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I think i would start with the engines and go from there.

My main thought is we are able to use the boat in the summer since we travel in the motorhome and also have a home in palm springs for the winter cold months. Our boat can sit for several months without running. I dont think i will flush after every run during the summer but if i am figuring on...

Got the fresh water flush T installed. I only took a picture of the T. I ran the line 25 ft out to the back of the boat for exterior connection .

Good job. I am glad it came out for you.

try to get the threads cleaned up with a all thread up the center then rent a hollow core hydraulic cylinder to pull it out. It will come out more smoothly with a cylinder. You could also use the same method with the threaded rod going the length of the tube with a plug on the inside of the...

The reamers i use are only tapered art way so you start the hole with the tip of the reamer and the flutts on the reamer go straight a third of the way up cutting a straight hole.

Another idea that just came to me that we use is to drill the desired hole size in a piece of 1 inch stock and place the jig over the hole you want cleaned up. You need to clamp or get a helper and to make sure it dosnt move. Once in place run the same drill bit through your jig advancing in...

The reamers are usually fairly long. Sometimes we will drill a small hole then we can use the reamer to get any angle we want. Straight i easy since there is enough bit exposed to verify its at 90 degrees. Most reamers are made for steel but they work fine in wood. Step bits are sort of a poor...

I use a tapered reamer if i need a larger hole in something.trying to enlarge a hole cleanly is a challenge once drilled. The reamer makes quick and clean work of it.

we use it almost every trip.

I think there are sometime some confusion regarding bonding and grounding.Grounding is the third wire in you ac and the signal is taken back to the distribution panel. Bonding is a single wire ran from thru holes in contact with sea water, then engine,heat echangers zinc mounts ec. basicly...

What i did was took a piece of rectangular tubing 3/4x2 inch and cut it around 12 inches long. It slides over the existing handle so now i have a 12 inch handle.It works smoothly now . There is an access hole for the shower sump and with the longer handle i can easily close the valve by reaching...

when i started playing with boats in the 70s things didnt seem that expensive and perhaps i was just to young but fast forward to today and just a couple dock lines can cost a couple hundred bucks. It seems like something is ordered for the boat every couple of weeks and i have a boat thats only...

I had to open the charge air inlet end to remove a zinc that came loose. The design puzzles me. There seems to be divider between the upper half. I would think that would allow water to flow through the upper half and not so much on the lower half. Am i missing something?

Mt transmission cooler has some growth on it and i was going to make a flush kit and run barnical buster through it. I got to looking at it and am wondering if i should just flush all three at the same time. the charge air,transmision and engine heat are in a row. Seems like i can connect to the...