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I've been told that pickling will deteriorate the membranes. My watermaker mechanic prefers frequent flushing. Now, regarding how to flush, I have tapped into my freshwater pressure system and run it to a large (Big Blue) carbon block filter and I flush with that. This makes it very easy...

Ok, me again, the microswitch preventing the start of the engine when in gear went bad. Based on the part number, $125. I one on Grainger for less than half that and I got two on Amazon for $12.

My buddy broke the rectangular frame that holds in is Caterpillar 3208 After cooler. It is made of pot metal, has several holes in it for the bolts, over $700 with tax. Yiikess

Well I clicked on Quote to comment on when water will evaporate. I'm not sure what happened. Water and other liquids have a vapor pressure from evaporation. The higher the temperature the higher the vapor pressure goes and the more it evaporates. Get it good and hot and it will be gone under...

One other thing to check would be the micro switch that won't allow you to start the engine in gear. Yes be sure all stations are in neutral but also go back to the transmission and close to that are two wires connected to a micro switch and an eccentric that pushes on the microswitch lever or...

OC Diver is right. Also, I regularly use a toilet brush to keep the bowl seal clean. Then next problem could be warped duckbill valves. I replaced the valves in the aft Vac Head in 2018. Just now they are starting to leak a little so the vac pump will go off early in the morning hours unless...

I use a Liba bug zapper that has an electric screen and two bulbs to attract the pests. Works great. The only problem is the bugs explode with a loud pop that scares my dog. I find it a satisfying sound. I have two neighbors using the same one which is why I bought one. Found it on Amazon...

I use that water sep/fuel filter on my dink. Seems to work. Thanks for reminding me, time to change the filter and drain any moisture.

Here is my observation: I had a Lien Hwa 47' with twins and I learned to spin it quite well. When I moved over the to the Cal 55 I felt that the 47 spun 3 times easier. I don't often use the bow thruster to spin but I do use more or less throttle. You know....scutt up towards a dock, put the...

At the risk of co-opting this I have also a question about zincs. When I bought my 55 it had two zincs per shaft. Someone suggested I may be over zinced. My shafts are so long they are in two segments connected and I have two struts per shaft. My zincs are not wasting away quickly so I'm not...

Hey Socalrider I love my Californian 55. Its 33 years old and only the stb engine has been rebuilt due to a serious overheat from a prior owner. No they don't make them anymore but some survive.

Of course I have a newer Furuno Time Zero system and I didn't think of using the track option to determine fuel use. I'll do that next time

Well my question was: do I take the measurement at right angles to the bow and stern or actually following the curve of the boat?

There is a lot of talk here about fuel economy. When I bought Aquarius I had no idea what my fuel burn would be. My old 47 got about 1 gallon per nmile. My brother has Fuel Scan on his 48' Offshore with 375 hp Cats and got 1 gallon per nmile. I don't know my boats waterline. If I was to...

I have a 66,000 lb 55' with Cat 3208TAs and get 1 mile per gallon at 10 knots and 1750 rpm. I actually average lower consumption of 7.77 gallons per run hour because of time running at idle, 5 knots in the harbor, and anchoring etc.

I see your VacuFlush vacuum tank so most of what I see are sewage hoses.

You could also call Carver Boats because they bought Californian (I have one built by them) and they could perhaps be able to look up some old records. Yes I'd be surprised if they did it for you but it is worth a try. You may be able to sort out any problem with the HIN.

Speaking of Contracts, in my working life I bought and sold machinery costing 100s of thousands and sometimes multiple millions. Some buyers and sellers will just sign our contract. Others will go over them with a fine tooth lawyer and mark out or ask sections to be re-written. So, I have...

To me the idea of a survey is to give the buyer a third party and expert opinion of the items that should be corrected on a boat (we know they all have something to fix). You could offer to buy the boat if the owner puts in new engines and outdrives, then they say NO and you are off the hook...

Of course. We had fun after getting back to my slip. I actually had to replace both the small genset through hull valve and the impeller as I couldn't move the handle. I was able to do that in the water with the help of my diver. I had not changed the impeller on that as the boat was still...

I apologize for the lengthy story here, and I don't need to be chastised for my stupidity, I own it. Worst trip ever. A couple years after I bought my 55 Californian CPMY, I was finally able to entice my brother down from San Francisco. Just him and I for five days at Catalina Island...

I just looked at the Yanmar website and they are talking about 15-40wt. It's all good (I actually hate that phrase).

Oh, regarding ambient temperatures, here in southern California we get some cold mornings in the 30's, not many, and we get some days that the engine room will be over 100, not many. Last two weeks of August, then Sept. and first week of October can be hot. Then the West wind pipes in, our air...

I'm going to the 15-40 from the 30wt. That way I only have to stock one oil for my engines and stabilizers. Now I'm going to double check the oil requirements for my two generators. The 15-40 will probably be fine but I'll check. I don't use them much and I very rarely have to add oil. Last...

i THINK IT WAS THE GUYS WHO SURVEYED THE ENGINES ON PURCHASE. While we typically don't get any high heat here on the water the 15-40wt has a broader application chart. Now that I have seen it in a Cat manual, I'm switching.