Recent content by captjohn7

Columbia bar rollover I believe it’s been reported the captain on board in addition to being wanted by authorities, he had also stolen the boat he wrecked !

I charter my Taiwanese built Grand Banks trawler. It is documented with the CG. I got a Jones act exemption by petitioning congress. Cost was $500 then. My exemption is all east coast USA . A notice was posted for any objections and when none were recieved I was issued a coastwise endorsement (...

Diesel shortage Fear not. There is no shortage. There is on average for the last 10 years about 28 to 35 days to cover diesel stocks . Someone is blowing their dog whistle to stir up your anxiety. The price is actually going down.

I bought a Swellpro splash drone 4. Swellpro is a terribly engineer piece of garbage. I wasted $3000 to fly it an hour before the camera was damaged by salt water. They are marketed as waterproof but are pure chinese crap. Buy anything else, but don’t waste money on a Swellpro. Research reviews...

Hi Ken, do you still have the curtains ? Please let me know. Thanks

Dockwa nightmares I have had very difficult experiences with dockwa. I was looking for a monthly rate on the southeast coast of Florida for January. The dockwa app only calculates the rates at a daily, so for the dates I requested they quoted something around $3000. Maybe a single overnight or...

What ? Pulling the injectors and looking with a boroscope ? That has NOTHING to do with the head gasket. I have never read a thread with so much bad advice. Sorry ,your head gasket is gone. Call Brian at American Diesel and order the gasket set.

Head gasket I just had to replace 2 head gaskets. Yours is cooked. Stop overheating the motor.

Xantrex Control box

I am interested in the transmissions. What models ? Condition ?

Hi, I have this controller, with cable. If you are still looking I would sell for $100 plus shipping. Let me know , thanks !

Thanks I pulled the plug and the fluid was contaminated. I drained and replaced. Will watch. Thanks for the right advice !

In checking my trans oil I discovered the oil to be thick and white. I drained and replaced the trans fluid 3 times and the fluid looks and smells correct. Is there any chance I dodged a bullet ? I plan to depart N.Y. for Florida in September. Should I just yank it and have it rebuilt ? Of...

Sold, thanks

I have a KVh M1 satellite antenna and receiver. The unit works well and comes with the mount from my boat and 75 ft of coax cable. The receiver is set up to follow Directv. New the unit sold for around $2200. I bought this 2 years ago for $1300. Asking $800. Thanks for looking !