Search results

As I was typing what it became a long post below, I realized I probably shouldn't put the question at the end... Question is, are the DC breakers that are original to my 1972 43DC readily available, or are replacements a problem. I have a bunch of spares, but, I am now suspicious of most of...

I am replacing all of my bilge hoses and stuff, and I am unsure about how the shower drains are usually done? This reminds me to stick a camera under there for a visual, but, it doesn't feel like there is a nut of any kind on the bottom, are they just 5200'd to the shower? I am somewhat...

In the helm area on our 43DC we have two storage compartments in a similar sort of area like what you are showing here... They just cut the fiberglass and put a hinge and some trim on it. Works well. This is an old photo from the original listing of the boat, but, you get the idea.

Well, thanks to searching the posts on this forum, I learned I should paint my engines with Rustoleum Canvas White. And, this is spot on. Here is a question, though… My engines are green underneath the white, but… The white is an exceedingly thorough paint job. Did Hatteras repaint the...

Yes, and sometimes it makes stuff into thumbnails almost, resolution wise. This is the problem: I believe that that could be changed by the site administrators. Perhaps it should be updated? The problem with posting the stuff from external servers and everything is that eventually when...

Looking to replace the passive vent hoses to and from the engine room. The stuff that is in there is 5", it doesn't seem readily available from traditional marine outlets (Trident, etc) any bigger than 4". Does anyone have a product recommendation for this? Thanks!

Can someone give me a primer on what the fuel pressure switch is for on a Detroit 6-71N? It seems like its function is to supply power to things like the hour meter when the engine is running? What other function might it serve?

I am simplifying a lot of things on the boat, and one of the things that seems unnecessarily complicated to me is the parallel solenoid set up. I replaced my main battery switches with the heavy duty gray guest switch, and reason not to add a third to connect the batteries in parallel if...

Can’t wait to read this.

Mystery engine part..! Johnson and Towers 6-71 Not my engine, but better pics, anyone know what the thing that is circled is? I have this configuration of pedestal mounted, belt driven raw water pump and the bracket is giving me trouble. Noticing this thing that is behind it, I am just...

I have some vacuflush parts if anyone is interested. I have a 12v VG4 setup that I used for one season. Replaced when we got the boat in 2019 and then removed and replaced both heads with Raritan Elegance setups. I had issues with the boat's overall plumbing configuration and decided to pull...

A cautionary tale about batteries, acid, and old chargers… So, I am doing some bilge work and I needed access to the outside of the engines. I replaced my glasses in original battery boxes when I replaced my batteries in 2020. Boat has been in winter layup since Nov, btw. Anyhow, the...

This is kind of a dreamer sort of post, in a sense... When I was a kid, we had a boat on a local lake and spent our summers there. Fast forward to adulthood, after toying around with some smaller boats, we bought a Trojan F-32. Had a lot of fun, decided we needed something with better...

What are people using to touch up old Imron paint jobs these days? I originally thought my boat was repainted with Awlgrip, but it seems not... Meaning, the guy that supervised the paint job on the boat informed me it is definitely old school Imron, circa 1989. Ideally I am looking for...

I have a bad alternator… If I pull the alternator and belt etc, is there any reason that I can’t run the engine without it? Meaning, the pull spinning with no belt or load isn’t a problem is it? About to haul out for the season but I’d like to pull the alternator before I move the boat to the...

We moved to a new slip at our yacht club, boats have started coming out and we are consolidating a bit at the very end of our season up here. Anyhow, so, I have 2 x 120v30A shore cords, on separate panels. One is air conditioning the other is main ship’s service. Since moving to this slip, a...

I usually shrinkwrap the boat for the winter, but, it is not ideal. It is fairly expensive, usually not well done, and I am more or less at the mercy of the yard in terms of who is doing / allowed to do the work. However, I can do whatever I want to do myself. In a forum search I came across a...

Nope. They are 1972 J&T 6-71N. Everything is mounting mirror image. Raw water pumps are outboard on bottom front of engine, two belts from the crankshaft. Alternators are outboard on top rear of engine, one belt, and more sort of usual style of adjustment for the belt. Here is a photo, if...

This may be a really dumb question, but my Detroit manual doesn't have an info on it... I want to change my raw water pump belts, and, it doesn't work like the alternator where there is an obvious way to tension it. I think that the way to do it is that there are 4 bolts holding the water pump...

There is definitely a significant layer of gelcoat beneath the paint on my boat. In fact there are two, one is white and the next one down is black. The white is thicker. That picture doesn't really show us much of anything, it looks like paint build up and some muck from the water. You'll...