Sounds expensive. I have always just used a rattle can or dipped the handle in this stuff:
It seems to predominate in a very high number of posts, mostly in response to your questions and comments. So I guess you could say it is one of...
Funny you mentioned that ... I was using a large "crescent wrench" to hold a pipe union on a boat a couple of days ago and every time I tried to...
Oh, I'm sorry, must have misunderstood you. You compared the surveyor thing to the "old game for getting around the bareboat charter regs" and...
Capt J wrote: So exactly how is that a "game" for getting around the bareboat charter regs? The USCG wrote: "The owner has an interest in...
Ready to lift: Ready to Close up:
Ah so ... does that mean this is a Bacho moon in Swedish? :D
NO, the blue one was just a "normal" engines and generators upgrade. The gaping white cavity was left over after removing the engine because some...
I hope their engine fitters have more tools available to them than a big crescent wrench. If this photo is supposed to represent the standard...
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:o Are you sure you want to keep talking about this?
Back to the task at hand ...
A few years ago I was chief on a Swedish built coastal freighter that ran from Seattle to the Aleutians. This was the original engine, a MaK, that...
The oil hole is usually placed so that it is out of the way by the time max cylinder pressure occurs. The reason for that is the hole itself...
Good on you, J. That pretty much describes the actions and attitude of a small-boat captain who operates professionally and provides an owner with...
Was thinking rudder or cross-arm. If not too much work, try adjusting cross-arm to change toe in or toe out to see if rudder bearing wear might be...
So are many of us in the U.S. We don't have a "polyvalent" system like in Europe but many of us have a limited deck license along with our...
:D How to Change the Oil in Your Vehicle - For Dummies P.S. for the small boaters: This shows why it is important to supervise even simple tasks...
Second only to starting the engine and checking for leaks.
Using a vacuum cleaner around a gasoline fuel tank sounds like a good way to eliminate all earthly problems.
