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Thank you! This helps. Mh

I would like to drain and replace the coolant in our Perkins 135 engine but don’t know how. This would be my first time, and I’ve been searching various sites for help, or a tutorial. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Mike on Blue Monk. #107 Portland OR

Aha! Found the problem, fixed the head. Yuck! There was a big calcified plug right at the elbow fitting on the holding tank. We wrestled the hose off the fitting, cleared out the disgusting calcified lump, fastened everything back and the head works like it should. I appreciate everyone’s...

Thanks for all the input! Between Peggie’s expertise and your insights I have decided to replace the Jabsco head. The problem has gotten worse, and after tracing a few hoses, reading your stories, and noticing that West Marine stocks rebuild kits for Jabsco heads (why? Cuz they fail), I have...

Thanks for all your suggestions to this problem. Much appreciated! Steve, on ‘Gumbo’, nice to connect with another Monk. I’ve benefited from your posts on the MOA site. Peggie, thanks for your time. I look forward to reading your book.

Thanks, Comodave. I have read her posts with interest and have looked up her book on Amazon. I will take your advice. MH

Hello, There are lots of good explanations in this section about heads and holding tanks, but I couldn’t decipher the right clue for my issue (although I’ll bet it’s right under my nose). Prior to buying our Monk 36 we had the holding tank replaced with a polypropylene 34g tank. The aft head...

It's a Hella light As psneeld diagnosed, it is a Hella light, and I was able to pop it off by pressing the button on the bottom - quite far up - and carefully unsnapping the housing from the bottom straight out. I replaced it with a 15V bulb, even though it called for a 10V bulb as embossed in...

Hey, thanks for the replies. There are several suggestions I didn't think to try. I'll report back.

I know there’s an easy answer... My port running light is out, and I can’t seem to figure out how to change it. Can someone help? Much appreciated. MH

And the boat yard says... I got the results of the diagnosis, and the estimated repair costs: Apparently we have a bad control cable, which they recommended replacing. The $60 part is a 17’ shift cable, which will take 6 hours at boatyard prices to fix. We’ve ok’d the repair, since we’re not...

Great advice. Thanks for the suggestions, methods, and stories. Knowing I’m in good company helps. I’m awaiting the results from the technician, then I’ll learn to maintain it myself. I’ll report on the diagnosis. Thank you!

My wife and I are new Monk 36 owners, and we were getting a “lesson” in docking by maneuvering in an empty section of the marina. We were on the fly bridge; I was at the helm. I was nudging her in and out of reverse and forward, with the rpm at 600 or so, when I went from reverse, to neutral...

Thank you, Steve. We now know our boat # is 107. Another piece of the puzzle clicks into place.

Ahoy! My wife and I are new owners of a Monk 36 Tri-cabin trawler, formally Feisty II, now Blue Monk. This is our first “power” boat, having just switched from sail (we had a Cal 25 since ‘94). It was love at first sight when we discovered the Monk while strolling the docks in Anacortes, WA...