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A year ago I swapped out my shore power cord for the SmartPlug after the cord and plug from the previous owner had a melt down. I wanted to be extra safe. A year later, the Smart Plug just did what they say it's not supposed to do. Tripped the breaker thankfully and no fire. Damage is limited...

I have the Xantrex freedom 30 charger/inverter with the iheart remote panel. No changes in the physical set up since acquiring the boat more than a year ago and it’s worked great until recently. I’ve started getting an over temp warning and the system stops charging, typical when I can’t get...

This is more of a "for my information" type question. I understand the purpose of a valve cover breather on a gasoline engine, but I notice there is what appears to be a breather tube coming out of the upper side of the oil pan on my Ford Lehman 120. It is capped with what looks like an old...

I managed to add my ranks to “butt vs window” during a bit of a rough ride. From what I’ve read on here, the fixed window needs to come out and I can lift the slider over the bottom rail to remove. The trouble is the fixed window. It appears to have a black slightly flexible adhesive on three...

I'm planning on pulling the boat in the next 2 months for bottom painting and through hull maintenance. I recently noticed a very small amount of water seepage in through the rudder attachment bolts. and wondered if this hints at any issues I should also be prepared for? Thoughts and comments...

The packing on my stuffing box was last replaced about 2 years ago, just before I bought this boat. My understanding is the bearing is lubricated by the water that is dripping through the stuffing (It has Teflon stuffing in it according to maintenance receipts). It drips about once a minute and...

I pulled my flybridge canvas out of summer storage and cleaned up the Isenglass, reapplied waterproofing and went to reinstall the panels for the upcoming colder weather. They look great, but as I started zipping everything together, the zipper stitching on a number of the panels pulled out...

The genset on my boat will not start. According to the PO it worked fine, but last time he started it was more than a year ago. When I hit the "preheat" switch, the lift pump is clicking and fuel gets as far as the injector pump bleed screw. It does not appear to make it to the injectors, at...

I have a single engine FL 120 with a tach on the FB and one on the lower helm. Both worked fine last week. Now neither appears to be working. The hour meter on the lower helm tach is functioning. Not sure if that is any indicator of the tach connection or not. I am not clear on what exactly is...

While trying to figure out why neither my FB nor Salon helm tachometers are working, I came across this capacitor that is not attached to anything. Anyone know what this is originally for and if it needs to be wired into something? (For some reason when I attach any pic, it rotates it on it's...

I have a drip from my packing gland with the engine off at approx 20-30/min. On sailboats I've owned in the past, the stuffing box had a rubber boot, a single compression nut and a single locking nut, both around the shaft. The set up on my MT is below (sorry for the sideways picture, the boat...

Hello smart people. I've been a lurker but now I need more brain power. I'm replacing the lift pump on a FL120 on a MT single engine. The location of the lift pump makes accessing the two nuts to remove it a PITA, but I managed to get the old pump off. Off-set wrench and a grinder modify the...

Hi all Newbie currently looking at a few boats in my search for the perfect one. I'm limited in initial budget, so some of the vessels I'm considering have been on the hard for more than a couple of years. One in particular has twin Ford Lehman's that the seller states "worked great until I...

Hello! I got my feet wet owning a number of sailboats, from Hobie Cats to a Morgan 41, but went feet dry 10 years ago. I'm ready to get back to the water and love the idea of a trawler and adventures seen at a much slower pace. Currently actively looking for a project boat; because every...