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Thanks Dave. I never even saw the link at the top of your previous post! I think my brain automatically hides links and commercials from web pages :) Just waiting for some feedback from some canvas guys.

Thanks for feedback. A lot to digest. I have looked at Sailrite videos, examples of velcro and Loxx fittings. Most of the examples still involve a lot of prep work in terms of fold-overs, double linings and so on. I am getting quotes from another canvas company (who did the original canvas...

Thanks for the answers re Honda 2000. I just needed to confirm what I sort of suspected anyway. It also occurred to me that if I ran a generator in the lazerette it might generate enough CO2 to trigger the lazerette fire extinguisher? Not sure if that is temperature or Co2 triggered. Also...

Hi, Looking to install 4X100 or 6X100W Armada flexible solar panels on my bimini (for Mainship34T, 2008). Those that know this boat know that the flybridge has extra width and so I can set up a 3X2 array with 3X2 series/parallel. Looking at ways to mount this setup. The easy low cost option...

Honda 2000 generator in lazarette @BBMarine: You posted: "We do not have a marine generator installed in this boat. I do have a 2200 watt Honda generator with a built-in Co detector that will shut the engine down if it detects dangerous levels of CO. We use this in the mornings to make coffee...

I have read the posts about the Air lift and such like. I don't have a compressed air, so consider this well above my skill level. I will see if there is a Youtube video to better explain. I took the boat out on the weekend to try to "burp" the system. The first thing I noticed was that the...

Thanks for the helpful replies. While we were waiting for feedback, we ran the engine for a few minutes to see if that would move the coolant around enough to allow us to top up. When we opened the cap, the coolant overflowed like crazy. (The air trapped internally obviously expanded!). So I...

Hi, Is there a trick to "burp" the coolant. We took out around 15L and only got 8L back into the system before it was "full". Other than running the engine a while to move coolant around are there any other tricks to get rid of air in the system? Regards, Tony Pocket Aces 34T '08.

That’s what I needed to hear. Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. The Yanmar manual does not contain the word "Synthetic", so presume that Dinosaur oil is okay (if not the best). I recall a discussion on the old Mainship forum a while back where use of dinosaur oil was considered okay as long as you changed the oil annually. Use of...

Hi. I have used Shell Rotella T4 in my Yanmar engine for 10 years. Good results from Oil testing every year. Right now, in Vancouver BC, I cannot find the T4 anywhere (supply chain issues?), but I can get T6 (Synthetic). I understand that T5 is partially synthetic. So my question is if I...

Keith: I am also over 6' with long arms like an orangutang, so I think I am good there :) Like all things boating, suppliers etc are really busy in Vancouver this year, so I had to make an appointment next year for doing the flybridge upholstery work.

Thanks for the very helpful replies. I just checked and lo and behold, I found the wing nuts without even having to be nimble! I often over-think these things! So my cushion and backrest project can continue... Tony Pocket Aces, Mainship '08 34T

Hi, I am going to replace the flybridge cushions and backrests in my Mainship 34 T (08). It is not at all clear how the backrests are fastened to the flybridge sides. I can think of three possibilities 1. They were simply glued on 2. There are mounting bolds in the side fibreglass and the...

I have a 34T and now have a 10' Walker bay with a 10HP engine. I am also too old to want to hoist heavy engines/boats. I have Weaver davits and was lucky enough to locate a fellow in Vancouver who built a engine bracket and winch very similar to the Seawise system. I could have gone with...

I changed mine out to LED a few years back. Really tricky to get out. I used a large knife and a screwdriver. The knife to provide a firm base for the screwdriver and to protect the headliner. It worked (more by luck than skill)!

I was under the impression that the 34T was generally a newer model than the 350/390 explaining the higher price. As mentioned, the 34T is quite a bit bigger then the 34' suggests. I have been charged over 40' at some marinas especially when they include the dinghy. I really like the engine...

Nick: I don't think I can easily "cap the ends" and do a pressure test. But I do think that pressure washing will show or remove any significant rust. My concern was not so much with the external rust spots which caused the original post so much as with the potential for internal failure...

Update: After reading all the comments to this thread, I decided to replace the exhaust elbow. I was not sure if I had enough strength to man-handle the exhaust hose off an on, so had the local shop do the work. Cdn$2,500 later it is all done. Looking at the old one, it really still looks in...

Thanks folks for the varied replies! A lot to digest. I can get more pics of the exhaust set up when at the boat on Thursday. However, it seems that the prudent course of action would be to get a new elbow soon. Am thinking that the Yanmar replacement would be best as long as it is SS...

DavidM: Thanks for the info and pic. Your explanation makes a lot of sense. Firehoser75: The site sbmar.com provided valuable insights re elbow failure issues. I believe my engine exhaust design would have a low probability for water getting back into the turbo charger. (Maybe other...

I have a 2008 Mainship 34T. Engine is Yanmar 6LYSTP. So age is 13 years and hours is 1630. in 2018, I noticed rust spots on top of the exhaust elbow. (Pic 1) This suggested that the elbow had corroded and could be due for replacement. So I opened the elbow and the inside looked really good...

Thanks folks for all the suggestions. I am sure I can now get replacements okay. Regarding the other issue of how to get the old ones out. The AC panel can simply be pulled out the front as others have mentioned. But the DC ones have a backing plate making it impossible to pull out the front...

Thanks for the feedback. Interesting about the hammer bit... A long time ago, a guru in geotechnical engineering showed us how using a geological hammer in the side of an underground tunnel can help assess the competency of the rock precisely as you describe! The rock is strong, he said, if...

My boat is a 34T '08. The boat lists to port (as I gather many Mainships do). As a result, there is some pooling of water in the flybridge around the flybridge table. It rains a lot in Vancouver in winter! I am not worried about leakage around the table (as I re-sealed this last year) but am...