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Calypso Located in North Palm Beach, FL Marine Trader 40 Double Cabin Trawler LOA: 40 Beam: 13'8" Draft 4' $79,000 Lovingly restored and maintained classic trawler. Age has nothing to do with the condition or value of this vessel. She has always been well cared for. In some ways she is...

Survey is quite old. It was completed in May 2012. But all the equipment is the same or has been upgraded. Since then we have painted the decks, all structures and hull. 4 coats awlgrip in 2012. Bottom, all structures and hull were re-painted with awlgrip primer and 2 top coats in November 2017...

Calypso Survey Hi Here's the Survey Report -Attached. We've done a lot to her since this survey was done but the equipment is the same or upgraded so this will give you a comprehensive overview.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/laMHMg6QBqs 1977 Marine Trader DC. Completely restored and lovingly maintained...no time...so we gotta sell her. >( ...Not sure what she's worth. What do you think??? Located in North Palm Beach, Florida. Have a survey report if you like to see it let me know. Come...

Update on Shaft Packing size We used 9/16. It was tight going in - but worked fine. thanks

thanks ...Mechanic at my boatyard says it needs to be tight going in. A little larger than the gap...Thats also what I did on my rudder boxes. Similar to this video: ...But... I'm reading a lot of posts where people agree w what you say and they all are saying 1/2 the gap. That is my...

Thanks -Not sure the size of what came out but it looks like ~1/2" squashed for 10+ years...But doesn't shaft OD minus gland ID /2 make it half the size of the gap?

Hi: I'm repacking stuffing box on my 77 MT 40 DC. Not sure how old it is but I've had boat 6 years. The job is tough -impossible without corkscrew tool. Check out attached pictures. Not sure what size to use? The new stuffing in picture is 1/2' and fits in well with a small gap. Anyone know...

Thank you all for such great information. As it turned out I am such a dunce and completely to blame! I left the o ring off the mandrel on the last fuel filter and that pretty much choked the fuel. Once I found that, I purged the air and she started right up...Calypso takes care of me in equal...

Lever on pump working but still no fuel coming out of pump bleed holes or top of pump when lever depressed.

thanks Jleonard and FF. The lift pump seems to be working but no fuel coming from bleed screws...I'm going to try priming the pump w fuel from bleed screw holes...I'll let you know...

Hi! I just changed filters and now won't start...I thought there was some air in filters so I refilled and tried bleeding with the manual pump lever. Getting fuel from top of filters and at front of injector pump. But no fuel at top of pump with lever or by cranking...Does injector pump need to...

Hey Mule: Good to hear. We do have a good travel agent. Think of the 26th as a target date?...We do about 8 knots...

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Hello! We are headed to West End on our 1976 40 Marine Trader Calypso on June 26...Anyone headed that way?

Thanks David: FYI I just spoke to Brian at American Diesel. They will sell a rebuilt for about $100 on an exchange basis where you send your cores back to them. He suggests that I remove all 6 and have them pop tested and service/rebuild the 2 bad ones. Need to find a place to have that done...

Hello! Our 1977 Marine Trader DC 40 has twin FL120s...She is a peach and they are gems! -2 rear injectors on port engine are clogged and they need to be serviced or replaced. We are thinking of just buying new/rebuilt ones and swapping them out...Any thoughts? I am calling American Diesel this...

I'm sure its come up before but whats the general wisdom comparing a 8' Dyer to an 8' rigid inflatable. Just finished renovation of a 1977 Marine Trader 40' DC and The dyer will look better on the deck but weighing what I'll give up in performance with a RIB....I would really appreciate your...

Thanks! Bumped starter - finally got lever working...got a lot of air in lines. Bled filters injector pump and injectors and it's purring like a kitten...after 30 years she's likely a cat...thank you!!!

Hello! I just changed primary and secondary filters and primed new ones Port engine went great but when bleeding my starboard, the lift pump was not pumping fuel. The lever moves fine but there is no fuel moving. I took off cover and cleaned. The diaphram is old but not too bad looking...I...

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I did check the valves...The valves on the port tank turn several times lock-to-lock but the valve on starboard tank is different and designed to turn 1/2 turn open/close... I'll check the filters today...a likely culprit indeed!

Hi: The port fuel tank in my 1979 40 Marine Trader is not drawing fuel properly. ...I have about 200 gals in port and 50 in starboard tank. I shut the valve on the starboard tank to equalize fuel in tanks and both engines gradually started to lose RPM after about 5-8 minutes. I'm thinking...