Recent content by MartySchwartz

So for those of us also in the Pacific North West would you mind identifying the fuel dock? Want to watch that one if I ever use it. Marty.......................

Well, I guess I can throw my 2 cents in here. I went through this when we converted out electric stove to a propane stove. We have lived aboard for the past 10 years and have used the range hood pretty much every day of that time. There was no provision for a range hood on our boat when we...

Yep, and nasty stuff it is too. Tom, I think you already have your answer but it is simple to do: 1. Unplug the switch connector (that is a signal wire to your shutdown controller). 2. Carefully disengage the remote actuator cable. 3. Loosen the mounting mechanism. 4. Remove the bottle and...

I think that is your Neutral Safety Switch. Check out the Manual section of this forum. There is the Borg-Warner Velvet Drive installation manual there. I did not see the service manual so I just uploaded it. I presume it will show up once approved. Marty.......................

Velvet Drive 71C-72C service manual

How else ya gonna troubleshoot?:blush:

Auto transmission temperature gauges are probably closer to the mark. There temperature senders, like this one from Summit Racing, for VDO gauges and others for different brand gauges. The trick is to find one that will fit the threaded fitting on the transmission and is the right length. I have...

Great! Thanks. The spring in mine is worn out so I need to get a replacement. Marty.......................

Hey Tom Great timing on those conditions. Have a safe enjoyable trip home. Fair winds and following seas. Marty......................

Darn Tom, missed you by a week. We just got back from the Brougton's on Sunday. If you can add a day or two on your return you should come on over to Poulsbo for a couple of days when you leave Seattle. Nice anchorage if you don't want to tie up at the port. Nice little Norwegian town. Be happy...

Yes, but not that shiny new model. My bride used to get so sea sick that I thought I was getting out of boating. Bought one of the older round relief bands and when she puts it on her symptoms stop instantly. We stayed in boating and have even been living aboard/cruising full time for the past 8...

Contact Steve at Marine Electronics Repair. He was able to fix both issues that came up with my Raymarine C120 equipment. Very competent and reasonable. Marty.........................

Just a thought, can you rig a cantilevered beam across those piles on the other side of the dock to sling the engine across to your boat? As to getting it in, a friend had to go through his windshield when he needed to get a large object (a washer in his case) inside the boat. Have you...

Well, it was an anti-ship mine last week. So I'll bite, what the heck is that? Marty....................

According to my manual you are supposed to advance both throttles just past idle (for me that is about 900-1000 RPM), engage synchronizer and then advance the slave all the way to the stop. I was not originally doing that, I engaged at idle, and I had an issue. Initially it worked as expected...