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Did not look like 316 stainless to me

Mmmm. Makes a hell of a mussel stew too.

Loved the cannibal getting the cold shoulder, but did you hear about the cannibal who passed his friend in the woods?

Ya know it never fails. I just picked up a set of these in the aftercooler of my QSM11 and now I see these available.

My new boat has Twin Disc Model MG5085A transmissions. I'm getting prepared to change the gear oil and filter. The manual refers to the plate on the gear for capacity, and the plate states 0.92 gal capacity, which seems pretty low to me after owning Alisons previously. Does anyone know the...

Here's a pic of the system. I believe that the holding tank is the larger unit under the SM pump. The smaller one to its left is the vacuum tank.

I’m struggling with a Vacuflush problem. Last season my vacuum generating pump was cycling on very regularly – at least once a minute. The bowl seal was leaking, so I presumed that was the cause of the problem. Over the winter I rebuilt the toilet’s flush seals, ball, etc. and reinstalled the...

Gotta love the people here. A couple months ago I posted that my vacuflush toilet had fallen apart after I removed it. The bottom flange just self destructed. Brett Portzer PM'd me that he was removing the same unit from his boat and didn't need it. I asked him what he wanted for it, but...

I had to replace a couple small O rings on the oil filter supply lines on my Cummins QSM11. While figuring out the size (1/16" diameter with 15/16" id and 1-1/16" od I was looking closely at them and they appeared real familiar. I got out one of my butts and was pleased to find that they were...

My new boat does not have an oil change system like the old one did. Can anyone recommend a good AC pump, reversible, that will handle cold motor oil? Preferably one that will pump 5 or more gpm. I called Depco and gave them my requirements. They suggested a model but when I looked at it, it...

This is a purely PM project. The Cummins QSM11 can be susceptible to badly clogged aftercoolers, usually caused by exhaust leaks. The recommended service interval is 5 years, but the previous owner never tore it down in the 6 or 7 he had it, and did not know when it had been done previously...

I've got my aftercooler and heat exchanger cores out for a cleaning and I'd like to pressure test them while they're out. I need to block off one end, and also block the other end, but also be able to pressurize it. I'm sure there's a simple solution out there, so before I reinvent a wheel I...

Here's my Lewmar V3 after 3 seasons use. To their credit, they did replace it out of warranty. That said, it's not well constructed. Notice the Cole Hersee circuit block in the last pic. Installed the same day and subject to the same conditions as the Lewmar crap. They asked me if salt...

I removed my toilet today to rebuild the vacuflush components in the base and found bad news. The flange at the bottom of the bowl, which attaches to the base, was badly cracked, and basically fell apart when I dismantled it. The unit's label reads Mansfield plumbing products, model 848. I...

Vberth sink:

Head:

Prepping for cooktop and wall oven installation:

I did my galley, head, and v-berth sink with corian. I believe it was 1/2". We went over the existing surface and put it down with simple silicon. I was happy with the results. Here's a few pics of the project. "Before" pics.... Galley:

Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought new electronics for the boat. I've never been a big fan of Simrad, and the EVO2 system that came on the 45C I bought last December did not change my opinion substantially. It's not terrible, but not great. So, with a great deal of help from Scott...