flange cover on the top of the pump. Is there another seal?? Has anyone changed one, Hard?????????????????/ Thanks, Runaground Ron

We're back after spending 4 + months in the Bahamas. We are working our way up the east coast and will probably put the boat on the hard for July and August while we take the truck/camper to Newfoundland. Want to increase pitch in props and some other small stuff. Any recommendations for a...

Well we called on Spanish Wells and decided to stay in the Yacht Haven Marina our first time in a marina in over 90 days. Those of you who have been here know it is a special place for the Bahamas partly because the population is almost entirely white, decendants of Royalist who unlike others...

On my 53MY with 8/71 naturals when I lock down one engine and run at 7-8knots my rudder indicates 15-20 degrees, which of course means I'm crawfishing and I exp.ect any fuel saving under this situation would be minimal. Since this old gal is never going to plane again, I'm wondering if larger...

We left Georgetown, Great Exuma about 18 days ago and made calls on Long Island, where we stayed about 6 days visiting the many settlements on the 80 mile long island and got to see the Royal Bahamian Police Maching and Pops Band. There are several of the many churches that the Building Priest...

Anyone know why when I check the oil on the dipstick on my 8/71 naturals after the engine has been sitting for days, on the first pull the level is always higher than the second check??

We've been here for three weeks and weather and water are wonderful. For those of you who have been here it's sort of like Adult Day Care. There are about 270 boats in the harbor and the number will build to about 400 by the time "The Cruisers Regatta " begins in two weeks. We're the only...