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Hoping someone can help me out with some spec's ........How much can a 2.5 " stub shaft be out? What is the spec on how bent it can be and still be OK?. Also what is the spec on how bent it can be and still be repaired safely? Thanks in advance ! ...............Pat

I am thinking seriously about having my hull painted and if that goes well perhaps the topside. I was wondering if anyone has a paint contract they would like to share? If not we could get input from all the “experts” and maybe put together a contract that could be posted as a reference for...

Anyone know what material and thickness the door insulation is on an 1981 , 61 CMY? I think the stuff was soundown and perhaps 1"? Not sure as it's now all in little tiny pieces in a fat bulge at the bottom of my ER doors. .....Pat

I am rebuilding my reservoirs due to air leaks. I bought the RS01 kit from teleflex which is supposed to rebuild these but the main gaskets they provide are the wrong size. I've dealt w/ them to no avail. They provide two orings for the end caps which are too big. What I need is a smaller flat...

So I am in the process of rebuiling my teak wing doors. They had been painted a number of times with the hardware /lockset on them. NOw I know why. I had to use a high speed grinder with a cut off wheel and cut the handles off, then drill out the shafts and bang the pieces out. ugh!! In the...

Since I can't figure out how to serach the forum anymore ......What products can be used to clean air seps? What do you re-oil them with?? ...................Pat

anybody have a good source ? Either online or one that will ship. ....Pat

I was wondering if anyone out there has removed and just finiished the fiberglass under these. Specifically the one around the flybridge on the older motor yachts. None of the newer Hats have the Al strip on them. Seems it would be so much easier than any other option............Pat

I have a 20 kw NL 1984 , M854 that has a four cylinder Alaska engine. It overspeeds as the load is reduced. I have tried to adjust the gov and it can't be adj'd to keep it from overspeeding. It will also lag and drop rpm as the load increases. I have cracked the injector lines and all cyl's are...

Hey guys, need some help with a (coolant )water pump seal?? on my 12's. Noticed a little red af on the bilge diaper this morning, ran 8 hours w/o any issues, no leaks underway and did my post shut down ER check and found that the coolant pump leaking like mad. Pissing out the weephole on the...

I have the aft companionway in my 61 covered with some kind of a light weight vinyl that has foam backing for noise suppression. It basically encases the ER's. Does anyone know what his stuff is ? Where it can be sourced? I have another wall that I want cover in it and can't find any sources...

Long story short, had a 24K btu unit (main salon unit in my 61CY) die the first day of vacation in August. Had marine HVAC tech come, paid him 3700 to order unit , to be installed when we got home. Compressor is shorted out. Was original unit,worked well and cooled salon relatively quickly, and...

I think I may have an injector that's not right in one of my gens. Can I use an IR thermometer or is it better to just to crack the line and see if the rpm drops. This is actually a continuation of an old thread. If I load up my gen it loses rpm at the rate of about 1 hz per 10 amps of...

I have two gear controls that are begining to weep at the shaft. I was going to rebuild them and was advised against it by the guys who were selling me the parts. They said that in the case of a gear sender it is always better to buy new because the Al body of the sender gets worn out and it...

Anybody know how to get to the Gen Room blower in a 61' CMY. Mine's really noisy and I'd like to replace it but I can't figure out where the H it is . It sounds like it's behind the washer/dryer on the stb side ........................Pat

Anybody make up a cable to do the NS 951/961 upgrade? I have had a lot of problems with mine and found that the 951/961 needs a new software package to operate properly ever since the "death star" sat #23 was deployed in Feb '09. NS will do the upgrade for 65 .00 flat rate . NS also has the...

Will a 24 volt rotary vane electric fuel pump run on 32 volts without being ruined???? This will only be a prime pump so it will not run more than a few minutes at a time when the filters are changed. Any help appreciated !!!..........Pat

I have NL 20 KW gens on my boat .They have Bosch type inline mechanical injection pumps . I was told by NL that you set the rpm and the rack in the pump sets the fuel setting to match , much like DD racks adjust fuel to match the throttle setting. I am having a problem in that the rack is not...

Anyone have a source for Naiad external heat exchanger?? It's a 251-1 system. Mine is leaking and I want to replace it , instead of repairing it .Do I need to worry about failure if it's repaired?? What I'm concerned with is getting water into the hydraulic system if it leaks internally. I would...

Does anyone have a source for a rebuilder of the Hynautic Engine Controls ? I know they are not that hard to rebuild ,but some of the parts are pretty corroded and I was hoping to find someone that would be able to handle that issue if sent them out . Also , could I put the lines back together...