I don’t know how long it was running. That’s what’s odd about this. The float switch was free. I m guessing the float switch didn’t stop the...
Had a small 800 gph rule pump burn up yesterday. It was only 3 months old and used to pump the very bottom of the bilge. 3amp breaker didn’t pop…...
Mini splits are nice but the problem is where will you put the outside compressor? I can’t imagine having one in the cockpit like you suggest as...
It takes a lot of BTUs to effectively cool a FB to a level where it’s even worth the hassle. Even a solid skylounge… you will also need a...
The same folks that complain about generators usually have wind generators scream all night in the gusts
You can tell always tell a marina review is by a sailbot owner when most of the review describe the showers and public toilets… sometimes in...
He certainly was opinionated and sometimes missed the point that not everyone needs a battlewagon. That said, surveyors see a lot of stuff and...
mamy marinas here in Miami seem to require PWC to fill up jugs and then fill up their tank. I be always thought it was some regulatory issue....
First issue will not be whether you can handle the boat but whether your insurance will accept a jump from 68 to 100 especially if you don’t have...
and then going forward you have a rail in the way… not just an issue in a slip with finger pier but when alongside in marinas like Staniel for...
One issue with SF which I forgot to mention earlier on is boarding from a fixed dock. Many think the boating is a perfect world with floating...
So you had a survey done already, did you have both a Hull survey AND an engine survey by TWO separate surveyors? if not, and if you really...
Is that the fuel tank crammed against the engine in the first picture? Looks like rust on the tank surface next to the racor. If these tanks are...
Just to be clear are you talking about a shower sump pump or a bilge pump? shower sumps are usually powered by a circuit breaker with power...
370hp seems to be quite a bit out of 5.9 liter / 360 cid Fine if well maintained and not over propped.
the 5.9 was the B-Series wasn’t it? 6 BTA? Confused. The C is 8.3 isn’t it?
The Cummins are pretty bulletproof, at 370hp they must must be C series 6CTAs unless by 2001 they were electronic, not sure when that started....
Gas or diesel? What brand engines and gen Some gas gens don’t like to sit… Indeed sitting for 2+years is never good. A monthly start up helps...
for some reason all the boat I ve run as a captain (70.84 and 116) have been skylounge models and indeed it makes a HUGE difference in fatigue on...
Protect the whales and ignore the fact that a number of whales have been found dead in NJ, possibly killed by the massive amount of surveying...
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