Forum: Power Systems
12-10-2022, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 13,575
Resource
I highly recommend transatlantic diesel in White marsh Maryland as a resource. Call them with your engine, serial number and model, and they may offer you some excellent guidance.
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Forum: Power Systems
06-24-2022, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,356
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Forum: Power Systems
06-24-2022, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,356
Your velvet drive
Had both trannies rebuilt somewhere near Greenport NY. Good outfit.
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Forum: Power Systems
06-24-2022, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,356
Your ocean yachts trawler
I may be a PO of your vessel. Had an OY 4+2 for 26 years and sold it in 2014. Name “Crew’s Inn”. Had two Perkins 6344T. Ran soooo well for sooo long. Maint was well done. Would love to hear...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-20-2022, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 6,723
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2022, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 11,709
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2022, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 11,709
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Forum: Power Systems
06-13-2022, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,132
Possibility
My twin Perkins 6354 had an automatic battery parallel solenoid located in the battery compartment connected to the starting motor solenoid so the parallel condition only existed during the starting...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-23-2022, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,744
My way
My spark drone seems perfect for your purposes and the prices should be Down compared to several years ago when I bought mine
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Forum: General Discussion
04-18-2022, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,610
just sayin'
no way to be sure but does anyone know the long term risks to inhalation of soybean oil fumes ?....................LOL.
Many years ago now (about 30 years now already, wow…) I listened to a...
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Forum: Grand Banks
04-11-2022, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 10,073
had an ocean yachts 40+2 trawler yacht for 26...
had an ocean yachts 40+2 trawler yacht for 26 years. aft cabin had a single to stb and a queen to port. i converted the single to a "dresser" and a small hanging locker.
fun project. ps there...
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Forum: Harbor Chat
01-31-2022, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 9,588
81 Still thinking like a 20 year old
Can now afford some of the boats I could only dream of as a younger person. But when I face reality as to maintenance, repairs, cleaning, etc. I feel that the purchase may not be a smart one
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Forum: General Discussion
01-24-2022, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,363
Related but not marine
While beginning a packaging line install in a religious -related firm I was given a PRELIMINARY prep talk by the GM on my shop behavior: “no vulgarity or swearing is allowed on the shop floor”. I...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-24-2022, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,363
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Forum: General Discussion
11-22-2021, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 11,709
Experience
Towed a 13 foot whaler for 15 years or more. Long tow line to put the dinghy just A bit closer than the lead edge of my wake. Pulled in tight for head in docking in slip. Tied along side while on...
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Forum: Other Trawler Systems
11-13-2021, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 6,482
Suspicion
I have read the other responses but my suspicion in adequate cranking speed or a week “spark plug”. Had an onan 7.5 for 26 years
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Forum: Taiwanese Makes
11-01-2021, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,793
Looks great
Looks great - and is as close to a “sensible“ boat that one can imagine
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Forum: General Discussion
07-19-2021, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 9,278
Now bolb
It’s based on a bow configuration referred to as a bow bulb. I have seen one small cabin cruiser from Europe that was built with something like this but it was cylindrical with a dull point on the...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-09-2021, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,817
my 2 cents
our 40+2 ocean yachts trawler cruised at an honest 10 kts at 2,000 rpm on a pair of perkins 160hp turbo diesels. rare boat, but really fun, there must be others out there which will perform similarly
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Forum: Other Trawler Systems
03-09-2021, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,685
I had your "dual" hook-up on my 40' trawler for...
I had your "dual" hook-up on my 40' trawler for 24 years. started balking and i "converted" to a larger, single compact unit with an adjustable diverter for aft cabin sharing and let the fwd, lower...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-01-2021, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 5,187
My view
3 years with twin cruelsaders 26 years with twin Perkins TD - maintenance about the SAME (see the years of use.....)
Reliability - NO COMPARISON- diesels 4 sure
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Forum: General Discussion
10-23-2020, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 9,295
the admiral
35 years ago we sat at a table (wifie, friend and I), contemplating the naming of our contemplated vessel (not yet decided). without a pause wifie (later the Admiral) blurted out "Crew's...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-16-2020, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 186
Views: 13,277
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Forum: General Discussion
09-12-2020, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 10,595
personal experience
Only dead sure on one thing ! My perkins turbo diesels had 4000 hours when purchased in 1989 and 6,000 or so when sold in 2015. The MOST reliable widgets of any mechanical type that i EVER owned ! ...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-17-2020, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 4,542
Real first voyage
Forgot in my list of “priors”:Grammy and Grampy went Florida when I was about 7. We shared a side-by-side duplex with them. Climbed thru to their side of the attic during their absence and spotted...
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