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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-05-2022, 10:50
Replies: 48
Views: 5,035
Posted By capnorv
Re: What Color Should Oil Be On Dipstick for 40 HP YANMAR - 3JH5E - SD 50?

Your response says it all. I commend you!
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-05-2022, 10:07
Replies: 48
Views: 5,035
Posted By capnorv
Re: What Color Should Oil Be On Dipstick for 40 HP YANMAR - 3JH5E - SD 50?

It's definitely possible. It takes very little condensation in fuel to misshape nozzles, but maybe you live in an area that doesn't get below freezing or have any humidity and you continually keep...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-05-2022, 09:39
Replies: 48
Views: 5,035
Posted By capnorv
Re: What Color Should Oil Be On Dipstick for 40 HP YANMAR - 3JH5E - SD 50?

Driving a diesel truck on American roads is definitely not an efficient use of running a diesel engine. News flash, 30000 miles is not a new truck.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-05-2022, 08:37
Replies: 48
Views: 5,035
Posted By capnorv
Re: What Color Should Oil Be On Dipstick for 40 HP YANMAR - 3JH5E - SD 50?

Oil will darken some on a well maintained diesel, think translucent. Black oil usually indicates seepage or incomplete combustion, or lugging, low load running or tired rings, or injector problems. I...
Forum: Our Community 16-05-2022, 08:28
Replies: 236
Views: 20,139
Posted By capnorv
Re: Frustrated

I know cheap live aboard is gone here in Washington State. You have to keep moving, five miles minimum, no more than three times a year, etc. We are diestroying our maritime history for the people in...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 12-05-2022, 10:44
Replies: 70
Views: 9,845
Posted By capnorv
Re: Pet hates that people do

It's really hard to get my eight foot oars out of the water standing up.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 12-05-2022, 09:48
Replies: 70
Views: 9,845
Posted By capnorv
Re: Pet hates that people do

About 10 years ago, I was in an anchorage and a 52' motorboat came in. They anchored at a respectable distance, but didn't put out much scope, or even set their hook. Just a little before sunset, I...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-05-2022, 09:30
Replies: 40
Views: 7,414
Posted By capnorv
Re: How much to rebuild or replace a 40hp diesel.

That's good to know! Beta does seem to be a growing concern. Just in the couple years I've been checking, they've grown from one to 4-5 dealers in the NW of the US. Not to mention Kubota dealers....
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-05-2022, 09:19
Replies: 29
Views: 3,483
Posted By capnorv
Re: Butt connectors for #10 stranded wire

If I may, I would suggest using what are commonly called bug nuts or split bolts with a little copper coat and then wrapped with rubber and PVC tape. It makes the most secure connection and is easily...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-05-2022, 09:08
Replies: 40
Views: 7,414
Posted By capnorv
Re: How much to rebuild or replace a 40hp diesel.

I put a new 50 HP Beta and transmission in my boat last year. I did the install andall the work at the pier. It cost me $17000. I then had to change the propeller, another $1160 since I don't dive, I...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-05-2022, 08:49
Replies: 50
Views: 8,799
Posted By capnorv
Re: Who Buys Those World Cruisers at the End of the World?

Fisher's a great NE boat! "300 miles home", I'm thinking that must be Grays Harbor. How is it working on a boat out there? Are there supplies available or do you have to ship everything in? I've...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-04-2022, 07:44
Replies: 98
Views: 14,724
Posted By capnorv
Re: Seeking "Willy's Jeep" of Bluewater Monohulls

I think I may have what you're looking for, at least mine has been that way for me. It's a little bigger than you're looking for but definitely has easily accessed systems, etc. She's not the fastest...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-02-2022, 09:29
Replies: 39
Views: 3,951
Posted By capnorv
Re: Hydraulic Steering Hoses - Getting a Headache

My boat has 40 year old copper tubing to the helm. My question is why do boats use copper when every ship I have worked on and industrial application I've worked on have used steel tubing. A...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 31-01-2022, 11:57
Replies: 69
Views: 14,898
Posted By capnorv
Re: Center Cockpits: pros and cons

Wow, if I read all this, I'd never look at a center cockpit boat. That said, we've had one for a dozen years, and it's quite comfortable. It is by far the easiest boat to load/unload heavy stores...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-11-2021, 09:20
Replies: 43
Views: 5,801
Posted By capnorv
Re: Need a new engine 42' offshore SV--thoughts?

Three years ago, we were refilling water at Van Isles and my son mistakingly put 40 gallons of water in our fuel tank. We got it scrubbed and limped with blown out injectors back to our homeport,...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 12-11-2021, 08:45
Replies: 56
Views: 7,578
Posted By capnorv
Re: Feels like a scam!

What's really cool is you can now renew your documentation for multiple years. I chose to renew mine for three years this June! I just hope my feeble mind remembers when it's due.
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 27-09-2021, 08:26
Replies: 56
Views: 6,362
Posted By capnorv
Re: Anyone carry self-fusing tape?

I used it on a ruptured fuel line once. Believe me, I was glad I had it.
Forum: Challenges 20-08-2021, 07:17
Replies: 48
Views: 3,922
Posted By capnorv
Re: UK built need US valid HIN

We went through this mess when we bought our out of state registered/US documented boat a dozen years ago. Insurance was not a problem since we only have liability through Progressive Insurance. My...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-08-2021, 08:04
Replies: 113
Views: 12,963
Posted By capnorv
Re: Buying on hold - better market ahead?

We bought our boat in 2009, a great time to buy. Bought our current house in 2011, a great time to buy. Everything has been uphill since. There are still good deals out there, if you have patience...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-05-2021, 07:35
Replies: 32
Views: 9,777
Posted By capnorv
Re: How much weight can a halyard and boom hold?

Two days ago I loaded a new engine weighing #670 onto and then down into my boat with two halyards fitted to the boom and a 2*4 on top of the boom to distribute the weight and pressure of the chain...
Forum: Destinations 08-05-2021, 18:46
Replies: 126
Views: 21,032
Posted By capnorv
Re: Best Place to Live Board on $1M USD?

I'm a died in the wool Northwesterner. We lived aboard for five years, and ready to do it again. Six months, or so in Washington, six months in British Columbia. For a change six months in Alaska,...
Forum: Our Community 15-03-2021, 12:06
Replies: 64
Views: 13,780
Posted By capnorv
Re: Tender - what to choose

With a boat that size, you have so many options. I have a little 45' and I carry five auxillary craft. Two 10' plastic West marine kayaks outside the lifelines on the stern quarter underneath the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 12-03-2021, 09:04
Replies: 92
Views: 13,473
Posted By capnorv
Re: Why do you have a shore power socket?

I kinda take exception to the idea that hard wired cables are better. My experience as a many years abyc marine electrician is that it just brings the problems away from the boat and to the pier....
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 08-03-2021, 12:51
Replies: 37
Views: 6,009
Posted By capnorv
Re: Thoughts on Being a Landlubber Again

Almost fourteen years ago, we had to leave our boat after five years. We ended up raising a couple Grandchildren, who are now within two years of leaving the nest. Our boats bigger now, but the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 01-02-2021, 08:16
Replies: 84
Views: 12,941
Posted By capnorv
Re: wires burned up with 4 100 watt panels

If you don't want to change the fuse and wiring, why don't you wire the panels in series and install a mppt charge controller? Your maximum output would be more like seventy five volts, about twelve...
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