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Before anchor pulpits became almost the norm, the hull length was the length charged. The swim step was ignored. At least on the Salish Sea. Then marinas began to not fit the boats in the slips because a 38xx covers more like 42 feet and is going to hang out of a 38’ slip at one or both ends...

Can you single hand it?

I’m thinking that looks like a long bend in the shaft. It’s not particularly at either end but an arc. I’m probably wrong, but it appears, based on the shot at the PSS moving around. It should be impossible to get a proper alignment at the coupler unless it was matched to the shaft as bent or...

Beyond who does the work, dyi or hired, is where you are boating. From what I’ve heard about moorage on the east coast verses in the PNW, there’s a huge difference. I’m in the process of bringing our boat up to snuff after purchasing it with a bunch of deferred maintenance. This year is painful...

You are on the boat. After that it doesn’t matter.

I’m guessing a tweaked shaft or prop blade. I just went through everything after the transmissions on mine. One shaft was bent .005” beyond tolerance at each end and that coupler had the pilot cut back .010”. In addition, both props had been repitched by someone with a “golden hammer” because...

I installed masterflush fresh water toilets and eliminated the Y valve. Then I repurposed the direct overboard hose to an additional vent for the holding tank. With no quantitative evidence, it seems that everything is working better. No stink at the toilet, pumping out seems faster. Thanks Peggy!

There are methods that on the surface sound shady. My Dad was a Landed Immigrant in the Vancouver area. After living there for many years he found the boat he wanted. It was a 1923 Bearing Sea Bobtail Purse Seiner built in Coal Harbour. He made the deal only to learn that since it was part of...

In the PNW if someone is running a generator after 9-10 pm it’s considered offensive. Having cruised in the BVI, I understand the need, and the acceptance of running a generator all night. On Glauben, for “house” use batteries I have two systems. There is the normal house system where I have 4...

Asking, not challenging, but about that breaker within 10’ of the inlet by wire travel. That’s a new wrinkle to me. If the shore power stand is properly wired, and the isolation transformer is properly installed, why would there need to be an additional breaker? For instance, my 1988 Bayliner...

He may, at the end of the day, find it easier to bring it back to the states. If the Salish is where he wants to cruise, there are a couple of handy choices. There’s the harbor at Point Roberts, however it’s easy to get weathered in. North Harbor Diesel or their neighbor does dry storage at a...

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Do you have an inverter that’s also on that 120v breaker? The wire colors are a bit off too. AC should be black or red for load, white for neutral and green for ground and be stranded wire. No solid wire on a boat. DC in newer boat have different colors and the ground color has a new standard...

Another consideration is the micron rating of the filter. Racors commonly are made in 2, 10 and 30 micron ratings. What you use comes down to personal choice. Lots of owners do a step down with a 30m racor first then either a 10 or 2 on the engine. I do it the other way because it’s easier to...

Check the exhaust temp sensor. I got one directly from the sensor manufacturer at a much friendlier price.

$6 to $10 DAILY???? Holy Cow! I’m glad I’m on the Salish Sea, two bucks a foot is on the high end around here for overnight and a few marinas located in day cruise destinations are charging a nominal fee for a few hours.

It could have been related to the battery type, starting vs deep cycle, that he recommended the change. For my EH700 Hinos, I have two 31 series starting type batteries in parallel. I also have two pairs of 6v golf cart batteries connected first with two in series, for a 12v combination, then...

And, you didn’t loose your anchor.

You are so correct!

Sunchaser, the change in the US has little or nothing to do with electrolysis. It has to do with fresh water drowning due to stray current. It’s another of those laws where they think marinas cant figure out if they are on fresh water or salt so they make it a rule everyone has to follow. My...

I added a second buss for the inverter circuit neutrals. Once I had the inverter on what’s basically a sub panel, the timing backfeed and switching were no longer an issue. No problem at Poulsbo, Roche or Rosario.

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Be glad it’s that cheap. In Washington State it’s one half of one percent of the value of the boat, usually what was paid for it, in excise tax, plus registration and a bunch of nit picking fees. Taxes and fees are what they are wherever you are. Nobody likes them, but we have to pay for the...

I have a similar issue but mine is more like pebbles. My plan is to use a jig saw to cut an access hole in each of the three sections (two baffles) then clean the tank as best I can. The final prep will be a vinegar wash down. I’ve ordered a food grade epoxy called Brewcoat that’s used for...

Hollywood, a member of our Yacht Club bought a 44’ Selene in Baltimore and will be taking it to Miami later this month. From there it goes on one of those yacht moving ships and will be delivered in Vancouver BC two or three weeks after leaving Miami. If I see them at the club Friday, I’ll ask.