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These have been wonderful engines, they are in a GBAlaskan , The Patriot and I have done much in 10 years, purring all theru all conditions. my port engine now is dropping oil pressure when at an idle setting alarm off. If I chg oil, the pressure goes up to a nice 35lbs for a few 6 night trips...

ya man!!! I wouldnt buy a boat that at 5K hours would need rebuild, it tells me how the rest of the boat might have been maintained, oil canges are easy and if the engines are worn why? lack of an easy maintaince, nope Id find a boat that had 5K where the owners have been in love with the diesel...

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OMG best home and way of life I have and will ever have,,,,,, Im on my 25th year, I dont know how to live or would want to live any different Iam 67 and 7 yrs on a 1972 55 foot Grand Banks Alaskan for which its going to break my heart ot move from the Patriot but I took a parttime job at...

what puzzles me about that is in the engine that is running great, it is at the same level filters racor, , Im on my way down to see if I can figure out how they meant this replace hand pump to DC, If I keep the boat I want to put it back to hand pump unless I find this is a snap but its...

there are 7 tanks,,,,that why I only use 3, BTW 3 months ago when I changed all the filters all I did was to fill everything back up no need to prime the just started running perurrrfect as always

ya I know but there are 7 tanks,,,, BTW 3 months ago when I changed all the filters all I did was to fill everything back up no need to prime the just started running perurrrfect as always

Thank yoiu Iam headed over to get 5 gals of fuel from out local dock to have on hand then I am going ot go down and check just wat yoiu sugessted, I have been a lieaboard for 20 yrs and have dhad ot do all my own work so Iam mechanical but still learning I have not had to go thru the fuel...

1st and foremost!, Thank yoiu so very much for taking the time and efforts,,, the sensor has 12 volts going to it the high low gaugues are where they s/b and no alarm went off, I see no cable or linkage, I wonder if I pulled it out if I can tell if it is working

Thank yoiu very much for the reply I first want ot tell all I value all words donated to me. I have adiq fuel in tanks I really could not tell how full the racor was as the filter was hiding the level I however started lifting the filter out and it was saturated so put back in and it does...

I have had a 1972 GB Alaskan for 5 years trouble free, dependable with nothing ever happened. in the past 3 months its been one thing after another. I came to an end of it and had it repaired, understood and appointments to end. I was celebrating with myself lat evening to do so I was working...

SEATTLE I have a 66 foot covered prime view slip want to temp trade for something in Shileshole just for a change

I have had a 1972 GB Alaskan for 5 years trouble free, dependable with nothing ever happened. in the past 3 months its been one thing after another. I came to an end of it and had it repaired, understood and appointments to end. I was celebrating with myself lat evening to do so I was working...

Thank yioiu for kick'n in, there is nothing in the pilothouse that has diesal and it just isnto anywhere else the existing owner/seller says he has checked and found nothing, he lived with it for two years,, and it is limited to PH the no carpets up there at this time, I will have to get on my...

Looking at a 55 GB Alaskan, 1972 cats 3160, in the PH there is a raw diesal smell, it is not in the engine room nor anywhere else for that matter,, anyone farmiluar with this model not only this smell issue but the quirks of it, common places leaks are found, ect ect, I have lived-aboard for 16...