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Came across this short article about the man who’s name we all use many times a day.... On this day in 1913, well yesterday...., Rudolf Diesel disappeared at sea. https://automotivehistory.org/rudolph-diesel-death-mystery

I should have known better. Sitting on the couch tonight during the passage of a squall line. Keeping an eye on my lines and on the office’s line next slip. Then I hear what sounds like an engine running. Go back out... nope nothing heard. Come back in. Seems to be coming from the bow...

couple of weeks ago, the subzero double drawer freezer on the 84 decided to shut down for no reason. Of course it happened when the boat wasn’t used much and it took me about 4 days to discover the mess . Lost about $1000 worth of meat... reset the breaker and the freezer restarted just fine I...

After almost 5 years running an 84’ Lazzara, owners wanted to get a bigger boat and this 116’ Lazzara Skylounge came on the market. A little older (2005 vs 2009) so it s going to take a little work to get it to where it needs to be. She has MTUs, 16V2000s It s nice to have all the extra space...

Ordered the wrong Awlwood from Jamestown... and they won’t replace it as it’s considered hazmat. So I have two quarts of Clear Primer, unopened. I already have an extra one. $75 each plus shipping. Regular price $87 at JD

It s getting worst and worst here with accidents, close calls, etc This one caught my eye since the idiot driving the express backed into a 58 YF! https://www.instagram.com/p/CPLxY8iFqTn/?utm_medium=copy_link

During the repower I (briefly) considered using smaller engines like the B series. This morning coming back home on the bay, I noticed a late model 80 Hatteras MY off my port bow at hull speed but it looked like we were going to cross well ahead. Then at a 1/4 mile out, the captain decides...

Time for the first oil change on my C-series after repower. Figured it would be easy since I have a brand new oil change system, and pretty good access around the engines. well... that would have been the case if the geniuses over at Cummins had not decided to mount the coolant filter right in...

Looks like a 50MY... note how the mahogany rail stops a few feet from the pulpit and continues in SS https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsdCi4AuvL/?igshid=bbetr3t0earj

I have a left over head as result of refit. Includes the head, vacuum tank (cylinder type) and 32V vacuum pump. Will need to be rebuilt as it has been sitting unused for a couple of years $250, pick up in Miami

Last chance. I took this out and need it gone. 53 MY ladder from aft deck to swim platform. I m building stairs and need it gone. Free in Miami. Unshippable

I haven’t posted any update on my project in a while so here it goes. Since it s been a while I ve included a summary of the work done to date... Here is a walk thru video showing the new layout of my 53 MY. It is far from finished... it s been an ongoing project for the last 4 years and I...

... and racor for using such small marking on their filter housing We re still in shake down mode having put only 30 hours on the engines since the repower almost two years ago ...:(. Too busy with work which is 500 hours a year on the 84 footer we run So today we go out for the day... nice...

It would be great for those of us who use their phones to access the forum if the tiny “Juno to last post in thread” button could be bigger... half the time I end up taping the members name next to it ....

I finally got a chance to calibrate a dip stick while fueling this morning. I ve only done the fwd tank. Aft tank is almost empty but I need to clean it up before using. When the boat was on the hard I had both tanks pumped and cleaned but because the boat was blocked slightly now high there...

Definitely a hatteras... fess up! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GVTJxJyVn/?igshid=1tphrhvevcu58

I finally started building the new forward head (where the dinette used to be) and have decided not to rebuild the vacuflush I had in the old fwd head. By the time I rebuild the pump, seals, water valve and vac switch it will be over $500... I know many have been happy with the Atlantes heads...

Well, 17 year old heat exchanger on my norpro 18 popped a leak Norpro is out of business so I m looking at options. Original Norpro design has built in welded expansion tank above the HE. Thinking about using a generic HE like those found on NL, Ohno etc with an external plastic recovery...

Last year before launching after the repower in the yard I had the old fuel pumped out and the tanks cleaned. Well as much as you can clean them with the baffles After about 25 hours on the mains and 60 on the gen i Looked at the main racor bowls and found them yucky with slime. The 30...

Ever since I bought my 53 back in 2003, the aft deck always felt like a trampoline. Finally got around to fixing it Because of the size of the deck I though it would be impractical to pull the skin, replace the core and reglass since we would have had to build some kind of temporary platform...