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WOW! really nice. Thank you for all of your hard work Doug!:)

Hi guys, Does any one know how deep into the tanks are the returns lines in the 53my/58yf? I might have a project in the works? Mario

Well bad luck has hit me again with my satelite antenne and it's now dead. If anyone has or knows of an operating sat tv antenna for sale let me know, I really need one. Mario

Reengineering an air conditioning unit to marine use. Purists should cover their e Finally, after taking a hammer to the P.I.T.A. aft salon air conditioner for the last time, I sat down and cooled off with a beer. I started to rethink this whole “marine” a/c theory and the way it is used in our...

Hi guys and gals, I have noted a new water stain in the teak and holly floor against the guest room wall facing the passage way door separating the engine room passage way from the state rooms. Also I have noted some water on top of the fuel tanks. The moisture can be seen through the fuel gauge...

After almost 12 years at my airline, Arrow Cargo shut it's doors on the first of July leaving 450 employees on the street. which leaves me scrambling for a flying job which are few. I've gone back to basics and started to network in the corporate flying field again. Anyhow, I thought I'd post my...

Doug, does Hatteras or Sams have archived vintage promotional videos of Hatteras Yachts. I would love to purchase the movies. I can only imagine what a promo vid of our 58' YF must of been like.

Merry Christmas to all of you and your loved ones. Cheers!

I friend of mine just bought a nice 46'C. engines are 8V92's. engines have walker airseps. Looking over the engines we noticed the intercoolers were seeping oil. We removed the hose coming out of the turbo and noticed the intercooler is fairly black with oil residue. We removed the airfilter...

Well, I did my first oil change on our new Norpro 21kw 17NI. took me all of ten minutes. easy job, no mess. It's been running perfectly since we put her in. We've been on the hook since Tuesday. She purrs like a kitten, all is well... Cheers!!!

I'm currently replacing the power wires from the new genny to the electrical panel. aside from from proper size and rating, is there a difference in wire strand and insulation between Dc and AC wire. what type of wire can I use?

This past weekend our trusty old 15Kw Onan MDJF finally died after 37 years and countless hours of service. The crankshaft snapped clean through at the flywheel. After getting good reviews from pascal and many other good things I've herd, I plan to purchase a 17.5Kw Norpro 17NI. Simplicity in...

Ours crapped out. does anyone know where I can get a 16K btu rotary compressor ?

Well I need a 12v priming pump for the engines. I have a pair of Flojets but they are for water being used for diesel (PO!). Of course, they are starting to leak and the starboard is starting to loose prime. what would be a good replacement? the local auto parts store sells 12v transfer pumps...

I believe I have a problem that I can't quite figure out. when I turn the wheel from "stop to stop" the wheel doesn't stop turning even though the rudder has reached it's max travel according to the rudder indicator. when reaching the end of rudder travel, the wheel just responds with more...

Pascal is lending me his props to have as spares for a trip to the Bahamas. the question we have is that is there a shaft dia. difference between 8/71 naturals and 8/71ti? i have 2.00" dia shafts. i think the N has the same 2.00" shaft dia but different pitch. mario

Woulden't this be real nice! (link) http://www.boattest.com/Resources/view_news.aspx?NewsID=3536 Volvo Plans Hydrogen Generators for Boats Kiss Diesel and Gas - 07/08/2009 Send to a Friend Printer Friendly Next month a Volvo Penta subsidiary will hire around 60 people in an...

I found this link on another site. It seems like a good and easy way to service batteries. our batteries are in hard to reach placeses. Could this system be the trick? http://www.flow-rite.com/qwik-fill/index.html?open_menu=0&sub_menu=2

last week I had some smoke coming out from inside the exaust blanket leading to the turbo. I uncovered the exaust manifold and noticed black oily looking fluid wetting the bottom of the flange connecting the exaust manifold to the exaust elbow leading to the turbo. I read here that this...