Recent content by Westfield 11

Does anyone under 45 even know who Chuck Norris was?

I didn’t recognize him!

I don’t get this one, what’s the joke about some mice and picture of some guy?

For sale: One pair Canon 18x50 stabilized binoculars bought used 3 years ago and rebuilt by Canon a year later. Asking $600 One pair Fujinon Techno-stabi 14-40 binoculars bought new two years ago and in like new condition. Includes Pelican storage case Asking $600 One pair Fujinon...

This is docked in Daytona Beach today: it looks like a 1510, but look at the short cockpit. And look how high the cockpit door is..... it must have a huge lazarette.

I’m still having trouble with my Hynautic Controls and am seriously considering replacing the whole mess with an electronic system. Has anyone here done that and did it work out well? How much did it cost?

This was obviously made by a young person: back when gasoline was that price it was sold at Esso stations, not Exxon.

After a four month pause our 20kw spewed white smoke on startup this morning. It ran fine the last time we used it and since then I’ve changed the oil and filter, changed the engine mounted fuel filter and the racor. It smells like unburned fuel and I was wondering if there is anything I can do...

Has anyone ever taken this stuff off:

The alloy trim around the exterior windows on the main deck have patches of corrosion and bubbling paint. Has anyone ever unscrewed and removed them and had them powder coated? I was thinking of grinding out all the corrosion and filling the low spots with solder or Alumiweld, like the lead in...

I changed and flushed my windlass oil last November when I discovered it was contaminated with water. Fast forward to yesterday when I found that it was an oil/water emulsion again. I flushed and filled again then called GalleyMaid to find out why this was happening. Fun fact: there is no...

Sea Recovery customer service is not so good at first then it’s great Another thread on good customer service, this time from Sea Recovery. Last summer we upgraded our 2012 vintage 30gph watermaker to a new remote panel and a new control board after the original board failed. Several months...

Just a shout out to Scott Bickwid (boatsb) for his continued product support. I bought a Victron inverter/charger from him 18 months or so back and he has always been there to hold my hand! I had yet another question and once again he came through in a couple of minutes with an answer. Thanks, man!

Here is a link to the video introduction of this new outboard motor. It has a fixed powerhead and a rotating lower unit with internal powered steer by wire. Retail is $77k. https://youtu.be/zD8B718Wt7Q

Does anyone have a source for a wiring diagram for a 430 tender? All of my accessory circuit is dead, the motor starts and runs, the gauges all work, but the VHF, Garmin and bilge pumps are inop. The bilge pumps are on a separate switched circuit than the accessories and none of the breakers...