Recent content by nveater

So this is the 3rd year I have had the boat and the aftercooler has not been serviced. Now let me ask a dumb question- is the after cooler and heat exchanger the same thing ? When I trace the raw water circuit on my old 6BT there is a pipe from the impellor pump to the oil cooler and then it...

Hey I appreciate the responses- I now going to explore my cooling system in more depth- I will see how I can set up to do a flush as well. Is this something that should be taken care of ASAP or can it wait till the end of the season ? Thanks

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I can get up to just under 2600 on an analog gauge

I have a Cummins 6BT-5.9 210 hp engine (1999) in my Mainship Pilot 30. When my engine goes over 2000-2100 rpm I get white smoke. throttle back and the smoke goes away. Is it steam or smoke ? I don't know while it seems to dissipate quickly, the smoke does appear to have some "body" to it. This...

So I just finished installing a Raymarine Evolution EV 150 auto pilot into my 1999 Mainship Pilot 30 and I thought I would share some of my highs and lows. I have a seastar steering single station. I located the autopilot pump and ACU unit in a compartment under the helm seat- I had to cut a...

Hey Rich- I was told if I asked nicely you would tell me about trim tabs ?? Thanks, Nigel

Thanks for the response- it's not serious more curious especially as I look more closely at other Pilot 30s (which I see more on YouTube) and try to perceive how they are trimmed. I am curious to how other owners are seeing their vessels.

So I am starting my third year with my 1999 Pilot 30 which I am enjoying, but have questions about its trim. It seems to be sitting lower aft than other Pilot's I have seen. The trim hasn't changed since I have owned her but for to my eye she seems stern heavy. For example the engine exhaust is...

So a so run the unshielded wire to negative bus, but by itself. My negative bus is currently full with grounds from other items- would you recommend creating another bus off that so it's not sharing with anything else ?

I appreciate the responses- to ground it is ! Thanks

When setting up my raymarine seatalk network to link in my autopilot (Raymarine) with my other raymarine instruments one of the components is a power cable which provides power to the network and some of the other instruments- this power cable comes with three wires positive, negative and an...

I think the electrical panel it is- I was hoping there was some magic door that I hadn't found yet. I wanted to go in thought the radio however it appears that the PO not only screwed the wooden surround to the bulkhead he/she also glued it

I am adding a new battery charger to my 1999 Mainship Pilot 30 and it comes with a monitor to check status and operate the charger. I would like to put this monitor in the cabin perhaps near the radio (or in that vicinity). I was wondering how to access the area behind the radio or that area...

I have a 1999 Mainship Pilot 30 and I am installing a new battery charger which comes with a status monitor that I would like to put in the cabin perhaps under the radio or somewhere in that vicinity. I know how to get the wire from the battery charger into the cabin area but don't know how to...