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Hello, The engine room pop-out panels in the passage way on my 58 YF have the original pins and plastic snaps which aren't up to the task any longer. The wood has split so some of the pins aren't held tight. Has anyone replaced this system with regular latches, or a better way? Pics please -...

Hello - My port engine has a coolant leak I am trying to track down. I've a pressure testing kit to pump up the reservoir tank, 10 psi or so and let it sit to see if I can see an external leak. My question is - if the leak is internal from the heat exchanger to the raw water side, how is...

Hello all- This spring I could not arrange for or, do a decent detail job before we took off for the summer so I had to live with the fender rub marks and streaking. The last three days have been spent cleaning and polishing the hull and applying a ceramic coating to protect her. I am...

So what should I switch to for my 3500 hr 871TI’s?

"The most interesting thing about her is that she slides through the water at about a 9 knot cruise and leaves zero wake. Remarkable." It is remarkable when I see a large vessel moving well and leaving just a ripple, as impressive in its own way to the 58YF "Wakemaster 1000" which at 10kts...

As purchased, simple. Coincidentally today I installed new weather-stripping on the doors and hatches to reduce the sound levels, worked pretty well.

I don't have a pressure gauge to monitor the outlet pressures with the DC pump, I'd guess its fairly low though, 10 PSI? The 120v pump both times it failed leaked at the diaphragm cover as marked. Water just pours out like the diaphragm ruptured from having pressure on the wrong side. I have...

So I have a couple of questions. This is how the water system has been plumbed since I have had the boat. I've only been using the 32v pump as the 120v was leaking out of the diaphragm when I took the boat. I replaced the 120v pump and it immediately blew out and leaked again from the...

Mine are on hinges, never occurred to me that this wasn't a OEM installation. Learn something new everyday. These are a simple as the look...

On my 871TI's I replaced one of the block heaters a couple of years ago with the same brand (Hotstart, 1000w) and it has worked well. This last PNW cold snap had the other engines unknown brand or rated heater fail and I replaced it with another Hotstart system as I had bought a spare when the...

My hinge is on the AFT side. I did have a leak when we got the boat and replaced the hatch to deck seal, no rainwater leak any more. I do keep a canvas cover on at all times too just to double up the protection.

Hi- I have a Ideal APC 35 vertical windlass that has been a problem as long as I've owned the boat. The chain (3/8") doesn't cleanly strip off the wildcat and intermittently jams on the 'stripper' instead of falling into the chain locker. It of course does this at the most in-opportune time...

Hello - Our boat is as built, still having the 32v and 120v lighting in each space. I've done the easy LED upgrades on the majority of the 120v circuits most of which are run off of the inverter when away from shore power, an Outback 3200w inverter/charger. I have not gone through replacing...

Sorry about the bad link, try this one- https://youtu.be/eZw66kv_bDo

How many of you fellow YF owners use the side boarding gate vs. stepping into the cockpit? And if you do - what to do carry to get from the dock up to the deck? Boarding stairs? Ladder? Dock steps? I go onto the cockpit 95% of the time often just hopping over the cockpit side gunnel but I...

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Success!! I got lucky: 1. As noted by raclarkson the tank has captive nuts for the access panel 2. Mine hadn't started leaking 3. Pretty accessible all in all 4. Thick material I went slow and didn't make it worse which can be a tendency of mine... I had to drill out and tap each hole to the...

Hello all, Were hauled out and found that the trim tabs on our 76 YF are only traveling approx 3" down. The pump is full and runs normally when hitting the helm switches. Does anyone know what the full deflection down measurement is supposed to be and what would cause them to not travel...

Fun day! She looks good, last haul out would be 5 years ago in January. No surprises, whew.

Speaking of holding tanks, the top access plate on mine has started to corrode. I discovered the grounding strap had a break in it and so started the problem. I’ll pull the screws out one at a time, probably have to drill them out. They look like 1/4-24 Bronze My question is what do the screws...