If you do this it would great to see how you take this action Aras Sharki #163

Hi Kent, I thought I had replied but it seems to be lost somewhere. I have a large diameter stainless tube at the end of the exhaust just inside the hull and the exhaust is attached to that. I

Thank you for the reply, Arlo.

Hi Danny, So do we have a flap valve somewhere in the system? I thought it was supposed to be at the muffler. Do we have one at the exhaust exit thru-hull? If not, should we? I have been aware of

Hello Arlo if you post a photo of your key ( if you have one left !) I will try to locate one in France for you . regards Nick -- Nicolas Klene DarNico SM2K # 471 In Marseille

Kent, Thank you so much! This is perfect. I really appreciate your help. You must have made A's in geometry... If anyone needs to replace this cover or the lid to the portside galley counter, let

Thank you Gary for your reply. I hope the marina faired well following the earthquake. It will take some time for the mainlanders to get back to life as usual. We decided to go with DC batteries out

Chuck: Sorry not to respond earlier. Just got a chance to look at messages. Earthquake took out power for a couple of days and wifi just dumped about 200 messages onto my phone. I purchased my

Dear all, thank you for all the information shared about the second autopilot topic. As I have learned from Graham, obviously the newer Sharki models do have a longer mizzen boom and the interference

Having experienced my D3-110 failure firsthand, my theory was that the water infiltration into the cylinders was a gradual thing and was likely the result of excessive back pressure through the

Kent, thanks for the photos measuring the radius corner. Now I know what to do with all my old navigation spreaders! all kidding aside, thanks for sharing the photos and for all your

Nick, In 3 years of sailing I have checked my muffler a few times after heavy weather to see if it had excess water in it and so far the level has been about the same, filling the bottom 30% of the

Couldn’t that also create the opportunity for Carbon Monoxide to collect in the engine room? (And potentially backflip into the cabin through the (usually dry) drains from the showers and lockers

This is an interesting thread. I am not sure why I hate running the engine at sea unnecessarily, but I do. On the 54 the exhaust out from the Vetus muffler is a large rubber hose that rises up to

The flap valve is in the exhaust outlet fitting /// you can see it if you swim around the port side, or when you're hauled out. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Kent, We have the same. Identical including the tread on top. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hello Kent, I have an identical SS mixing box. Last year I rebuilt the unit and found NO flap valve inside. However, I do not understand why everyone is intent on modifying an effective system

Hello Scott, This same suggestion is written in the SM’s owner’s manual. Another cruiser, marine engineer, seized his engine while on passage Tonga to N.Minerva island. Luckily, we freed the

Yep, I ran the engine quite extensively on my "maiden voyage" to Annapolis. Ran fine for the trip, but after a week of sitting at the dock, the engine would not start. The rest is history. And yes, I