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No, not once a year. I use 3 to 4 year interval using red (NAPA) extended life.

On my Range 4's, 6 cylinder 354's the drain plug is inches above the starter so, cover your starter with a grocery bag and drain away. My advice is place a large bucket to catch the miniature "waterfall".

Thank you both for replying.

I believe I now have a "frozen" LCD battery monitor. Is there any hope of revitalizing the display?

Hello Mark, "I've towed boats in on several occasions, pulled off a couple of soft groundings and provided fuel to boats with empty tanks but all in pretty protected settings and I never felt I was pushing my luck. Each situation needs to be considered uniquely". Using an excellent...

Thank you Buddy & Phil.

Good Morning TF. I have 2 Range 4 6cyl Perkins naturals and I am in need of radiator caps (2). It's a long story of how the caps were lost but I need help finding "like" caps. Does a Forum user know of a part number & availability that I can quickly find 2 new caps? Thanks.

Hello Mike, can you post an image for; "They removed the valve completely. Then added a crossover between the two remaining lines." ? Thanks

Hello James, the Balmar regulator displayed immediate charge rate with the batts at 40-50% are @14.4 bulk, about equal to lower helm console mounted Xantrex & Renogy remote displays when I am on shore power AC.

Hello Pacopico, When I first started my plan to swap-out the 3 LA's for Lifepo4'a I looked at the all the appropriate PYS videos and schematics of what the new system should or would look like. While doing that I also quizzed a bunch of manufacturers, Dakota, etc., and none recommended lithium...

Hello James, I understand the point you made but I'm using my Xantrex & Renogy remote displays, both showing the charge rates and results in that approximate period of time.

Hello, NMT; I bought 3 Lifepo4 200ah Renogy’s to replace 3 dying LA’s last year. They’ve been in service since January ’22. I find them to be, so far, satisfactory for my purposes. They’re charged by a Xantrex Freedom 3000 Marine unit that is AC wired directly from shore power. I was careful...

Well Pat, my 1988 Taiwan built Golden Star with twin Perkins Range 6's props spin port side, counter clockwise, i.e., "lefty loosey", starboard side spins clockwise, and the nut turns "righty loosey".

See "alluring arctic sailing" YouTube video regarding starlink equipment & service failure.

Hello Greg, I use (3) Renogy 200Ah Li's and their BMS for house & a Odyssey 31M start, a Xantrex Pro 3000 inverter/charger and their BMS. I started this journey October 2021 because my 3 4D's were dying. I wanted "lighter" and the Li's are truly, comparatively lighter and Renogy has relatively...

First Winter Storage on Lithium Iron Phosphate Batterie Hello Greg, I shut down the inverter charger to eliminate charging the house LiFePo batteries, in my boat. There is a "recommendation" in Renogy's Operations Manual that the batteries should not be charged when the temperature is below...

Hello C lectric – I do own a clamp on which I’ve used for AC loads. Don’t recall the brand. Didn’t think to use it on the recent visit. I was relying on the monitors to show loads but will use it on next visit. Thanks for replying.

Hello to All Replying to My Inquiry. Even though I know the 3 House Batteries are Bluetooth enabled, I reckon I forgot that Bluetooth requires some voltage draw that I may have experienced recently. The thing I didn’t do on my last visit was to get the Bluetooth read-out which I’ll do on the...

Hello David, Your statement, "Even assuming that your reported SOC of 55% is accurate, it only takes about 1/4 amp to draw down a 300 Ah battery bank to 55% in three weeks" answers my question. I have Renogy BMS, 3 Bluetooth LifePo 200 amp batts, a 2nd Xantrex BMS (both agreed with SOC 55-56%)...

Began Haven’s first winter storage in the water last month. Went to check the state of charge and the battery monitor read 56% with the battery terminals reading 12.4 volts, each of the 3 batteries. I leave the battery switch on with all DC breaker switches off except the 3 bilge pumps. The...

I'm 2 "doors" down from Graceland & just got thru with batteries & alternator conversions. I had the Delco replaced on the port side with a single pulley 621 Balmer. I believe it's 100 amp using the existing belt.

With twin Perkins connected to Borg Warner transmissions I went 2 seasons without a starboard reverse. While on the hard last year I had the transmission rebuilt. Cost was north of $7k. Good luck with yours.

Perkins 6.354 For Sale Hello Chetly, I saw that you may have scrapped this unit, but, do you still have it. I may need the transmission.

Mr Mahogany, watch a few early episodes of a YouTube "travels with geordie" restoration of an old Monk MV. He goes in to great detail about planking, particularly the garboard and then filling the boat with water on the hard. You can skip the beer commercials...well, maybe not.

Hello Random, are you just using your gauges? Try a laser or infrared thermometer for comparison. Then check your thermostat, if there is one.