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Hi Pau Hana Did you ever solve this genset problem? My two cents would be that since it happened suddenly it is unlikely to be a mechanical issue, rather some kind of electrical connection. I would also start with this avenue of troubleshooting since it is much easier to get to than all the...

While I have never owned a boat with active stabilizers, I have five friends and one boat yard who have experience with all of the aforementioned hydraulic systems and the sea keeper. They all work very well in a perfect installation. You should realize that you are taking on a major system...

Andrew, you are getting some expert advice here, but you still might try what worked for me since I had the exact same symptoms as you describe now: random low-voltage error codes at the engine room modules, a an engine randomly going into forward at start up, sometimes with beeping. The very...

Corrosion on tiny pads in the throttle control. It’s easy to disassemble and reassemble. You will see. Happy new year from the yanks.

Johnpaul, that’s bad news. But wait! I was advised to do the same when I had a 15-year-old Boat with intermittent throttle problems. One I fixed by rubbing eraser on a tiny contact at the point where the cables plugged into the engine room commander module. The other one I fixed by carefully...

Don't change anything on your boat for at least the first year of constant usage. Then you'll know what changes you want and their priority.

Use the boat at least one season before changing anything. You’ll often find there was a good reason it was built a certain way. Trust me on this.

+1 for this. Haha same for me

have a realistic look at how often you'll have a friend aboard. from my experience and watching many friends over 40 years - few people will accompany you on cruises or even daysails. surely you can rig up a comfortable berth on the saloon settee for the times there's another person on board...

having sailed both a 34' and a 60' boat on parts of the Loop - 50' is too large a vessel for the Great Loop considering you are in confined waters at all times. also limits your marina choices as well as free dock choices as well as some anchorages. 50' is excellent for running outside from...

Dear SP3,Before you do a lot of surgery to install vents, try using fresh water to flush. You can just get a bottle you fill with water from the hose. After using the toilet dump in a glug of water from your bottle and pumpout to your holding tank. Do not pull in seawater. Try that for a...

I bought a boat on the hard that was located in that marina when it was Brewer Yacht Haven. Nice people, nice sail loft (Z sails). Spring came and Brewer's launched the boat and put it on the southern finger (40' and bigger). looked great, secure, shore power etc. I planned to bend on the...

My MS 34HT with the Yanmar370 had no problems drawing fuel evenly. Both tanks drew from the same spot and met in the middle of the boat at a T.. The fuel return went only to starboard tank. That engine returns a huge percentage of fuel, it’s practically like having a polishing system. The tanks...

Beautiful job. Thanks for posting the pictures. And I agree that the easiest and cheapest noise fix is to plug all the little holes with foam first. Play loud music or white noise in the engine room, then go everywhere and anywhere listening for that sound/ music. Even the head.

Yes, the commercial one is very nice and a great idea but VERY expensive for what it seems to be. And the work to install it is the same as this guy’s diy idea.