jleonard

Winner,winner!

Can't advise you but good luck with the project Marcy.

Looks like 2 cycle oil at first glance

I only marked my chain in 2 places: 50 feet and 100 feet. Never needed to know more than that in my cruising area. Made life simple. 50...

If it were mine, I would paint it with a 2 part epoxy and mix in Home Depot sand. IF after the first coat it is too aggressive, I'd...

Glue a magnet to the bottom of your oil pan ( which is aluminum I believe). The broken part will be attracted to the magnet and stay...

It might be painted. I had to replace the coolant ciropump on my ols 1983 Westerbeke genny and it had a super class A red paint job. It...

I bought spares from McMaster Carr. Also got key stock and cotter pins from them

They do suck. I carried spare assemblies aboard and replaced them several times.

I might be tempted to grind out a large slot in the side of the keel. Remove the shaft log, then do the fiberglass repair afterward. If...

I installed a dripless packing hence never enough water in the bilge to worry about.

I once toyed with the idea of converting a twin engine (Perkins 165s) Mainship Pilot 40 into a single engine. I had it pretty well...

Block Island is a must in my opinion. There is no place like it. Accept the craziness and embrace it for a couple of days/nights. Get a...

My first thought was it looks like the ballast resisters that the late 60s to 70s Chrysler products had on the firewall. Always carried...

Its a banjo bolt. It has washers on each side. You can try loosening the bolt a bit with ntil it leaks more, then retighten. It might...