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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 21-04-2024, 11:56
Replies: 3
Views: 226
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Muffler questions

My venerable Hydro Hush has sprung a leak. It is only a fast drip at present, certainly nothing the bilge pump can’t cope with every half-hour or so when motoring. However, It certainly isn’t going...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-04-2024, 07:02
Replies: 7
Views: 365
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Low output stove burner

I think most all marine stoves are built around Robershaw components.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-04-2024, 07:02
Replies: 7
Views: 365
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Low output stove burner

E or B?
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-04-2024, 04:59
Replies: 7
Views: 365
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Low output stove burner

We have an ancient Shipmate 3 burner stove. It works pretty well for the most part, but one burner is decidedly anemic. I opened up the shutter valve ( flue?) all the way, and it improved a little....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-03-2024, 05:22
Replies: 8
Views: 481
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Why coolant overflow tank no work?

As is so often the case the simplest solution worked: the cap wasn’t holding pressure.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 26-03-2024, 14:56
Replies: 38
Views: 3,666
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Rebuilding older Yanmar?

There are a few diagnostics you can perform on any engine.
Get an oil test kit, most auto parts stores have them. It will analyze oil in the crankcase and , among other things tell you how much...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 17-03-2024, 18:53
Replies: 8
Views: 481
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Why coolant overflow tank no work?

I have a coolant mystery.
Last fall, my Westerbeke 55B engine started overheating. The coolant overflow tank was dry, I added coolant , and thought the problem solved. A week or so later same thing...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 14-03-2024, 21:42
Replies: 82
Views: 6,881
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Damaged anchor?

The old Danforth anchors were originally marketed as “ stockless” anchors. Since, in rough appearance and profile at least, the Fortress and their kind resemble a Danforth, I am using Danforth’s...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 14-03-2024, 06:37
Replies: 82
Views: 6,881
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Damaged anchor?

We have used a Fortress Fx-23 on our 20,000 lb ( design weight) boat, and I have been very pleased with the 24 years it’s held us to the bottom. Overtime, the crown has become bent. At first, I...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-03-2024, 23:43
Replies: 29
Views: 2,762
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: 9 blade impeller versus 12 blade impeller

Not only that, but Johnston parts are widely available and much cheaper. Complete rebuild kits are available for Johnstone pumps, include shaft, seals, bearings, gaskets, plate, screws- everything...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-03-2024, 13:26
Replies: 43
Views: 2,739
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Very slow acceleration on new 2ym15 yanmar

Have you checked fuel pump and flow to injectors? If your problem occurs in neutral, it will boil down to fuel starvation, constricted air, or overloaded accessories (alternator, raw water pump,...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 10-03-2024, 13:17
Replies: 13
Views: 535
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Caprail options

I haven’t noticed anything in this thread about Starboard. It’s not to my taste, but I can appreciate why many ex-varnishers have adopted it, though I don’t know about its availability south of the...
Forum: Our Community 09-03-2024, 04:20
Replies: 1,408
Views: 279,239
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: What happens to all the wannabees?

It may be worth the minimal effort required to equalize the batteries. If they haven’t been thru too many charge-discharge cycles the plates may not be too badly sulfated. You could be surprised.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 08-03-2024, 22:19
Replies: 21
Views: 2,833
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Yacht Burned to Water Line in Marina

A sad situation indeed. Non-enforcement of liability insurance means the marina is assuming the themselves for the uninsured's. Which, usually, really translates to no coverage for anybody in the...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 08-03-2024, 21:51
Replies: 26
Views: 4,849
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Evict Partner from Yacht

Beware of legal advice in a forum like this. Every suggestion or experience may be valid- for where the poster lives. The governing law on abuse of partnership interests will likely be different- a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-03-2024, 19:36
Replies: 12
Views: 870
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Buying a boat that’s been sitting on the hard for three years?

We bought a boat that had been dry-stored for six years solid in Maine- temp extremes for sure. After a survey revealed a few things, none out of the ordinary, we bought the boat. No regrets- would...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 05-03-2024, 11:05
Replies: 28
Views: 2,726
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: cockpit cushions Are they necessary?

We had a full set of fitted cockpit cushions. I got rid of them. There are just too many times when one has to stand for some task or another in the cockpit. I felt very unsteady when standing on the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-03-2024, 11:01
Replies: 4
Views: 398
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Repeater for ancient Seafarer 700 depth sounder

Airmar has made many if not all of the depth and speed sensors for branded navigation instruments for a long time. The depth sensors usually resonate 200 KHZ, though some older ones resonate at 180...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-03-2024, 21:31
Replies: 7
Views: 487
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Refit vs buying

I forgot all chrome work, canvas work, sails, standing & running rigging. And probably more.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-03-2024, 19:23
Replies: 7
Views: 487
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Refit vs buying

I’ll give you my experience. I did a complete total refit of our boat a number of years ago after it sank in a hurricane. Everything that could be replaced got replaced, except the fridge, which I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-03-2024, 18:58
Replies: 8
Views: 506
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Depthsounder 4” round replacement

The guy that runs it used to be head of service for Datamarine. When Datamarine folded, he replicated the Datamarine circuits onto his DMI product. Pretty much a one-man operation with irregular...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 02-03-2024, 11:42
Replies: 37
Views: 30,770
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Cost of Rebuild of Perkins 4.108?

Our recent re-build was more than that, but not horribly. Paid $800 for parts, had a shop do the work for $2700. I agree, it’s not rocket science, but you do want someone who has an idea of what’s...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-03-2024, 21:36
Replies: 119
Views: 15,633
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Largest boat couple can handle

Re the part of this about ferrocement. There seems to be a lot of comment that sounds like making a ferrocement hull as good as fiberglass. What’s the point of that? Unless it was a LOT better than...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-03-2024, 16:49
Replies: 70
Views: 7,550
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: 10 REASONS NOT TO BUY VIKING PROPANE CYLINDERS.

Nasty, yes. But nastier than gasoline? Or jet fuel? Or coal?

Admittedly it’s a competition of evil.
Forum: Navigation 25-02-2024, 23:03
Replies: 14
Views: 1,182
Posted By Mickeyrouse
Re: Learning celestial navigation?

I’ve had cheap plastic sextants and respectable Astrals for almost fifty years. I’ve read books, watched videos, taken courses and I know no more now than when I started. Affordable,tt LORAN came...
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