Recent content by sd1209

Took the boat out last week and at about 1700 rpm's port engine thick black smoke out the exhaust....Under 1700 all good, no smoke on start up or underway....engines both ran fine at lower rpm's...1500 hrs total.......40' Navigator....My first guess was the turbo, took the exhaust elbow off (I...

Janice---from my USN days--"Set the Special Sea and Anchor Detail"....You will notice many Navy ships are hanging an anchor, ready to drop, entering or leaving a harbor...This practice is learned from experience....The bow anchor on my boat is ready to drop within less than a minute, have to run...

42' MMC trawler (Defever design).....Mid 80's Taiwan boat ....twin 4 cyl Cummins....minimum speed: 8 kts.....cruising speed: 8 kts....Max speed: 8 kts........so economical that I never even thought about filling the tanks.... That boat was what I would call honest....Everything straight...

I spoke to someone at HDI and that person said all they recommend in most applications is sealant around the threads....I got a small tube of high temp thread sealant and applied that.....Reinstalled both new elbows, no leaks either exhaust or seawater.....Recommendations above all...

Thanks both of you for the input so far.....The picture is generic, taken off the website where I just bought the pieces (HDI Marine in Seattle).....The original fittings, which I believe are original and 23 yrs old, were cast iron and bronze smaller elbow......I am reusing the bronze fittings...

Volvo TAMD63's......replacing both 5" exhaust elbows/mixers where the outgoing saltwater mixes with the exhaust .There is a smaller elbow for the saltwater that screws into the top of the elbow......Question: what is recommended to apply to the threads on the smaller elbow where it screws...

I have used Oversea Yacht Insurance in San Diego as my insurance broker for years......They are legitimate in my opinion and shop each year for the best insurance to fit my needs and the boat....I have had good luck with them for over 30 yrs..... This year they recommended American Modern...I...

No website ... The way I find what he is listing is to go to CL, go to San Diego with about a 30 mile radius....Go to "boat parts" then type in Lakeside in the search area under boat parts and his stuff will come up.... His listings in CL include his phone number ...He is more than willing to...

Couple months ago I was looking at Craigslist in the Boat Parts section in San Diego....Ran across a guy advertising quite a few OEM parts for both brands...I called him and had an interesting conversation...Seems he and a friend just bought, at auction, 3 containers of new/OEM parts from the...

Diego is one of the 2 owners (brothers)....He is the one I dealt with prior to my going down there....I found him to be available and upfront.....He has been doing this for quite a long time....Between Diego and Victor (who I had daily contact with daily, sometimes many time a day, and is I...

I had work done there 10 months ago....Took 6 weeks and I stayed on the boat the entire time (out of the water)...The main 2 jobs I had them do was teak and holly in the salon and teak decking in the cockpit and flybridge....Could not have been happier with both of those jobs.......I est I saved...

Out of business for quite a few years

Glorietta Bay still has some openings as of today...

Many have used a traffic cone, upside down in the chain locker....These come in different sizes to fit your needs.....I have not used one but have read about others having pretty good luck after securing the right sized cone in the locker.... I have the same problem with my 3900...

We would be interested....We are on Harbor Island...Sunroad...