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  1. CaptSoterio

    perkins intercooler question

    I've got a early 60s Perkins T6.354m. Having turbo rebuilt currently and shop said I was overheating my turbo on the discharge side. I explained that there is an intercooler with a way to hook up raw water but it hasn't been connected and the reason why I never tried it is in fear of a water...
  2. CaptSoterio

    Radar

    Anyone ever experience difficulty with getting a radar to work after the power wire was cut with dikes? Sorry did this kind of fast and the subject doesnt explain much.
  3. CaptSoterio

    Painting Old Fiberglass Boat

    Looking to Paint my cabin, Aft Deck, and possibly everywhere else topside. Bottom paint coming very soon, due to weather. So im cheap but i just want to get the job done also. I was looking at primers at Lowes for Cabin, there is 123 water based primer that resists mold and mildew. It looked...
  4. CaptSoterio

    Borg Warner Tranny Trouble

    Ok, So I have a Borg Warner 72CR/C 2.5 to 1 gear ratio. Its attached to a Perkins T6.354m. Now the Problem is that the shift selector has been sticking. The longer it sits without use, the harder it sticks. It can be freed up from moving the shift selector back and forth until it clicks into...
  5. CaptSoterio

    Trouble Filling my Tank

    Forgive me if this thread is in the wrong category, So i have issues with filling my tank. The tank was installed by the previous owner and the boat was sitting for a year and most of the time it was previously owned. I've been using it frequently this last month and when i try to fill the tank...
  6. CaptSoterio

    Battery switch

    So I've got a new question about the boat ive purchased. It has Two batteries, I'm assuming that the 8D battery is meant only for the engine and the smaller "marine" sized battery is meant for electronics operated in the house. My question is, the battery selector switch has three options 1,2...
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    Stuffing box

    First of, I bought this boat about a year ago and havent played around with it too much. I dont know when the stuffing box was last serviced but i know the rudder shaft box was serviced in '09. So I took apart my stuffing box and to be honest, it didnt seem like it had any packing inside it...
  8. CaptSoterio

    Perkins t6.354m NEED HELP! Greenhorn Captain

    okay, so i bought a 1963 Royal Craft Commercial Crab Boat and its located 2 1/2 hours away from me so its a little hard to get work done right now. When I went to look at it before i bought it, the owner showed me how to start it and took me out in it to show me that is was able to run. NOW that...
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