Recent content by Scarlett

For those who are questioning how much weight these windlasses can lift, see attached photo. It was working pretty hard but it did it. Now I have to figure out how to get it off.

While anchoring yesterday my stbd. Engine locked in gear in reverse. Had to shut down the engine. I found a loose fitting on the hydraulic pump and tightened it. It felt like there was not enough resistance on the shifting lever. Unfortunately I did not think to check the tranny pressure gauge...

I had been putting off installing a good solar system because I needed it to be a 32v system and could not find a good 32v controller. The tech guys at Victron said theirs could not be set up for 32 v charging parameters but the Outback Flex Max controllers can. So I put in 3 400 Watt panels...

My exhaust temp right after the water injection was slowly getting hotter and hotter. I had already done a complete heat exchanger cleaning( removed and boiled out at a radiator shop) so I sent the intercoolers out to be cleaned, no change in temp. So a mechanic friend told me to remove the...

Anchored off the Rady Shell concert venue in down town San Diego listening to a great Fleetwood Mac cover band. Life was s good. We have 10 people on our boat and there are at least 30 boats here at anchor.

Do you guys with either 53 , 56 or 58 Motor Yachts that have framed aft deck side windows have glass or plexiglass in them? If you have glass is it 1/4 inch laminated or something else. I now have plexiglass but would rather have real glass if it would work, but not sure if those panels are to...

Gus’s latest adventure Don’t miss the current episode of In To Deep on You tube . Gus is truly crazy

Finally decided to change out my batteries after 9 years. They have been in our mild So Cal climate being charged by an Outback inverter charger. I made the mistake of checking the voltage after they sat on the dock for 2 days and all were still at 8.38 volts. Oh well 9 years is enough anyway.

On the YouTube site No Regrets Lifestyle he is starting a delivery from New York to Fl. On a nice 58 LRC. He just posted the first video. For anyone interested.

Sams has the original seacocks that we’re installed when the boats were new. I bought 2 - 2 1/2” valves and thru hulls. According to the guys at Sams these are better quality than the Groco valves for about the same price. The seacock was about $800.00. Not sure why I need this quality...

Got started on replacing my overhead in the main saloon. Thanks Sky for encouraging me to do it. Interesting where the light fixture was they just cut out the inner layer of glass and removed the coring.

Does anyone know the thru hull size on a 53 MY with 8-71TI’s. Thanks in advance

I admit that I like to watch the boat fail videos on you tube. Seems like every time there is a boat on fire it is a fairly new boat, almost never an older boat. Any ideas why, maybe lithium batteries? Not sure and yet we older Hatt owners are the ones having trouble finding insurance. Maybe we...

The prediction as of today is the hurricane that is coming up the coast from Mexico May be a Cat 2 when it gets to San Diego. Nobody here as any clue as to what to do for a hurricane. This could be an historic event. We rode out a cat 2 cyclone in Fiji many years ago so have some experience...

Don’t know if you guys are familiar with these Marco pumps. Just installed one a week ago and it seems to work very well. Eliminates the need for an accumulator tank, shuts off if you run out of water, all metal construction, made in Italy. Dry smooth water flow and plenty of flow for multiple...