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Okay. I'll admit it. I am in a crappy mood. But, with that said, I'd like to start a thread on things on our boats to avoid due to poor design. Maybe others will make a few less mistakes than I. I'll start. First, the air conditioning pumps on my boat seem to need replacing every three years or...

My current policy on my 74 MY runs through October '17. In the past, I had broght the boat North and South each year. Accordingly, my cruising territory had a restriction which required the boat to be North of North Carolina between June 1 and November 1. However, I anticipate leaving the boat...

As luck would have it, it appears that the tiny exhaust fan on my bridge stereo head (Clarion CMD4) is either out of balance or about to die. Unfortunately, I found this out when I heard the fan running, with the stereo head power off, just before I was about to fly off for one month. So, I cut...

I need to replace a one way valve in the discharge line for one of my heads. The valve is located just aft of my gen set room and forward of my VIP head. It is clamped to a stringer running through the bilge. I have a call in to Bruce Morrison to advise. However, short of cutting a new access...

The display on my SEA 222 SSB is out. All else is working fine. Although I only use the SSB while fishing in local waters just to listen to while chunking, I do like it to work properly. I know the manual says there are buttons to press to adjust or dim the display. I have done that to no avail...

The Anchorman 1000(?)/Simpson Lawrence windlass on my 43 has developed a problem. After sitting for about 60 days, the windlass will not pay out the chain. All I hear is a clicking like a ratchet. If I assist the windlass by pulling some chain out, the windlass then drops the chain. It has no...

Came down to boat after a three week hiatus and my VIP head switch has no power. The solenoid is good, the GM pump is good, the switch is good, the on/off toggle is good but no power. The foregoing was confirmed when I jumped power from the sump switch. I have not pulled the breaker to see if...

I am about to change the oil filters on my Detroit 692's in my 43 and my trusty filter wrench is in Florida while the 43 is in NY. I am going to go out and buy a filter wrench but will not have the filters in hand when I do. What size oil filter wrench (I guess what circumference) do I need to...

It's that time of year again. I am beginning to plan a Spring vacation with the Admiral and my kids (together with significant others). I need help selecting a marina in the Abacos that will best accommodate my 74 MY. First, my kids are almost 30 years old. Second, we will be staying at the...

I was looking through some photos of this past summer. The boat in the picture is my 74 MY docked at Montauk Yacht Club. Sure looks like I have turned it into a motor sailor.

I just finished my trip South from Long Island to Jupiter, Florida. As I did when I went North in the Spring, I thought I would post some figures in case it might help someone else along the way. Here goes: Total Nautical Miles 1,100 Total Gallons Burned 4,440.55 Total Cost of Fuel $11,011.45...

Any update on when the Lock will open? I know, when the water goes down but I am hoping for some more current news.

Looks like I may have a chance to go to the Florida In Water Boat Show next month. I have not been in years. Any advice on where to park and what to see? I will probably be there on Friday. Thanks.

My master head evacuates faster than it fills. It is a fresh water fed Gallemaid setup. Because it flushes faster than it fills, it takes a big gulp of air which requires a bit of burping to get it to evacuate again. Not a stator issue as she flushes just fine until she empties the bowl and...

On my 43, I anchor when I fish in Long Island Sound. Unfortunately, there seem to be a tremendous amount of old abandoned sunken lobster pots on the bottom connected by equally abandoned trawl lines. So, when I lift my anchor with the windlass from the wheel, one out of five times I end up...

I need to locate a sender that is a bit weepy on my transmission. It has two screw terminals on it and is not a Hobbs looking sender. Is there a way to tell whether it is a temperature sender for the gear oil or a pressure sender for the gear oil by looking at it before I pull it? It is on my...

For the first time in 20 years, my local mechanic said he could not fix something. In doing routine maintenance, I asked him to change the discharge stator on the master GM head pump. Well, it is located beneath a hatch outboard of my starboard engine. No room to take off the hose and likely no...

I am looking to convert my green timed Allen Bradley switch to the silver push button for my VIP head. I bought the plate and the silver switch from Raz. Unfortunately, the plate with the green switch also has two red lights (sump and holding tank) as well as the silver pull for the sump. I...

I was out cruising this past week. My VHF was on channel 16. I heard a loud alarm on the VHF, almost as if it was an engine alarm. In forty plus years of boating, I have never heard that before. No speech, just a loud alarm. Turned the VHF off and the alarm stopped so I verified it was the VHF...

Any idea where to get little black push on button that goes on test and silence pegs? Have not yet checked with SAMS.