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Old 02-06-2016, 09:10 AM   #8
Dune
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City: Coastal SC
Vessel Model: Viking 65 CP MY (run at trawler speeds !)
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Originally Posted by Capt.Bill11 View Post
You can't totally blame Viking. You boat may have actually been built by Gulfstar.

I'm guessing you're going to need a new blower.
Viking bought Gulfstar in 1988. Mine is a 1993 CPMY. Gulfstar didn't exist in 1993.

But I know what you mean...it indeed might have been built by ex Gulfstar workers. But their job description and paychecks were Viking so officially this boat was built by Viking.

Having said that, I'm guessing you are right about needing new blower but the theory was to at least try new cap first to see if that helps. Surprising to me so far no one here seems to have actual experience doing what I am proposing to do.

I have done this (replaced caps) with home condenser fans with great success but there the situation is a little different in that the fans are always vertically mounted and not as subject to the off center issue of worn bearings that a horizontally mounted blower would be.
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