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https://www.oildrainvalve.net/yanmar-marine/

I made my own, but this is a fitting that replaces the drain plug and you put a hose on it.

Bruce

Yes. If you look at the one, the ears are bent indicating it was over tightened to compensate for old hard packing.

Bruce

Nothing new. But a lot of it is smoke and mirrors and not practical.

Bruce

Don't use the dip stick on the lower part of the engine.
They don't go to the same level in the pan.

Bruce

The Hamptons is a good place for a prison.

Near Anderson Cooper or Alec Baldwin would be good since they are bleeding hearts.

Bruce

Nonsense in changing the oil hot. All the engines I sold I added a drain hose in place of the pan plug of a 3/8 diameter. I used a gear pump and a cold 6lp would have the old oil out in 2 minutes. It took more time to change the filter. With the filter upside down on the lp, punch a hole with a scre...

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If I remember correct they are rated at only 200hp and depending on how they are propped that would be close to the 15 16 knott speed that hp produces.

The fuel burn should be for both engines.

Bruce

I would replace not only the clamps but the hose. And when I had it apart l'd clean the packing gland in muriatic acid and add new flax packing. Stuffing box 1 looks like the heads of the bolts have a gap and not tight which indicates the the gland is tight only from corrosion. Replace the hardware ...

Bruce

That's what guys say after a divorce......yet they get married again.

Bruce

Pat perferred the Ultra Safety systems switch.

Bruce

Just remember when diagnosing turbo issues.
If either the air filter is clogged, engine compartment is not getting enough air flow or the turbo's are not spooling up or rust stuck, your going to be huffing a cloud of black smoke out the exhaust.

Bruce

Who said that pictures can't be posted?

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Having frequently visited Pat, A year before he got diagnosed he was saying that most all the molds needed serious repairs and he just wasn't up to it anymore it was too much work. When I went out to help his sisters cleanup and settle his estate, I inspected the molds and like Pat said they were in...

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No they are not, they went away when our founder Pat, passed away.

Bruce

If the gauges are identical, same make, temp range they are they same. The sender changes to dual guage reading.

Bruce

Unfortunately people have short memories and others have agendas that make history forgotten.
We ignored the first attack on the WTC and look what happened.

To those that have suffered and lost their lives, peace and comfort to them all.

Bruce

Steve,
On my trips from Key West to the Mexican Isla's, I used plastic 55 gallon drums and a transfer pump.

Most of the time removed a fighting chair and tied the drums to the chair post to secure them keeping deck hatches unrestricted.

Bruce

Pete,
We used the 6LY 350hp engines on Buddy Boy. Jim was concerned on excessive noise of the new 6LP's.
I loved those engines and out of all the refits I did in 29 years, that would be the one I would keep.

Bruce

Ask yourself these questions, I asked them to most all the refits I did. 1. Are you married, Yes-does your wife know you are doing this? If so, where does her opinion come into play? There will be a up charge to deal with that, No-congratulations, let me explain all the options you may want. Really ...

Bruce

Nope.
Can't. Too many people to look after and the wife is locked into the assisted and independent living facility she works at till Wed.

Bruce

Reached out to him and his dad, haven't heard back.

Bruce

Hey we just may be on this one if it hits at a 4.

Bruce

The hype propaganda machine is in full swing. The Florida weather reporters have been just waiting for this day and are cutting loose. Water....check Twinkies, pop tarts and circus peanuts.....check Tie the cat to a tree.......check. Huh, wait. When did we get a cat? Looter repellent........check Me...

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I texted Chris my condolences. Terry was a great guy.

Bruce

There is a lot of space above the headliner on a fbc. I've put electric panels up there.
The wasted space behind the FB helm area is perfect for cabin access.
You will have to regrid the framing and put in drop down panels

Bruce

It would come in from the stb side on the stb drive.

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these links should show the mc1 power steering exploded views

https://www.crowleymarine.com/mercury-o ... 203_20.cfm

https://www.crowleymarine.com/mercury-o ... 03_230.cfm

Bruce

Pete,
Mike took the lead on that.

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I grew up on 3 different wooden Chris Crafts. While wood is a thing of the past in boatbuilding (never iched for a week cutting a plank of wood) wood craftsman has slowly been dying. In ditching any regular tv, I started watching a bunch of utube and came across a channel Acorn to Arabella. It's abo...

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If anything it gives you knowledge to make sure your mechanics aren't feeding you a line about the knuder valve going bad. The most difficult thing about engine maintenence is just doing it, or getting it done. I set up maintenence schedules for all my local customers. Only about 20% took advantage ...

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Are you running mechanical or vacuum or both timing advance. What's your base timing number and advance number at 3400 in neutral. Is the MSD a ready to run or are you using a 6a or 6al ignition box lIke Bob mentioned. If your running the 6al (l stands for rev limiter) the Rev limiter can be set as ...

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Nice.

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You want fwd enough to be able to service packing glands and shaft flanges yet not too much not be able to service items on front of engine.
Sounds like your good.
Those engines don't have enough iron to affect balance either way.

Bruce

Balast resistors were used in point ignition to keep the points from burning, coils lasting longer. Sometimes they were external or internal to the coil. Electronic systems should have a full 12v feeding the system with the properly matched coil to the distributor to provide the best spark. It sound...

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The common on a primary is 30 micron.

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Many of those ac pumps are magnetic drive. Motor spins a magnet which spins a glass reinforce finger impeller in a seperate housing. Pull the cover, the impeller many times locks up. They must have water to work. If you've ever seen a Glass beaker in a lab with a spinner in the bottom to mix. Same p...

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Ricky,
I saw a unit on Brewsters boat up in Montauk in 07 and it was clear. Great for MOB.

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John, That injector pump is a plunger style not gear so it doesn't have to be indexed. The timing is controlled by metal shims of which it may have none. just use whats there. Doubt possibly that Kubota would have the pump, many of those parts are considered proprietary and sold only thru the oem/ma...

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Hey John,
How you been?

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Have you made sure both engines are performing the same and throttle cables on both are opening 100%? You could also have the hubs checked for slipping on current props. Those engines don't put out enough torque and hp to warrant spending money on stainless props(i.e. helping to keep blade shape und...

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According to the pictures, gears are Borg Warner V Drive being in boards . Those engines are only rated at 170 and frankly would be a decent size for that boat. I made a mistake once in listening to a customers repower request. A 28 Bertram came in for a gas to diesel and I pushed for the same engin...

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Pete,
Golf is going to kill you.

Pick a safer sport like metal tip lawn darts while blind folded.

Bruce

https://youtu.be/MqArPFwSa7U

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Used the engines in numerous repowers and at last count about 14 31 Bertrams.

As Tommy said good maintenace is the key to keeping them up. Get a survey by a Yanmar certified dealer to be sure well worth it.

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I still think ABYC is a scam money maker. Being out of it for a while, I don't know whether insurance companies require ABYC standards as a requirement for repairs for proper coverage. An insurance guy could maybe chime in. I'm all for ground fault in wet locations to a point, but given the way 31's...

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Thanks Bruce. Rawleigh, the paint we will find at some point, thanks for the info. The thing is whether I'll pull the motors to paint them in the first place! Mike, Corrosion X doesn't exist here. I looked it up and it sells for around €30 per can in Amazon, plus postage. Are them guys crazy? I'll ...

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Timmy,

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The paint is good, its just applied sparingly and in some cases in the tight areas, not at all. Everytime a zinc is changed, a hatch leaks, a water pump leaks, etc the fresh/salt water unless washed off and dried will start to rust. There is enough steel that the rust starts. Its a maintenance item ...

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