Arlo, Thanks for the drawing. You say, "The concern is water getting into the engine and an eventual hydrolock." Water entering the engine commonly enters through the exhaust and caused by several

On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 10:47 PM, Eric Freedman wrote: SS thick wall tube "SS thick wall tube" - thats what I'm asking about. the rest is obvious. how its attached? it not clear from the picture Bolts

Well done, Michael Nebo sm251

Thank you everyone for your valuable and timely input here! The sheets we have now are actually undersized and have their own issues staying in the self-tailing winch. We figured go big but thanks to

Nice work David! We had a very similar experience when we bought our boat in 2017. No sheared bolts but separating the motor and tube was a tremendous effort -- rotation and downward force eventually

Hi all, We had the same issue with the hatch bulging where the gas struts attached. Initially I thought it was caused by pressure of the struts but this was not the case. It was the mild steel plate

Thanks Mark. OK, cancel that request! Success, the bow-thruster is out!! Method: Using the chain-wrench and it's 1m extension, I repeatedly rotated the motor assembly back and forth through about

Eric, If these are the wires that supply DC power to the genset, that is not compatable with your statement that they are part of the 24V DC system. There is NO 24V power used in the genset. If these

Hello Bill, Thanks for your quick response. I appreciate all the knowledge that you willing share with the group and all your work to make this a valuable asset for all of us. ;) At rest, with the

Today I would consider not having struts. And today may be a good time to experiment with a latching device or line to hold it open. Just thinking out of the box. Some cars have struts for the hood,

Wrap some rope around the shaft to protect it and use a pipe wrench to give it a quick sharp minor turn (you'll need to brace the motor with something). You just need to give it a

Hi all, After many days effort over two haul-outs, I really do need some extra help. Does anyone in AUS or NZ have one of those special tools - either made up, or from AMEL - for facilitating the

Arlo, First, I would appreciate it if you sign your postings with Model (Maramu, Santorini, SM, etc., and your hull number. You will find the replies you receive will be much more valuable. I think

Regarding size of the oleo-struts (compressed gas struts). If you do replace the soft-iron &/or stainless steel inserts in the hatch, with G10 or other compressed-fiberglass laminate, then be aware

GONE! On 26/10/2022, 10:30 am, "David Vogel" <david.vogel@...> wrote: The refurbished engine room hatch coming back on-board today, so last chance on the temp one ...

Hi Nicolas, Yes, this was a residual issue remaining from the previous owner, who had already made a fix to the problem - by installin stainless steel plates on top of the engine-room hatch to

I have a Perkins 4.236 in my vessel and I replaced the old Vetus Sea chest with a new Vetus 1320 model.(the lid was cracked and is no longer available) When I turn off the engine the water in the sea

I have had it up as long as 7 days straight x 24 hours. It is not a SS tube is a solid aluminum rod about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. It mounts to a SS thick wall tube. It has a Harken swivel block on

Hi Paul, I had the same issue with valves needing replacement. The cause was in the exhaust elbow where the salt water cooling line entered the elbow. I dont know if the elbow on my Kubota was

Hello David was your hatch refit due to bumps over the anchor of the struts ? I have that problems and I am looking for documentation to address the problem .Have you found any ? nicolas -- Nicolas