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Just a side note. The stock fuel tank vents are very low, only a few inches above the top of the tanks. The hose to them runs from the front of the tanks, sits on top of the tanks, and then goes to the vent above the rear of the tanks. When filling it's easy to get fuel in the vent hose and have...

We've owned our 2003 430 for 10 years now and love it. Also happy to answer any questions.

Several years ago I was traveling down Puget Sound with a friend and he said my port engine was dropping 100 rpm and then picking back up. We were at 1600 rpm and the engine synch was engaged. At our destination I replaced both the Racor fuel filters. The port one looked worse than the stbd. On...

Try Onlinecomponents.com. And I believe it is 33B-C, not 338. They say backordered, but coming soon.

Jeez Greg, it's about time. Tim and Sandy

I have the same boat, same engines with 2200 hours on them. They had 800 hours on them when we bought it. The engines smoke a little on cold start up but it goes away soon after. They will start smoking if I let them idle too long, but it stops after running them hard for a little while. The oil...

I went to a Camano rendezvous to check out how others bolted their masts down. They all used lag bolts. During the design process of my mast a stress analysis was done and I was told it had to be through bolted, so I did. If yours is through bolted you should be able to feel the nuts above the...

I made an A frame out of 2X6s and lifted them out with my Lifesling pulley.

A friend of mine had a Sunseeker with a lowering stern platform. It had a toothed belt drive on each side. One of the belts stripped and the platform could not be raised. There was no emergency procedure to raise it. However he could still drive the boat, so no lockout.

The main electrical distribution breaker panel is right next to the two battery switches so the runs are very short. Not too worried about them. I will look into the type T fuses and see it I can work them into the system. DeFever 49, one of my favorite boats. I got to drive one from the...

In typical Mainship fashion the two start batteries also supply power to the electrical panel. No house bank as original equipment. This boat has an additional 3 batteries that supply power to a 3000 watt inverter/charger, and also to the bow thruster. The thruster circuit and inverter circuit...

In preparation for replacing my old diode style battery isolator with a new Blue Seas ACR I made a diagram of my batteries and chargers. I noticed that the big 2/0 battery cables run directly from the batteries to the battery switches without any over-current protection. Calder says any run over...

In 2005 we went to the Camano factory to see our new Camano being built. I asked that question and they told me they had just been experimenting with the location. They suggested I put it in the lazerette on the starboard side where the hull is not reinforced. It worked fine for the 9 years we...

You would be less than an hour from the locks. They are easy to get through, but sometimes the wait can be long, maybe an hour, depending on commercial traffic. And avoid holiday weekends. The benefits of being in fresh water are worth it. Less maintenance. Engines flushed with fresh water every...

Mine has a 7 lb cap.

water in cylinder Thank you for posting that. The water travels up the exhaust pipe, through the exhaust side of the turbo, through any open exhaust valves, and into the cylinder.

Welcome. Do you keep your boat in the Duwamish? That kinda looks like Boeing in the background.

towing I trust my cleats for an easy tow, but not for pulling on a grounded boat.

Our 2003 430 came with an 8KW Kohler. It's more than enough to power everything, including AC. It's been a while since I've done wide open throttle but I seem to remember about 21 knots or so. That's with twin 370 HP Yanmars.

How many of us are sure that our cleats are strong enough to pull a grounded boat? I doubt if mine are. My friends' towboat has the tow bar fully integrated into the hull and deck and I'm sure it would handle the forces required.

engine rotation Back when most small boats had gasoline engines it was common in twins to have one engine be reverse rotation. That way one prop would turn clockwise and the other prop would turn counter clockwise. I had a friend who did not think about this when he replaced the starter motor...

I wonder how this affects boaters from the US when visiting Canada.

If a door plug blew out of a jet halfway to Hawaii, would it have enough fuel to make it at 10,000 feet?

In my case wouldn't my metals be protected since the stray current is going straight to the power pedestal ground?

tester shockalert.com also check out electricshockdrowning.org for great information about this serious problem.