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A friend of mine overseas has a busted Allison M15 gear with a ratio of 1.5 to1.He wants to use an Allison M20 with a ratio 2:1 to replace it, since he can't repair the M15 or find a direct replacement locally (Greece). Can he do that? The vessel has twin DD 8V71N engines and it means one...

Need Allison M15 Gears in good condition. Any one has them? Price? capetaniosG

Hi to All. I have two SEA VHF radios that appear to have the same virus (strange). In the transmit mode I hear a rapid click, click, click. Last season they were fine. What can it be? Could it be electrical? The supply is 12V. or is it something that may need factory repair. The thing I don't...

Hello to all of you from beautiful Rhodes, Greece where the boating season never ends. Found LADY NTINA in one piece and still floating but my engine mounted air compressor decided to quit producing. Do any of you had similar experience and what was the cause of failure and how did you fix it...

To properly size electrical cables, there is a formula we can use. Here it is. Acmil= (KxIxL)/V Where: Acmil is the cross-sectional area of the wire in circular mils K=10.75 representing the resistance of copper in mil-foot I= is the maximum Amps in the circuit we're designing L= the...

The information I'll outline below is intented to raised awarness and educate. Take it for what it is worth. The most common materials used for electrical connections in marine electrical systems, are copper, brass, bronze and stainless steel (SS). That is widely known to most of us in boating...

The round bases and top T's of my 53 classic railing look like Sh*t. Most of the plating has gone and would like to replace those with stainless steel. Called Sam's but no luck. They don't have them. Those in the several marine stores I visited mostly have the 90, 45, and 30 degree bases and no...

Has any of you gentlemen purchased turbo exhaust blankets recently for a DD8V71TI's? Today I priced these blankets from Marine Exhaust of Alabama at $2,116 and Marine Exhaust, Riviera Beach FL. at $840 for four turbo and four elbow blankets. Why that big of a difference in price? Is it in the...

For Sale original Hatteras teak doors for sale (no locks or frames) for a Hatteras 53 MY. 1. Aft deck double doors 2. Saloon port & starboard sliding doors (2) 3. Master bedroom door 4. Guest bedroom door 5. Three lavatory doors These doors are in storage in Rhodes Greece and can be...

Has anyone of you gentlemen bought a V-Retainer Coupling recently? The coupling is used to tie together or retain the turbo flange to the exhaust elbow. In my case the latching mechanism corroded and broke. It was made by Voss Industries Part No. 7131E-525-7. I called them and they just faxed me...

I have a 1975 hatt. 53 MY. Each alternator has a separate voltage regulator mounted on the walls of each engine room just inside the forward engine room doors. I think one of them is caput and needs to be replaced. Does any of you know of a source I can buy these gadgets from? The DD engine...