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I use my Android tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab S-2) to read Trawler Forum. I have recently found that clicking on a link within a message such as jeffscarpentry12@yahoo.com gives me the error message below. Error 1016 Ray ID: 324323ef73452e81 • 2017-01-20 14:15:45 UTC Origin DNS error What...

I asked this qustion a few years ago and responses were mixed. My problem persists and I would like the forum to have another shot at it. My start and house batteries only last about two years before a cell goes bad - normally a cell close to the positive battery post. Can it be that I am not...

My 9ft Caribe RIB weighs about 150lbs with outboard motor. Launch and recovery from the cabin top is by conventionally rigged mast and boom. I have adapted two ATV winches for hook up/down and boom up/down. I used the cable that came with the winches to see if this set up would work and it does...

I want some of these little rubber terminal covers. Anyone know the correct name for these things? Suggestions for an online supplier would help too. TIA

I have a 6.5 KW Phasor generator with about 300 hours on it. The motor is a 3-cylinder Kubota D905. Location is the Caribbean, so ambient temperature is always above 80F. Two weeks ago I tried to start the generator after 6 months of not using it. It swung easily, but with no signs of life...

This has been listed for some time now, looks nice and the price is interesting - wonder why it isn't selling. It resembles a DeFever 41 but with windows in the hull. I believe I looked at this boat in 2009 before buying the one I currently have - the location looks about right. I seem to...

My sump bilge-pump is controlled by an Ultra Pumpswitch Senior. There is no high-water alarm panel with built-in piezo buzzer, although the PumpSwitch has the wires to connect one. I want to use the high-water alarm circuit to trigger an alarm-bell which will use rather more current than a...

I check Trawlerforum each morning using the Android app on my Samsung Galaxy S3. Everything works fine except that I can only click on a few pictures before all pics and avatars change to just boundary boxes. Clearing the cache only gets me another half dozen pics, then it's the boxes again. Ideas?

I understand that an alternator will be damaged (diodes?) if it is disconnected while the engine is running. Is the damage done by disconnecting the field wire or the heavy charge wire?

People never cease to amaze me. I was idly clicking through the eBay listings and noticed this. Trawler Boat Diesel | eBay Judging from the interior condition he really doesn't want to sell it. 5 minutes with a big garbage bag would have made all the difference. I wonder how the fuel tanks...

My boat has twin Yanmar diesels. Each engine has a stock Yanmar/Hitachi alternator connected to a start battery and a house battery via a Sure Power multi-battery isolator. I discovered this week that the starboard alternator was not charging its batteries. 1. All connections are clean, tight...

The UV in my part of the world (Eastern Caribbean) is so strong that it destroys many/most plastic items left outside for any length of time. For this reason I store my nav lights, compass, GPS and sounder displays etc inside and only mount them when required. I have used SeaDog 12 volt...

Help from the electrically-minded please: I have twin Yanmar diesels with the factory alternators. I want to install digital amp and volt meters so that I can see what the alternators are doing - especially at start up. Meter and shunt would be mounted in plastic box adjacent to each engine...

The exhaust mixers (pic 1) on my Yanmar 4LH-DTE's left much to be desired. The seawater injection point was very close to the turbo and (in my case) external water level was/is, within 5" of turbo level. Some online homework, including Boatdiesel, left me in no doubt that the hot part of an...

My elderly Carib inflatable has developed a slow leak. I intend to "paint" the tubes with soapy water in the hope that bubbles will tell me where the leak is. What type and brand of soapy stuff works best? Techniques?

Don't know if this has already been the subject of discussion, but I found it interesting. 45ft long keel sailing yacht with twin Perkins diesels. No affiliation etc. 44 45' Motorsailer Twin Engine Yacht Many New Upgrades in La Paz Baja Mexico | eBay

I need help in determining the part numbers of the small hoses which carry coolant to and from the turbochargers on my Yanmar 4LH-DTE's. I have a parts book, so it should be easy. Trouble is that the hoses in the book do not look like the hoses on the engines. I contacted a prominent Yanmar...

Here in St. Lucia we are currently subject to water rationing. Why? Well the recently constructed dam has silted up and now only has 50% of its original capacity. Add to this that it's the rainy season, but hasn't rained for some time and you get the idea. Anyway, the water authority pressures...

The pics below are of the small (1/2" - 3/4"?) seacock that supplies seawater to my aft head. I have not exercised it for the better part of a year and it now refuses to budge. I could apply mucho leverage to the handle but that way leads to tears. The plug appears to be tapered. Can I slacken...

Having done various projects/repars on my boat, I have decided to make my experiences/mistakes available to anyone thinking of treading the same path, or just plain curious. Something similar to Fryedaze' website Fryedaze - Fryedaze would be ideal. Unfortunately I am not a Comcast subscriber...

While changing batteries in one of my Mini-Maglites, it rolled into the biIge sump. I had to completely dismantle it in order to clean out the salty oily crud. The bulb prongs push into tiny metal contacts (pics) that are normally hidden behind a small plastic disc at the bulb-end of the...

I need help sourcing snap-discs to make exhaust temperature warning devices for the exhaust elbows on my engines and genset. My understanding is that a bi-metal strip deflects under changes in temperature and makes/breaks an electrical circuit. Some forum members seem to have been down this path...

I want to drill blind holes to accept teak plugs and I can't source suitable drill bits. The pic shows a bit purchased in the UK many years ago and well past it's prime. Google is my friend, but I need to know the right search term. I don't want the combination drills that cut the screw-hole and...

My forward head compartment, although small, has a shower hose and floor drain but no shower curtain. I Would like to make the shower functional so that my guests don't have to use my shower in the aft cabin. I have purchased a good quality curtain-track that will be attached to the overhead. It...

Apologies for the horrible photo. Many of you will recognize this little latch - pretty common on boats built in the 80's. And fairly easy to open from the outside! Is there a locking version of this latch available? If not, how would you approach the problem?