My customer is asking me about a used trawler. From the ad; Engines: Twin Caterpillar 3306B. 10.5 Liters(638 cubic inches)Displacement,...
I'm thinking the same on the market. There may not be the quality/value this show to justify the show cost. Folks with quality may just hold/hang...
Hello Judy Were glad you're here. I still wish for mfg's to practice what they build in the confines of what they sell or what they product...
How far off are you from the factory maintenance schedule? After cooler inspection? clutch oil change? impeller/raw pump service, yada, yada? And...
Worst case; Run aground in the feather beds in lower Biscayne Bay. The damages the Fed will put on the owner vs the recovery/salvage to reduce any...
I have noticed here in south Georgia & north Florida. There is nothing to brag about in quality or value in late model local listings. In a quick...
Some V-8 GM cars used double walled exhaust tubing after the collector. I had a case when the customer ran thru a water puddle and the engine lost...
Well, I'm trying and thinking out loud. You mentioned smoke after the big bang. Color or location (behind the transom or out of the E R)? I...
Yep, within seconds is what it would take for the first exhaust flame to come down the exhaust hose. You ever seen a engine lit with no exhaust...
Does the gen-set exhaust dump into the same 8" hole in the transom? Gas pump near? With some imagination follow this; Unburned fuel from the...
Nuf Said....
Uh? Parts still on the line from DDC/MTU. To many 60s on the road to guess at any EOL timeline.
Boat fenders As a practice, I always plug the exhaust when working on any exhaust system. I found you can use different sized fenders with a...
You may want to get a diver under there and take a look (feel). If it is a cutlass bearing and it's making noise, It could also be damaging the shaft.
Sweet looking. There are a few Post (& others) around here with T doors and a solid cap. I never figured why the cap was solid with a door under...
Did Post use tinned wire in those ole days?
It's an experience getting up river to get to them. You can look forward to meeting THE Jungle Queen in a bend.
Should I type it out completely?
I have an inventory of BFHs. I'll start at this end.
Our Bert was delivered new to venezuela in '78. The second owner brought her back to the states in '02. Lots of logs and charts still with us....