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If on a budget? I love that euphemism for paying attention to ones wallet. Everyone I know is on some kind of budget, some are just bigger numbers. Think about it. We all pay at least some attention to fuel prices and, if convenient, will time our fueling for a lower cost fuel dock. Almost all...

Steve, thanks for your input. I’m well aware of the metal brush issue, actually I was speaking more as a cleaning metaphor. I’m also aware of the difficulty getting and keeping a long term bond. I may do an alodine precoat as a primer. I’m expecting the tank to develop penetrations from the...

I’ve had doing the loop on my bucket list for years, however the Admiral doesn’t. Being located north of Seattle, the logistics, while not impossible, could be a challenge. Costs of owning a boat? I married a Business Education Teacher and I’m a Manufacturing Cost Analyst. Believe me, we looked...

I am addressing the same situation on my Bayliner 3818. Unfortunately there are no inspection plates, yet. The tank is small by comparison, 80 gallons, but about five feet long with two baffles, and under a passageway. My plan is to install three reasonablely large oval holes once I have the...

If it’s fresh, check your rub rail aka join strip. You may have some missing caulking and are shipping rain or wash down water. Scuppers and drain hoses are also a source.

I was able to correct the elci issue on my boat by adding a separate buss for the inverter powered 120v (refrigerator, outlets and microwave) and another for the shore power, powered circuits (battery charger, range, hot water tank, heaters, etc). I tested the system with a $20 contractors gfi...

There’s the stop solenoid, but there’s also a speed control lever that may need to be moved also. I have an MDKD and the two times I’ve had issues is trying to start it with the glow plug switch activated and a rotted out exhaust temperature switch. Btw, I probably have a direct from the...

I believe the only difference between “highway” #2 diesel and “off-road”, that would include marine and heating oil, is a dye to indicate that the fuel has been paid. We do, however, in Washington State, have some sellers of biodiesel including a few marinas. Most marinas up here prohibit...

This is the one time I think a Selfie Stick is useful. If you have a phone with a camera, rig up a way of having it take a look see for you. Up on the hard running on a hose is an excellent opportunity to confirm a seal. I just did my pss seal kits and they have a preload between a ring on the...

Now there’s a title. After thirty five or so years of having 25kn cruisers, we decided to finally take things a bit slower. We have looked at the Bayliner 38xx as the best configuration for us for many years but what held us back was the ladder to the command bridge. It’s near vertical. I was...