Recent content by Jeff Wilbur

This winter I am going to replace my turbo that is leaking oil and losing boost and exhaust smoke has been steadily increasing. When I remove this I think it may be good to service the charge air cooler or at least give it some sort of inspection The power is a single Volvo TAMD 63L with 1505...

Thank you all this has been very helpful. The boat for the most part is used 48 hours on a mooring over weekends. I have a generator that I can charge with if we go longer. The rest of the time at the dock and plugged in. The charger I have is a Xantrex Freedom Marine Inverter charger model 25...

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So after 8 full years my (2) Full River 260-12's AGM house bank batteries are getting very tired. I think 8 years was a very good run so no complaints! I am just looking to swap out / replace with the same configuration. I want to stay with 8D's, AGM as close as I can get to 260 amps a battery...

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I have a working Wagner Micropilot with cables for sale. The reason I am selling is because I am upgrading my electronics. The cable is used to connect the micro pilot to the Wagner helm pump. It is a 7 wire harness that connects to the pump. I am keeping the pump to use with the new autopilot...

Thank you Lepke. I will give these folks a call to see if they can help or recommend.

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I have a Volvo TAMD 63 coupled to a Twin Disc with a leaking reverse gear oil cooler. I noticed that the cooler main tube is made up of three separate tubes & the weld around the inner smaller tube is leaking oil. I have installed a aftermarket cooler but am not happy with how it mates up so I...

I am changing the packing on my rudder post and would like to use some anti-Seize when I assemble the bronze collars to make disassembly easy. It was a struggle to back the collar off. I have always used Permatex Aluminum Anti-Seize for everything. Does this stuff have any place on a boat or...

Fellow cruisers, My 1987 flybridge has a Wagner Micropilot at the helm that works very good for the age that it is. Thing is, on nice days when I am driving from the fly bridge I can't use the auto helm. Seems I always have to run back down to avoid another boat or lobster pot. Any suggestions...