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Came up on survey. Boat came with battery powered unit, but need to update. Recommendations? 38' OA

I've had a small but nagging fuel leak on the Port Perkins for a long time. It's not much, and would be contained in the pan under the engine, just enough to wipe up once in awhile. I have spent a fair amount of time searching for the source but couldn't quite pinpoint it. Over the weekend I...

having a discussion about Laconner in the office this morning. If my memory serves me, as a child (like 50 yrs a go) I seem to remember an airplane that was sitting off on the East side of the channel. Does anyone remember seeing this and wondering about the story behind it? Quick Google...

Had a couple boathouses and boats go up in flames this weekend. Initial report is a chest freezer compressor motor burned up and was the cause. Always worried when we have a cold snap, which we are currently coming out of, and the number of space heaters running unnattended. Surprised this...

We got out for a few days and headed to Mystery Bay, one of our favorite close places to go if we just have a few days. I was surprised to be the only boat on a park buoy both at Fort Flagler Friday night and Mystery Bay Sat night. Was the smoke keeping folks at home? Another question, is...

So now that I have the vacuuflush working as it should, I pumped the holding tank as I had been doing a lot of flushing as I troubleshot and repaired the head. After I got it set up, I could pump briefly, like 30-40 seconds before it would slow down and barely suck anything. I'd remove the...

Doing some maintenance to get ready for the season, our master SR head not flushing as it usually does. Pushing down on the pedal evacuates the bowl, but the pump is not kicking on after pedal is released. I checked the pump and after checking connections (and in the process tapping it...

Have a BW K-26 Turbo in box, never out of the package. Bought as replacement but sold boat. Would like $1,200 Seattle area. plaisted63@gmail.com

Looking for a mechanic in the greater Everett/Seattle area Perkins mains and Onan (Kubota) Any recommmendations? Thanks

Yesterday I replaced the raw water impellar on my Onan 8.0 MDKD. To make it easier to get at the pump, I removed the fuel shut off solenoid. It was pretty straightforward, 3 wires and a couple bolts. After I put everything back together, the solenoid would not operate. I took pictures of the...

Genset runs great, but oil pan is badly rusted and now weeping oil. It looks like the previous owner patched it with JB weld or something, but it is now giving up. It is in a sound shield and less than an inch of clearance between pan and bottom of enclosure. I'm starting to think of ways to...

Checking water levels in the 8 D's and found the one battery serving the starter on the Starboard to be heavily corroded on the negative terminal. Positive side looked great. I did clean these last year and added a bus-bar on the negative side to neaten up some wiring that had been bugging me...

The reality is sinking in that maybe a 38' trawler is not the ideal boat in my current situation. Truth is that kids are out living their lives now, girlfriend travels a lot for work and family visits around the globe so I'm singlehanding more than not, and when not it's just the two of us. I...

I'm replacing the countertops in the galley and would like to change out the sink as well. The existing 24"x16" double compartment sink is looking tired, would like just a single bowl. Quick google and no luck on that size. Any suggestions on suppliers? Thanks

I've got a couple block heaters in my Perkins that work great if you can turn them on about 8 hours before you actually want to start the engines. I'd like to set them up so that I could turn them on remotely, like though an app on my phone, and am assuming that would be possible without too...

I'm planning on cleaning the manicoolers and pulling and evaluating exhaust elbow this spring (Perk 6.534's) One of the biggest PIA's on something like this for me is to drain the coolant. Usually the drain plug is in a tight spot and hard to control the fluid after it's removed. I just ran...

Just an observation as I'm in the process of selling a boat that was not owned by me, but I have some familiarity as it was owned by a good friend and we cruised together over the years. It is currently going through the 3rd survey by the 3rd potential buyer and I am surprised at the stark...

How many hours after oil change for a proper oil analysis?

Have had this sitting around for awhile and have no use for it. Looks to be in decent shape. 24x16, 1 3/4" tapered shaft, I believe it is a Left hand. Located in Seattle area. $100 OR Best offer

I'm not sure if this has been covered, ran it through the search function and got nothing. The existing amp meters at the panel, both AC and DC are scaled so it is hard to see much differentiation, a change in a couple amps is hard to identify. Ideally I'd like to find meters to fit the...

Can anyone tell me what props they're running on a 39' Navigator? twin 300hp Volvos. Thanks

Hello, Yesterday we were running a boat with twin Volvo KMD 300s, 1,300 hours. It was owned by a friend that recently passed away and the boat has not been out of the slip in a year, but ran fine last time out. I had started it up a couple times over the last few months just to make sure...

I'm managing the estate for a good friend that recently passed away and am in need of an appraiser for his 39' Navigator. Is there independent appraisers like used for properties that appraise boats other than brokers?

In prepping the bottom for paint, I discovered a patch from what it appear a through-hull or transducer was removed and the Gelcoat layer was peeling off. I took my sander and cleaned it up. The patch itself appears to be in good shape and not sure why the Gelcoat lost it's grip. Any...

Boat's hauled for the bi-yearly bottom paint job. Stopped by our local chandlery to pick up a gallon and a quart of Blue Water ablative paint, the same brand I've been using for 15 years, and they no longer carry it, nor does anyone else nearby. I looked at a few other brands and got talking...