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I'm currently in Chicago, about half way through our Great Loop adventure. On my way over here from Calumet City today, the port engine lost power. I had to shut it down before it stalled, and slog through 5' waves on one engine. Once we reached calmer water in Chicago harbor I had my wife drive...

The engine room bilge blower in my 43' DCMY has died. It appears to be a flange mount Jabsco or Fasco. I can't read the manufacturer name, but the numbers on the motor are 35148-0010 and 15230-01-3112. What would you guys suggest I use as a replacement? Thanks

One of the engines in my 43' DCMY has developed a small coolant leak. I'm doing the Great Loop, so I'm running almost every day. In the last 100 hours I would say the engine has lost about a half cup of coolant. The coolant is leaking onto the fluid absorption pads under the engine. It appears...

Can anyone give me a current phone number for Florida diesel mechanic Ken Ruse? I had his number stored in my cell phone, which is now at the bottom of the Rondout River in New York State. Thanks

The Sherwood 17000 series water pump on my starboard engine is leaking through the weep holes at the front of the pump. I first noticed the leak about 700 miles into our 6,000 mile Great Loop journey when salt water began to accumulate under the engine after a day's run. I stopped in...

We are on the hook in the Sassafras River in the northern Chesapeake Bay, about 1,000 miles into our 6,000mile Great Loop adventure. The faucet in the aft head is dripping and probably needs to have new washers installed. The faucets are the three piece Elkay ones that Hatteras put on the oval...

The aft half of the master head floor in my 43' DCMY has sagged about a half inch. This happened quite suddenly, causing the aft head bulkhead to drop a bit, thereby making the head door stick. The cause of the sag appears to be inadequate support of the floor boards. There is an access hatch...

I posted the old shafts from my boat on the parts for sale section last week. I have no room to store them, so they will have to go to the scrap yard this weekend if no-one is interested in them.

I just replaced the split shafts on my 43'DCMY with new Aguamet 22 single shafts. The old ones, plus a spare stub shaft, are listed on the " parts for sale" site. Check it out if interested.

I have just finished replacing the split shafts on my boat with one piece Aquamet 22 shafts. Each of the old shaft sets has a 4' and a 9' section joined by a heavy brass collar. I also have a spare 4' shaft section. The three 4' sections are out of tolerance 0, 3 & 6 thousands. All can be...

Does anyone know what the bolts that go through the bottom frame of the front windshield are attached to? Is it an embedded plate or are there nuts on the other end? I have several that can not be tightened and the gap between the windshield and the cabin roof seems to be getting a little wider...

Over the weekend I had a run-in with a submerged object. I had the boat hauled today (43' 1973 DCMY), and to make a long story short, both props are damaged and both shafts are out of tolerable alignment. My boat has the two-part shafts connected by a large collar. The collars have some cracks...

I'm nearing the end of my refit process on Tucandu, and the last thing I need to do is refinish the teak handrails, companionway hatches and fly bridge steps. I have lots of experience refinishing mahogany, but none refinishing teak. The PO stained all the exterior teak with a dark red stain...

I need to remove the salon roof handrails to repair the screw holes on the ends. My rails have two posts in the middle of the rail that the stainless tube sets on. There is a metal plate over the tube above the posts. Is there a screw or bolt under that plate that attaches the the tube to the...

There is a 75 gallon fuel tank in the bottom of the bilge of my boat. It has a filler separate from the ones for the main tanks that is on the side deck. I originally thought it serviced the generator, but I have never been able to get it to take any fuel. Tracing the fuel lines indicates that...

Has anyone used this product on new Afromosia veneer. I have made up new salon side panels with new veneer and now need to finish them prior to installing. I'm trying te get as close a match as possible to the rest of the paneling in the boat. I've purchased the teak oil that Sam's sells as a...

Has anyone used this product on new Afromosia veneer. I have made up new salon side panels with new veneer and now need to finish them prior to installing. I'm trying te get as close a match as possible to the rest of the paneling in the boat. I've purchased the teak oil that Sam's sells as a...

Does anyone have permanent insect screens installed on the salon slider windows on an early 43' DCMY? If so, how are they made? Thanks

What is best adhesive to use for re-veneering the salon paneling? Is Weldwood Original contact cement OK? Thanks

For those restoring the older Hat interiors, World Plywood in Riviera Beach Florida stocks Afromosia both in plywood veneer sheets and in lumber stock. They ship up to 300lbs. for $65. Their phone number is 561-840-0500. Ask for Lief. If you have the feather grain pattern panels in your boat...