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Talking to a guy today that has ran numerous boats suggested I install Murphy gauges such as these on my Detroits to warn me if the coolant level drops. Anyone have them on their boat and if so where are they installed, experience with them, etc? Was suggested to me to install to monitor...

The flybridge roof on my 55C was leaking in places when I bought her. Found it to be made of fiberglass panels laid athwartship the bridge on aluminum framing. The seams had no sealant and judging from the pieces or 3/8 or 1/2" fragmented pieces of plastic under the radar & KVH antennae it must...

My 55c does not have a flybridge refrigerator but was thinking of adding one. It does, however, have a circuit on the engine room ac panel labeled "flybridge refrigerator". I cannot find where this wire terminates in the bridge. It has an original looking wire in gray sheathing going to the...

Just curious if any of you with old Detroits run additives in their fuel? If so what kind and why? I run it in my older diesel tractors as it is my understanding when they took the sulfur out of the fuel the lubrication of fuel pumps, etc was reduced. Most of the owners around me with old...

Was well pleased with what I got from Metcalf. $168 for the bonnet. Here is the $35 one that fits but is inches short of covering the bottom exhaust portion This pic is of the met calf one that fit perfectly. The shipping is a flat $15 and they offer silver, gray and black. I went gray as my...

So I have finally got around to the electronics portion of my boat primarily because its fishing time. The old Raymarine stuff wore me out trying to get it going. My slip neighbor bought some new equipment so I got his Garmin stuff including a GSD24 sounder and plotter. Everyone tells me there...

Had a clamp break on one of my turbos so I took blanket off to change it. In addition to having some soot on the inside of the blanket it was coming apart on top. So doing what I knew I shouldn't I bought one of the T-6 el cheapo ebay blankets for $35 just to see. When I got it in mail I knew it...

Has anyone replaced fresh water piping on their Hatteras with PEX? I have a couple of lines giving me trouble leaking I am considering doing so. The fresh water deck was fitting on my cock pit and anchor wash deck faucet are plumbed with a clear plastic reinforced hose clamped to a barbed...

I dont need the fighting chair that came on my boat. Not sure of brand but its heavy duty and in good shape. In addition to being a good fishing chair it would be a great man cave chair or could be used for home gynecology. Asking $2,000 plus shipping or can meet anywhere in Louisiana.

Question concerning the Galleymaid seawater heads on my 55c. Have been using them at dock and slow cruise with no issues. Made the 200 mile journey to my home port and we cruised a bit at 16 knots due to the length of the trip. Tried two different heads when on plane and the pumps won't pick up...

Made the first long voyage on the Southern Drawl on Monday & Tuesday. Went from the Tchefuncte River on the North Shore of Lake Ponchatrain (where I bought her) to Port Fourchon, our home port. Since my radar still isn't working along with the river being high making the locks a challenge we...

Got my decal done yesterday. I posted in another thread and someone suggested I post here. I described the process in the other thread. Was a mess but turned out good for DIY

Although the name was changed with the purchase I finally got around to removing the old name and installing the new one today. It took 3 of us to do it and had to cut the decal in half due to the wind and having to work out of a canoe. I was pleased with the results and price of $150

My salon unit is the newest and hasn't run properly since I purchased it. Basically its either on or off. The thermostat doesn't cycle the unit and the heat mode does not heat. I am thinking a wiring issue but have put off trouble shooting until my punch list gets shorter. I normally leave the...

Cranked my engines today after sitting a couple weeks. Everything seemed fine except the volt meter on the starboard engine was reading 32V which shouldn't be connected to shower power and alternator running. The batteries read 36V on the panel meter when I got here prior to cranking. Let them...

My engine room blowers have pilot lights on the panel in the bridge. The lights have a wire soldered to a terminal on one side and a resistor of some type on the other connected to a switch. The terminal broke off one of the wires right at the back of the light. I wasn't successful in soldering...

I have been on my boat several times during steady rain and never noticed any leaks. We got a very heavy rain this week and I noticed water dripping on my generator from engine room ceiling. Directly above is the walkway thru the salon and the carpet and all was dry there. I looked all around on...

I have the original Galley Maid 32 volt head pumps on my 55c. The forward head had a "dead short" or so I thought when I bought it. Immediately tripped breaker. Took the pump out and there was no debris, string, etc holding the motor but it was stiff to turn. Took home to the bench. Took stators...

Am in the process of re-working my factory installed bait well. It has a "Circulate-Drain"switch that controls a pump for each in the bait well. Being the motors only for the 32V pumps are $250 each I am resorting to one pump and valving them to accomplish the same end result. Both pumps are the...

I also used Nautikfloor in my galley. Very pleased so far and easy to install. Just make sure you use glue. I bought pre finished mobile home type shoe mold from Lowes and installed with trim screws around my cabinet bases. It blends well