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Be aware that boat movement vibration will eventually open the seal within pex fittings leading to leaks. Carvers 20 yrs old experiencing this phenomenon as example. Bill Gillroy Maka Honu 42 PH trawler

Peggy, trying to reach you on PM basis via phone or text. Like to chat on speaking opportunity mtoa . Thanks. Bill gillroy MTOA. AGLCA 678-221-7486

Sumps thing of passed. Go with whale gulper pumps. Installed 3 whale six years ago.no maint no box to clean. Terrific upgrade to the old crap being sold. Bill Gillroy Maka Honu 42 PH Trawler KC1DZ

Pete. Unless you want engine shutdown at the most inopertune times repeatedly hire marine fuel company have them drain both/ clean fuel and get rid water. Longer you leave in tanks bottom sludge will get worse and worse as bugs die. Bill Gillroy Maka Honu 42 pilot house trawler

The 'buzzer' are at helm station not near engine.

We replaced both VF with marine elegance on Peggy Halls advice...6 years no problems. We wired end of new to end of old and pulled it through. Two man job. You go with Raritan marine elegance upgrade you can downsize hose diameter by inch or more and do away with huge VF vac unit.

Just since you said tank appears new. Check welds. Tank seam welds should have full penetration. Root fill pass and cap. Check baffles. If baffles appear just tack welded in 3 o r 4 places vs full circumference weld tank will flex, welds will crack. Beware of tanks fab where plates overlap and...

Dont hang weight on dynamic rails....flex will.break stanchion seals lead to water incursion. We built 2 x 3. 3/4 starboard platform on 4 inch riser. Attached it to rails with u bolts. No stress on rails. Works nicely for 2 folding e bikes. Bikes strapped to platform. Suggest you keep weight off...

Seevee, look into Whale diaphragm pumps. We no longer have gray water float pump boxes for or rule type bilge pumps. Bullet proof pumps with auto switches, no issues since 2017.

Oil Gypsy, I would suggest to you that you focus 100% of your effort first on lining out the performance specs you need. Ask for help. Get a tek expert, but do that first. Next step evaluate equipment offerings and cost to reach best choice. If you 'buy on a budget' you focus on price. You have...

Salt w washdown is for cleaning your gear when hauling the anchor. A MUST have.

Boat US publishes the list of top causes of fires aboard. Yup, electric appliances like stoves top list. Propane stoves nope. Propane when properly installed provides far better cooking and is far more efficient hands down.

You would be well served in today's challenging insurance environment by securing the expert advice and recommendations of a full lines marine insurance broker. You'll learn a bunch.

You can contact mfr and they may provide a nozzle with larger orifice. For steaks we push down regulator knob to get max flow and high heat to sear.

Correction Phasor.

I'd skip Onan go with either NL or Pulsar. Top picks for good tech reasons. Buy gensets at boat shows .

Go with kahlenburg. See and hear horns on their website. Great horns.

STEINER ! Well worth the cost.

Everyone thinks HE. Likely a hose leak. Head gasket leak is remote. If HE is newer having been replaced normal service life, suspect exh gasket discharge end.

Make sure petcock on forward end of exhaust manifold is closed tight to your feel. Don't use tool.

If it's an le120 your gasket between discharge end xhaust manifold and exhaust elbow may be failing. You may be shipping a ntifreeze out withdraw water exhaust.

Buying an expensive yacht without a competent survey is great way to step in xxxt.

Typically the out of water inspection is followed by the sea trial. So when surveyor made his report what did he say? The surveyor would document operational variants to specs.

Bill gladding jacksonville, credentialed rofessional great work at it for many years.

Post on defever boat owners club website blog. Join the D club.