Assuming the engine was running at idle and the cover nipple was connected to garden hose water, the big concern would be the huge required volume...
Welcome to the forum. Doesn't removal of the panels above the engines permit vertical removal?...
When I designed and installed my custom high volume, high pressure air compressor system I selected a volume behind my cockpit ice maker, using...
REALLY tough to effect on a moving twin engine boat w/ big engines / propellers. Dragging a big propeller creates massive torque that is...
If going with new dripless seals, the selection of replacements with dual ports will permit operation with one disabled engine. The installation...
Here are some more parts that were changed from rough casting exterior to highly polished. [img] [img]
Here are some bare polished parts. [img]
Here is a part painted w/ the metal primer. [img]
Bronze is an excellent metal that may be polished to be super shiny, resembling brass. These parts were abrasively polished, using woven pad...
When I first removed my propellers and couplers I discovered that the internal tapers all showed diagonally opposite contact patches. All the...
Welcome to the forum. Does any of the other fresh water fixtures provide water flow, or is this the only fixture connected to that pump? When...
The listing is not currently active with that broker. "Unfortunately, this boat is not available for sale. It will be removed from the website soon."
Here is a reply warning about the possibility of high-pressure grease damaging the seal and another reply describing the futility of replacing the...
Yes, it is the decision of the reader about following that "seat of the pants" advice. There is very, very, very low friction from moving a...
Sorry I don't understand. The replacement of the drain plug w/ a grease Zerk, was adamantly rejected by the Seacock manufacturer because of...
The OP finds the seacock difficult to move. My reply w/ image is a direct response to the OP question. My seacock valves also had...
Sorry for my failure to conform with that rule. Thanks for correcting my error. Here is my seacock image that is hopefully properly uploaded now...
There are lots of remote manual and automatic actuators available. Here is one example.
The seacock valves on my boat would never have the desired feel when opening or closing, regardless of lubrication or frequency of movement. All...
The manatee have better eyesight than me! My practice is to slow to idle, use my binoculars, read the paragraph of tiny text, that has similar...
