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I have a 47 Cabo with two fishboxes in the cockpit sole. Each box has two lids on each end of the box that hinge towards the middle of the box. In the center in a fixed fiberglass pad with non skid to match the sole and each lid's piano hinge screws fasten into the edge of this fixed pad. The...

The lid hinge screws for the cockpit fish boxes on my 47 Cabo are all stripping at the stationary end and the lids are getting loose. The lid hinges screw into a stationary section between the lids. Does anyone know what the screws bight into inside the core of those stationary pads and how do...

"Of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most" I cannot for the life of me remember how to change the bulbs in these overhead cockpit soffit light on my 47 Cabo. Please help. I thought that you just pull them down and the springy clips above unfold and let them drop down but I am...

I had replaced my original Australian made shaft seal system in my 2002 Cabo because is was always dripping and slinging a messy goop in a circle around the engine room. I chose the Tides Marine Sure Seal system which almost never drips any water or leaks. The problem is that the system froze to...

I have a Tides Marine dripless bearing assembly that is frozen to the shaft. Apparently, there is only a few thousandths clearance between the shaft OD and the ID of the body of the seal assembly body that can get cemented together from marine growth or mineral deposits (or "swelling" as...

I have both rebuilt condensers back in and they are working perfectly, could not be happier. I have included some pictures of the bidirectional inline filter/dryers so you can see how I added them so that they can be replaced/removed easily.

I removed the rubber isolation mounts from under the condenser tray to lower it and used a sawsall to remove one leg and the lower unit slid right out. I will bolt the sawed off leg back on after the condenser goes back in. Now I can work on them independently in the future if needed. BTW the...

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Both of my 2002 Cruisair FX16C (R22) condensers have seized compressors and need to be rebuilt. I already have the replacement compressors and need to decide what else to replace while I am at it. I am EPA certified and have all the equipment but this is my first marine compressor failure. A few...

I am in the process of replacing the compressors in both Cruisair condensing units on my Cabo 47. Removal of the ice maker facilitated removal of the upper (salon) unit but the lower (fwd cabin) unit is essentially trapped in the welded bracket. Has anyone had to deal with getting this unit out...

I have a 14 year old Cruisair FX16c condensing unit that is shutting down intermittently with a high pressure fault. I have monitored the high side pressure with gauges and confirmed normal operating pressures during these events. My assumption is that the high side sensor needs to be replaced...

If you have the older Cruisair E(H)BO style air handler(s)/evaporator(s) and they are 10+ years old then you may have an electric blower motor that has seized or is screaching. Oiling the bearing hole helps for a short while but the motor will eventually start overheating and shutting down via...

I have developed a problem where I have significant air in the fresh water system of my 2002 Cabo 47. I have a 24V and 120V water pump in parallel with Whale fittings and pipe throughout. Some have suggested that Whale fittings are not appropriate on the suction side from the tank to the pumps...

I have a Cruisair 16K BTU unit (fx16c-p/m52) with a frozen compressor (techumseh aka8515exd/aka5512exd). I was researching the start capacitor values to look into a "harder start" option and found: The start cap that Cruisair puts in this unit is a 43-53 micro farad cap. The start cap that...

I have an AC-2CP-MD March on my Cruisair AC system which has a stiff motor ( wet end off, spinning the magnet cylinder by hand). The original symptom is that on ocassion the pump will not start spinning. A total replacement will be very painful due to the location. I notice two oil holes in the...

I have a 2002 16k btu Cruisair remote dx unit that has the following problem. The charge levels are running well below the chart guidlines at 48 psi suction and 175-200 psi liquid. The evaporator delta t is 18-23 degrees. The filters are clean and the airflow seems reasonable. The unit cools...