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I had to go through SOLAS training some years back. It was held in New England in February. The temp was in the teens. We had the...

No water tanks. The aft cabin is stripped to the hull so yea, REAL light. My point being that at a given RPM and prop arrangement you...

My GB36 with twin Lehman 108s (according to Brian at American Diesel) recently ran out to 13.8KT SOG at 2400 RPM. I did a reciprocal...

On any comparable boat and depending on the prop size/pitch, a given RPM will give you given speed. You are cruising at 8.5 knots but...

How about VERY JUDICIOUS use of a heat gun. I have to do the same type prep to paint mine. I was thinking that a piece of ply attached...

Good point that there may be a connection (no pun intended). A good practice is to correct all known defects before any further...

Concur with the 2 comments above. The heat sounds like thermostat and the breaker trip sounds like a separate issue.

I have a 1973 GB36 and I am told that is the first year for the 36 in glass. I also understand that different models made the transition...

I agree. Both helms had a hard stop. My helms had the same number on the tags. I assume then that something got put into the wrong box...

The first suggestion from Dometic was to bleed the system again. I have the Power Bleed Jr. pump kit, and I am getting clear fluid with...

I just converted my GB36 from cable & sheave to hydraulic. I use the Dometic Seatsar system. I installed everything and it all worked...

Missed that. Thanks.

Is it possible/feasible to swap the alternators to see if the problem follows?

I am not very knowledgeable on the various make/models of trawler, but as a sailor of 40+ years, the make can be all the difference in...

A friend in the insurance underwriting industry told me that insurance companies don't object to a single large claim but they have a...