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About a week ago I sold my boat to a gentleman from Florida. The only reason for the sale was my failing vision. I could not read the instra ments on the dash for the last 2 years. Iwas hoping my vision would improve, but it only gets worse. Iw ill miss cruising the Chesapeake very much but all...

I recently had to cut the coax cable going from the antenna to the radio. I would like to connect another coax to the short original one. The antenna coax is marked (RG58 A/U). I have coax I would like to connect to it marked (RG-6U 75 ohm) Is this ok to do or is this an impedance mis-match. If...

I recently removed the Sherwood raw water pumps that feed my 454 crusaders. I was going to install new bearings, cams, seals, and impellers. One problem, I can't remove the hub from the shaft (the part that the pulley is connected to). I don't see any set screws or pins or keys to remove. Unless...

A few weeks ago while cruising around the bay, my starboard engine overheated. I brought the boat back to the slip on one engine. The coolant level was very low and I added 2 1/2 gallons. I had the yard check to see where the leak was. They tested the heat exchanger and that was good. They found...

Ever since I've owned this boat my generator has given me problems starting. I had the carb off a couple of times to adjust the float and general cleaning, investigating. I must have adjusted the choke 50 times. Every time I think it's fixed, the next time it won't start. Once it starts it runs...

After starting my gas Crusader 454's the other day, I noticed an unusual water flow from the exhaust pipe of the starboard engine. The flow was normal for the first 4 minutes, a nice steady flow. Then there was a large gush of water followed by no to very little to normal flow again. This was...

I just bought a Standard Horizon CPV 350 GPS with fishfinder and it came with a in hull transducer. I will call the supplier tomorrow to exchange it for a through hull model. Has anybody out there used the in hull units? If so what is your opinion about how they work. I'm afraid it won't work as...

While I was at the boatyard today my neighbor was installing reworked props he bought from a prop shop. I asked him if he lapped the prop in first and he said no. He told me one of the props was modified from a 2" shaft to work with his 1 3/4" shaft by inserting a plastic bushing in the hubb...

I noticed everytime someone would flush the toilet on my boat a very strong sewage odor was emitted from my holding tank vent. It was embarassing when guests would be having cocktails on the back deck. I thought about installing a filter in the vent line but decided against that. I didn't want...

I'm in the middle of having the risers changed on my Crusader 454 engines. They have 12" risers on them and Crusader no longer makes them. The yard is putting an 8" and a 4" together to get the needed height, but because of the offset one of them hits the stairs to the master. Now I'm stuck...

On my 40' DC the rear window has water laying in the sill after every rain. The window is installed at an angle so the water will not drain. The window was designed to be installed vertically and would not be a problem that way. I never open the window as the water would leak inside. The wood is...

One of my air conditioner compressors does some wild shaking when first turned on. The lights dim and it draws a lot of current for about 5 seconds. It has a time delay circuit that delays turn-on for about 20 seconds. When that timer times out, the unit comes on and runs fine. I removed the...

Started changing all the sanitation hoses on my boat today. I couldn't remove the hose from my guest head to the ER vacuum tank. Spent about 3 hours trying to pull the old hose out. There must be a clamp somewhere that I can't get access to. I removed the one under the guest sink and can't see...

I had a run-in with a pump-out dock this week, (it came out of nowhere)! After pumping the holding tank the wind was putting me onto the dock. I did the Pascal move of turning the bow into the dock, then backing off. It worked well except something caught one of my stanchions and bent it...

Tomorrow I am having the boat pulled and will be winterizing the boat. I have done everything myself before but the engines. They are charging $195 per for doing this so I thought I'd save the cash this year and do it myself. I am going to remove the hose going to the raw water pump and connect...

I have 8' (93") of FC-234-06 brand new tubing for sale. Will sell for $40 and that includes shipping. Used for fuel lines A-1 Coast Guard approved. Ron

Does anyone know how to remove/install aeroquip fittings on the end of fuel hoses? I removed 3 fuel lines today to replace and can't figure out how to get the fittings off. Do you need a special tool? Thanking you in advance, Ron :confused:

Well I finally started to repair the deck area under the windlass this week. I noticed water dripping from the bolts when it rained. Removed the galley maid and pupit and cut a 12" square hole above the windlass. It took me 2 days to get this far. Each bolt took about 20 to 30 minutes to remove...

Ever since I bought my boat 13 months ago the Onan generator 6.5k gas has had difficulty maintaining constant speed. If I adjust the idle and main carburetor jets it gets better then I put a load on it and it'll run all day long in spec. Just when I think I got it the next time I go to the boat...

I am about to clean my heat exchanger using the method described by Genesis but can't find the Ph-Ospho-RIC anywhere. The Home Depots in my area (South Jersey) don't have it. Is there another source for this product? If you know of one I'd appreciate it if you could post it. Thanks Ron :confused: