This has been on my mind for years - the boat has the clamshell intake midships. Since this is a semi planing boat that intake is smack in the...
Looking for some ideas. Local boats (30 feet and under) like Radon and Andersons have deep cutaways in the forefoot to reduce "pearling" when...
I have a 70hp Westerbeke running a 2 inch out of the manifold to a Vernal lift. 2 inch discharge out of vernal for about 15 feet to transom....
Its been a while since I posted here. For the last few months, with new batteries and battery cables (save for ground) My engine will not start...
Help me understand please - sailboat displacement - to me you have heavy, in the water (sticky) and you have light, out of the water (not sticky)...
I am faced with replacing my pump fpr my westerbeke w70 - Sherwood R105. By the time I get the rebuild kit and the shaft I have just about bought...
why is it so difficuolt to find a "comprehensible" wiring diagram of an inboard boat? I can pretty much build anything - I have very basic idea on...
I used to have bad form when I varnished - always a clean brush that I dipped into the interlux schooner - worked very well for the most part -...
Just was wondering about all those Gardens - Formosa, Hardin, Hudsons. Ive never sailed on one - I imagine that are (politely) not closed...
So I have made a box for my battery banks - 2 golf carts and 1 grp 31. I want to glass in the box on the Port side of the engine stringer -...
Please help me understand: a small trawler, with full keel, mostly there for tracking and to house the shaft I suppose. Would would be the...
engine runs well - not overheating - 180 degrees - accurate, but the exhaust elbow when running at high speed seems to make the exhaust hose smoke...
Is there any difference? My 70hp Westerbeks (Mazda) is over 200 lbs more than a similar sized Yammar. I would suspect the block is thinner on...
18x15 prop needs to go to 18x10. Prop man said no problem. I was wondering, how can a re-pitched prop match one that is made at the correct...
I have been reading many posts regarding proper propeller selection, engine transplants so on... I was following a thread in BoatDiesel.com...
I would like to know what the expected fuel consumption of an outboard (2/4 stroke) is on a 25/26 boat. How many gallons an hour? Smooth water.
can this be done well? - With a freedom 20 inverter -2000w while under way (powerboat) use the ac - Marvair 7k btu - 6.6 amps running 13 at...
restoring a Albin, lots of teak trim. Windows are set in solid teak frames. Safety glass 1/4" was places into frame after a liberal application of...
Can I have a good explanation why someone would need a cylinder head temp gauge and an exhaust gas temp gauge on their setup? thanks
I have a small trawler - Albin 27 that I am in the process of restoring. Electrical is not my forte, the boat is quite simple but pretty raw from...
