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I do see the benefit but am curios as to how many folks do it. I have never seen anyone doing it.

I have read some recommendations to flush the main engine with dock water after use.I see some water connections that utilize the sea strainer but mine in not easily reached so i was thinking of adding a T and running a hose to the stern to make the flush easy. Before i go to far i wanted to get...

I have never used defender but we have a good local store, Fisheries supply, That seems to always have everything and priced fair.I have been seeing a change in the business models of a lot of our construction vendors. Some of these vendors have been active for 70 years then i see this year they...

when i see the results from oil test seems like a lot of stuff in the oil.

I was impressed with kobelts customer service which is why i went with there products.

Have you sent a note to Dean at Kobelt? He is very knowledgeable and may be of some help. 'Dean Yule' <deany@kobelt.com>

I was looking into the fresh water flush. Got me wondering how many folks flush there engines and how frequently ? I have never seen anyone flush at the marina. Is flushing very popular or normal? I do see the benefit but my sea strainer and valve is not very accessible without moving floor panels.

The whole story just sucks. Life can change so quickly.A couple things i am confused about. I have two fixed VHF radios and a handheld. One on 16 and the other scanning. Did you only have the one handheld or did i miss something? The most concerning thing to me is why would the boat leave when...

Hi All I have the boat buffed and waxed last week and she charged $4900. Last December it was $3800. Price included polishing all the stainless. Got me curios what others are paying across the country.

Just did ours in Seattle and this year it was $4900.00. Last year it was $3900.00

I followed this guys journey mostly on SA forum. I wanted them to succeed mostly because i didn't want anyone hurt . I was interested in how a boat might perform being operated at such a long distance outside its design perimeters. Idling the Mann diesels for almost 2 weeks and trying to...

I to am impressed with this group. I never see anything concerning. I think we all hang out on these types of media because we are interested in boats and want a break from all the drama. I am old enough to be able to read stuff and it just rolls off me if it enters the twilight zone.

This will be an interesting thread to follow. I hope those who know will keep us updated. What does one do if they run out of fuel? Do you call the coast guard and does the radio even work that far out to sea?

I was wondering why the CE class on boats are not mentioned often. I do see class A mentioned on Nordhavn but most of the literature and boat reviews i read dont seem to mention. I dont think i even know what class my own boat is. Its not mentioned on any of my documents. The subject came up...

I remember as a teenager running 671s in trucks and being a 2 stroke that was supercharged they didnt do all that good running at low rpms for long. The airboxes would fill up with oil and smoke like hell when rpms came up. These were trucks. We were told by the shop to run them flat out rather...

thanks for the replies. Been a weird year for us.We were cross country the first quarter of the year then when we got back a project at work required my attention which was a 7 day a week commitment. I am just now getting a day or two off and with weather changing we will be heading south likely...

I have a question regarding the negatives with not using a boat. This has been a tough year for us. we only took the boat out once for a bout six hour run this year. I buuild large commercial buildings and the last in the works came due so that put me on a 7 day a week schedule the whole summer...

They got the props swaped on mine the last haul and it was suggested to switch the wires but i didnt want to have to remember. the props are labled. I had them lift the boat and swap them back while in the slings.

I have used united marine the last three years. real good service with standard markets. my policy is thru chubb . i will renew again with them in june 24

Just to update the thread. I removed the unit from the boat and found the humidisat had failed . as a work around i purchased a remote humidistat and the unit started working as expected. I am now thinking the first one that failed was likely the same thing. Hopefully it continues to work as...

They do look like they could be made on the same platform . I did get an explanation from trever but i dont remember the answer well enough to comment. I think trever has been building his boats longer and learned along the way with improvements. I am not sure how long helmsman has been...

each time they have went out there just dead like they dont have any power. Instructions say if they stop working unplug a replug to reset but still no luck. I may pull the thing apart and test components.

Hi Guys. I bought a Ecor pro dehumidifier for the boat and it seemed like a good fit. Ran about a year then failed. They replaced under warranty and now the second one went down. I am wondering if this is just bad luck or perhaps a design issue . I dont hear it running much unless we are in the...

Your advise is what i was thinking but the installer told him to not install if he was going to apply. He would rather get it permitted but is not finding the concept encouraging nor recommended by the professionals. Might be another symptom of over regulation by the state of Washington.

My brother has a waterfront site and got a price for installing a permanent mooring buoy. The guy who installs a lot of these does them with or without a permit. He indicted it would take a year to get a permit and could be denied if the indian tribes objected. Most homes where he is have buoys...