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spccoolin posted in another thread: "...Freon is what cools the compressor, and running low for any period of time can cause it to overheat & burn itself up..." There are a lot of posts on air conditioning problems.....Is there no aftermarket gauge of reasonable cost that can be used to...

Hmmmmm.......http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1278627/Creature-comfort-British-safari-jet-transforms-plush-viewing-platform.html All it needs is pontoon floats!!!! I wanna go on a safari!!!!!!! Wonder what the MPG is.....

From the May 2010 issue of Yachting, page 84, THE DIESEL DILEMMA: Cummins QSM 11: before 2002 this engine topped out at 635 HP, but was common at 580 or 535 HP. Totday it's available up to 715 HP. If you have 580 and want 635HP, it's just a software change....If the engine is still under...

For those who just can't get enough of engines, here's a model that might satisfy: http://www.ccrane.com/science/discovery-toys/smithsonian-motor-works.aspx A list of suggestions on how to utilize model this would be appropriate: "To explain to the admiral why I need new ones" might do!!

A list of helpful ideas I previously posted is is these threads, 2006 and 2008. A search via TIPS AND TRICKS also brings up other helful hints from other members, http://www.samsmarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8618&highlight=tips+tricks...

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Found the following in an ad for a Webasto diesel heater on E-BAY...it relates to previous threads here. IDLING DAMAGES THE ENGINE Caterpillar Inc. cautions drivers to "... Avoid excess idling. If the vehicle is parked for more than five minutes, stop the engine. Excessive idling can cause...

Anybody know what the design pros and cons are of trim tabs? How do designers decide tabs are appropriate for a given boat? I see a lot of variation in bow angle among different boats...Is it Jersey Sportfish that always seem to run bow up?? Seems like a properly designed boat should not need...

For some interesting insights with photos into Bertram fiberglass work and vaccum bagging versus hand layup check this article: http://www.yachtsurvey.com/bad_news_for_Bertram.htm Are newer Hatts hand lay up?? If not when did they change?

The new owner of my 1972 YF invited me up for a short trip, a few days aboard and a trouble shooting effort: he got some fuel in the bilge, apparently in the vicinity of the starboard engine, and a three hour search with a mechanic did not turn up any source. That's a low point in he bildge so...

Interesting video: about 4 minutes, http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20081117122025mbmnews.html and some literature on one brand, Prop Protector....happens to be one I have used for the past 8 or nine years.... http://www.prop-protector.co.uk/rope-cutters-1.pdf

For those who may be adding a modest 24v dc load to a 12volt dc environment Yandina has a slick combiner, the "trollbirdge" which provides 24 volts from a pair of 12 volt batteries...The Trollbridge24 is suitable for installations with alternators up to 100 amps and 24 volt trolling motors up...

My YF and 8V71TI engines were just surveyed and I wondered what engine experts think of the following survey statement and results: "...stethoscopic testing of the engines in the course of operation indicated no looseness in the journals, main bearings,upper end components.water pump impellers...

I tried to remove a pencil zinc in a Jabsco 8V71TI raw water pump assembly to check the zinc condition and found the cap came off while the solid zinc pencil is firmly corroded in the raw water pump assembly hole...(hole apparently to snug for the zinc).... Anybody have any tricks for getting...

Am seeking a used, possibly new, boat davit to lift an 11 ft Boston Whaler with a 15 HP outboard, I'm guessing 400 lbs total. I'd like to mount the lift on the bow deck of my 1972 48 Hatt YF and store the Whaler on the adjacent salon roof. I'd estimate the arm length required at about 5 to 6...

I've got a pair of 2" diam s/s stub shafts worn where they went through cutless bearings....for my 1972 48ft YF.... Anybody know an approximate cost for resurfacing the worn part of the shaft? Anybody know an approximate cost for new stub shafts? I know it's cost effective to repair large...

Anyone have an online source for older (1972) Cruiseair A/C manuals? I'm especially interested in a wiring schematic....these are the only records I'm missing aboard....I checked frequently asked questions here at Sam's but did not see any material...Thanks...

Following for 1972 8V71TI's I'm sure somebody has posted similar before, but I don't remember seeing such and thought others might find it helpful. Total elapsed work time: either one long workday or a day and a half for the more sane owner. Testing my antifreeze with test strips this past...

Following is broad understandable technical information I finally found regarding different antifreeze formulations and specifications for them. The following WEBA corp site reflects one maker of antifreeze additives; PENRAY is another. This WEBA discussion explains what ATA RTP 329 spec we...

I originally started to post this in Skys POOR STABILIZER INSTALLATION JOB but decided to generalize it.... New stuff looks really nice...BRAVO...feels good, right????? (Once the arthritic pain subsides!!!) Seems like there is a least one lesson to be learned here and this is something Sam's...