Recent content by cooper999

We also have a Dutchman system and it works like a charm.

I have (most) of the manual from my '85. I'll scan/post at some point.

A bit of a late follow-up on this one, but here the spacer setup I rigged to keep the rudder from floating up and chafing. I orders some large diameter steel washers from Grainger (I think they go on large agricultural equipment) and placed them on top of the rudder post in the access portal...

I appreciate the additional input, gents.

Thanks as always, Christian-happy new year!

Hi and happy holidays to all- Here in Baltimore, we're looking at a long cold spell over the next 10 days with highs seldom getting out of the 20s. The harbor seldom freezes, but did a couple of years ago, although I suspect that for the most part the ice thickness wasn't more than a half inch...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/10/26/two-american-women-were-lost-at-sea-for-months-then-came-the-navy-and-pure-relief/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_cp-navyrescue-1025pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.9ecf42d836bc Not sure what the full back story is here, but glad they're...

Super helpful as far as what to anticipate. Thanks, Frank!

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I have a most ignominious epilogue to report. After two mechanics evaluated, the second determined that the cause for the issue was low fuel. Man, it hurts. The fuel gauge, which has worked in the past, reported a half tank, and opening the port where the fuel gauge goes, I could see some fuel...

Indeed-thanks to everyone for chiming in. What seems to have maybe been the culprit in my scenario was a cracked fitting at the transom, which wouldn’t manifest itself unless we were underway with a crowd (relatively speaking) in the cockpit, dipping the stern and electric pump outlet below the...

Good call on the coupling replacement from the looks of things. Sounds like you're well on your way to getting her in great shape!

Thanks for the reply-I'm inclined to agree with you, Loren and Occam. I would think that if the prop and/or shaft were truly fouled, I would notice a lot more vibration a) in gear than in neutral vs. in gear and b) than I had previously. Neither is the case (which isn't to say the shaft isn't...

Update: I had the yard mechanic come and take a look to see what could explain the motor cutting out while in gear. They seem to think that something might be wrapped around the prop and that the shaft is possibly bent (presumably they rotated the shaft where it meets the engine, I know they...

good stuff-thanks!