I am in England and want to replace the condenser unit in the engine room of my 1981 53 Classic motor yacht.
I know it is 230 volts but can anybody let me know the BTU figure so I can order it from here ready for when I return to the States
Ian W
It has been suggested to me that my grey smoke on startup could be down to the engine blowers needing servicing.Is this a possibility.I am not sure what the blower on an 8 71 TI does
Ian w 1981 53 my
My Detroit 8 71 engines are both emitting a lot of grey smoke on starting .If I raise the revs to 1500 and hold them there not much grey smoke but very noisy
I have had new injectors and the Intercoolers cleaned and Turbos serviced
On a recent 400 mile trip mostly at 9 knots I used virtually no...
My 32volt starting bank has lost power.
When topping up with water I found one dry cell in one of the four batteries
The batteries are 2 years old .Could one bad cell cause a big power loss
Ian w 53my
My salon AC compressor unit on 1981 53my appears to be toast.
Can anyone confirm this is a 24000 BTU unit
I wish to stay with the same split system with mechanical controls anyone know where to buy the Cruisair compressor unit at a good price
Ian w
The air handler in my 53my guest stateroom is making a gurgling noise from water.
When I took the drain off there was no water in the tray or the drain.
Is this strange ? The a/c is working pretty well with plenty of cold air .Cruisair unit
Was surprised that a nine series Garmin chart plotter cannot communicate with a seven series chart plotter via NEMA 2000 .Garmin technical assistance confirmed it does not work Strange?
I have been turned down for insuring my 53 in Jupiter Florida by my current insurers .Is there an insurer out there who will provide liability only insurance? I have never had a claim in 28 years of owning the boat.
Ian w
1981 53 my
I have recently installed new racor filters on my DD 8 71 engines . There is a steady flow of bubbles on both filters that seems to be coming in with the diesel.
Is this normal or if not does it matter?
Ian w 1981 53 my
I have a 10 point sounder to connect to furuno.Does anyone know if I cut the cable which wires to connect to Garmin. Only wasn't to know the depth no other info
Ian w
In April of this year I took my 53' motor yacht with 871 Detroits to the boatyard to get the bottom done. No smoke from engines at all. Filled up for the annual Bahamas trip in June. Both engines smoking whitish grey smoke. This carried on all trip with the smoke getting slowly more grey but no...
I have a Furuno sounder that has died .It has a ten pin connector from the transducer.I would like to go to a garmin eight pin sounder.I do no want any information other than depth.Any solutions appreciated .The boat is not due to come out of the water for two years so I do not want to change...
2 questions
1) I have never cleaned the crankcase breathers in the 2500 hours I have owned the boat.I can see they are connected to a tube that ends near a turbo but I can't see how to get the breather off the engine. Their is a little bit of oil in the tube.
2) what is refereed to as the CRAP...
I recently had both the rubber hoses replaced on my shaft stuffing boxes. The yard insisted on using old fashioned flax stuffing.On being splashed after a recent anti fouling job the stuffing box leaked badly until I tightened it up. My question is can I put a couple of rings of gortex stuffing...
I have rounded off and rendered useless the bar that goes into the seacock by putting too much pressure on the handle.Can I replace this bar and how do I do it?
I do most of my boating on my 53 my in the Bahamas where we like to use the holding tank in the marinas.
Pump out facilities are few and far between.i would like to be able to pump out at sea .How and where is the best way to install the pump?
Ian w
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