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Okay, fellas - I need some guidance once again. One of the issues called out in our hull survey was some saturated core in the starboard side deck overhang; survey calls it an area "approximately 3' x 15'," and we're *hopeful* it's limited to the side deck overhang area. I understand this is...

I've got three non-functional Datamarine gauges I'd like to remove from my helm overhead. I've removed the screws from the back perimeter but I still can't figure out how to actually remove the gauges. They spin in the hole but I'll be danged if I can figure out how to separate the front from...

One of my next rabbit-hole projects is upgrading our fuel tank senders. Our current units (likely the originals) are inconvenient (have to go downstairs and pull a floor panel to see how much fuel we have) and unreliable (the floats on both units stick from time to time). I'd like to update the...

Our flybridge steering unit is leaking like a sieve again. Pools of steering fluid in both forward corners of the flybridge. It just runs right out the center of the shaft. My mechanic tells me it's not a user-serviceable unit and that if it's leaking that bad I need to disconnect it and send...

So a sort of tangential issue to my boarding lights problem has come up. Can someone give me an idea of how the bulkheads - specifically in the salon area - are constructed? I'm likely going to need to fish new wires through the walls and I can't wrap my head around how they're put together...

Now that we've got her closer to home, we're starting to make headway on our ginormous to-do list. Next up are the little courtesy lights about knee-high under the covered side decks. I cannot get them to light up. Not sure yet if it's an electrical issue, or if all the bulbs are burnt out, or...

The oil pressure gauges at both our pilot house and flybridge helms only rarely come to life. The ones mounted inside the engine room doors work as expected 100% of the time. Before I go down another rabbit hole, is there any chance that's a well known issue with a common fix? All the other...

After our recent steering system troubleshooting, our Raymarine autopilot now thinks "go straight" means "turn hard left". I suspect it just needs to be recalibrated, but the dockside commissioning procedure asks a few questions I don't know the answers to. I tried the Raymarine forum, but when...

One of my pending wishlist projects is to update / modernize the gauges at both helm stations on our boat. They still have what I assume are the original gauges, some of which don't work. In broad terms, what am I looking at in terms of the process here? Is it a simple matter of removing the...

Our 1983 61 CPMY has a "shorty" electric water heater in the starboard engine room. We've noticed that the hot water sorta comes and goes, seemingly at random. I've asked my wife to start keeping a log of when it's hot (i.e. are we on shore power or generator? which generator? how long has the...

We are making attempt number two to move our 1983 61 CPMY from Slidell to Houston starting tomorrow. We are supposed to get a few days of rain along the way, so it seems like a good time to work out my windshield wiper issues. Previous owner says the wiper motors work fine, but he removed the...

Came across a thread recently that I can't find now. I'm looking for the owner of a Hatteras currently in Baytown that's being repowered with Cummins engines. Nothing sketchy - I'm in Baytown and just looking for a fellow owner.

Marine electrician just left the boat and he thinks our problem is the batteries (and possibly the charger). Kind of what I figured TBH. I know this is opening a whole can of worms, but what's the current thinking on new batteries for these old 32v girls? Our M.O. is to start the generator...

Among the problems I'm currently dealing with is this thing: The last time I used this generator (about two months ago now), the switch fell off in my hand. I tried everything I could think of to get it back on the mounting post, but it just spins free in either direction. I assumed the...

Okay I know this is a pretty elementary question,but I just shot sparks all over myself and cut out all the lights, so I'm going to swallow my pride and just ask before I blow myself up. I suspect I've got a loose connection or three, and I can see corrosion at a couple of terminals, so I'd...

Good morning, folks. We're trying to get underway from Slidell to Houston this morning and already have the trip's first issue: neither engine will crank over hard enough to fire. It's cool here but not cold (60deg). Engines started just fine (well, actually they cranked a little slowly but...

One of my projects for the weekend entails determining the make and model of our radar gear and connected equipment. So far I'm not have a lot of luck. Spokw with Furuno tech support Friday and they said... - the model of the open array is on the gearbox (there are actually no visible markings...

Okay...how do I do this? Detroit 12v71 manual says drain the fuel, remove the bolt, change the filter, fill 2/3 with fuel, reinstall, then "remove plug on top and fill completely." Which of these fittings is the plug?

I plan on installing a small piece of gear tomorrow and it'll be my first electronic addition to the boat. I need a 12v source, and I'm assuming since I have several DOA bits of kit in the upper dash at the lower helm that I have some 12v sources to choose from. I *think* this yellow block...

There is a weird heating plate in one of the wall cabinets in the galley in our new-to-us boat. It has been driving my wife crazy, so I disassembled part of the cabinet this morning to uninstall it.The wires run down behind the cabinet and I cannot tell where they are coming from, so I cannot...