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My old Cat's '74 3160 Naturals 4 cycles still run just fine but now that the weather is colder they sure do smoke alot when first started up before getting warm. I know this smoke is unburned fuel/incomplete combustion and it certainly is less when I leave the block heaters on overnight but was...

I think my solenoid is bad on a toilet switch. The toilet is hooked into a Lectra-San. The switch is push button and first activates the toilet motor through a solenoid switch, toilet runs for a one cycle flush then shuts off, then the lectra san unit runs for it's minute or so. A guest broke...

My boat has the original vernatone FRP in line horizontal mufflers which are now 41 years old and still perform just fine. The engines are 8V71N's. It's being hauled this winter for some minor work and I've been kicking around any mechanism to make the exhaust quieter. In particular I'm...

Sudden change in vacation plans has me going right through New Bern around noon tomorrow. Does anyone know if I can get a factory tour or if one is even offered. Not even sure what production is these days. If so who is the contact? Any help is appreciated. Thanks very much.

An 11 year old lost her life this weekend after bouncing out of the front of the bowrider she was riding in. It's one thing to read about these stories and quite another to hear all the horrifying chatter on vhf 16 as it happened. Prayers for the family as I hope I never, ever, experience...

My 1974 36C has a pressure reducing valve that looks like the pic in the 9th response here: http://www.samsmarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9744&highlight=pressure+reducing+valve The valve has a capped off outlet on it that has sprung a pinhole leak where the cap meets the valve and I can't...

No pics but on a routine check before going out this past weekend I found at least a gallon of anti-freeze in my port engine catch pan. Could find no signs of leakage so topped off cooling with water and started engine. Quickly located leak in a small 1/2" id line on the back of the engine...

Two trumpets, one doesn't work. Original to boat 1968 Prestolite electric horns. When I pull the cover off the trumpet not working there is a plate under which sits a resistor looking piece of wiring about an inch long and 1/16" diameter that is broken. This resistor looking piece isn't...

As the title might suggest mine and two other boats were burglarized this past week. I lost 2 flat screen tv's and a hand held vhf, others the same with some easy access electronics as well. NOW, I'm interested in installing an alarm and need advice on the best system. Research shows several...

http://www.litoplant.be/boatsonic/index.php?page=Info&lang=en I have a small center console without bottom paint that I'm trying not to paint but want to leave in my slip next to the big boat for a couple of weeks at a time. Has anyone had experience with one of these ultrasonic algae busters...

My dining table had a loose seam and I caught it before I could fix the edge and tore a small piece of laminate completely off. Now I can't find that piece so I'm trying to patch the small area with a mix of sorts. I found this on line but wandering if anyone has used it with any reasonable...

My Danforth is painted white and of course looks awful. A friend is planning on sandblasting it in a day or two. I don't want to repaint. What do I need to do, re-dip it or can I just use it freshly sandblasted?

Does anyone know how long it should take to recover hot water in a Raritan Model 1700 series 120V 1250W water heater, 12 Gallons. Seems like I might have to switch out shower heads to low flow as the wifes shower wipes out all the hot water in short order and it seems like an hour before...

Three split units on the boat and the Master Stateroom unit control is starting to fail, I think. The fan speed control doesn't seem to control the speed at all, the fan pretty much does what it wants, speeding up, slowing down, etc... The fan is mounted simply behind the evaporator coil and...

This may be a stupid question but what is to prevent me from going to Lowes and buying two new light fixtures that are 110 and wiring them up to my 32v wiring with a 32v bulb in the socket?

I recently had a tech replace my Cat Starter on the port engine. It has an integral solenoid and in addition he replaced the relay mechanism mounted near the starter at the back of the engine. Started boat up this weekend and all was well. Moved boat to bulkhead to wash down. Went to restart...

My new dinghy is a triump 12' Hard Rib that is replacing my 13' whaler on a '68 Constellation. The original davit is a marquipt aluminum fixed angle manual swivel davit with a grolo 110v winch. The issue is clearance with the new dinghy in that the davit isn't high enough, I need about 5 more...

8V71n'S 1968 W/ ALLISON 2:1 Trannies. Started both engines this weekend on a check of the boat. Not winterized, engine room maintained at 55 degrees or so. Engines both started and warmed fine. Bumped both into and out of gear. reverse was quick and normal. fwd was slow, very slow, 5+...

My 32v system has two sets of 4(8d) batteries. It has what appears to be an original Dresser 40AMP Converter, vintage 1968. Engines are 8V71N's. I went to check on the boat tonight and fired up the stbd engine, fired up fine. The cranking power on the port engine was insufficient to crank it...