Where did the oil go??? Exactly my question. We have checked the heat exchanger, bilge and engine. Can the oil cooler be pressure tested while...
Thanks for the replies. I will answer your questions as I go through. Capt J & K1W1: The day before, the mechanic was blaming the last mechanic...
Please keep the theory & solutions coming! That is why Yacht Forums exists in many incidences! I have a STRONG feeling the WRONG OIL FILTER...
Advice Please! Another failure on Allison Gearbox. The Port side gearbox (MH20) failed last year (forward gear) and was rebuilt. At the time a...
You guys chased the GENIUS away! We could have found out a lot more about P_Bear by now, for example, is he a 15 y.o stirring us all up or a...
Thanks. The simpler and most resilient system will be the one I install. I once owned "state of the art" MAN engines and there were far to many...
Good idea, will check this out. Would be a lot less trouble to install as well as cheaper.
Note that I did not state the person in THAT photo was the person I referred too. "I have seen the photo of one of the "ladies" on the boat that...
High Heels In the case of the people who chartered this yacht, I have seen the photo of one of the "ladies" on the boat that night & I think the...
Thanks Fish, I can't find anything with a 3" diameter, plus I want an alarm to the flybridge, although site window is a start. Which brings...
Following up on the thread regarding the Heat Exchanger failure a short time ago, I posted a question about alarms that warn the skipper of lack...
Thanks are unnecessary to me Alfred. I have good friends and we spend many hours (and good wine) discussing these topics, and, as you can imagine,...
+1 Awesome!
George Carlin's wife died early in 2008 and George followed her, dying in July 2008. It is ironic George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's -...
In a few hours, we will be celebrating the New Year Downunder, just ahead of the rest of you guys around the Yacht Forums world. Wishing You...
Tollycraft is a good choice. Especially the Tollycraft 57' Pilothouse.
The small cockpit on the Nordhavns has been a drawback in their design IMHO, however the way this boat has been extended with a lower freeboard is...
Good looking trawler!!!
Timber tool box I would not waste my money on a metal tool box. Even 316 Stainless will eventually look worn and get pitted. This is the...
Likewise for us on the right as in proper, left side of the road!