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I’m thinking of replacing these strainers with one like the Groco ASC-1250 which has an access door so that I can clean it out.

Any thoughts?

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I had her hauled for the session last Friday. When they washed the bottom they scraped a lot of barnacles off of the strainers. From the looking at the barnacle scars on them I don’t think backwashing would have cleared them. I plan to remove them to clean out whatever is behind them. Depending on w...

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I have two of them, one with a sharp bend in the hook and one with a right angle bend. I used both of them.

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The caps on my Groco strainers are so close to the water line that you can’t get much of an idea of the water flow through the sea cock. The hose from the sea cock to the strainer is very short and it took me about an hour to get both ends loose from the barbs. This, the reason that this was the las...

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The caps on my Groco strainers are so close to the water line that you can’t get much of an idea of the water flow through the sea cock. The hose from the sea cock to the strainer is very short and it took me about an hour to get both ends loose from the barbs. This, the reason that this was the las...

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Thanks for all of your suggestions.

I pulled the hose off of the sea cock and the flow is definitely restricted so I must have a blocked external strainer.

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I took my raw water pump out again (Jabsco 43210) and replaced the cam, wear plate, and impeller. The old impeller showed no signs of wear or missing pieces. I also took out the transmission oil cooler and flushed it out with fresh water. Holding it up to the light I could not see anything blocking ...

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I pulled the raw water pump for the second time and replaced the impeller with the official Jabsco part. I had been using an impeller from a Mercruiser plastic-bodied pump which looks like it is about the same size as the Jabsco. It turns out, however that the Jabsco part has 10 blades where the Mer...

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I am getting a good flow through the sea cock.

The water temperature drops when slow down to about 2500 rpm.

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My engines (454's) were running well through the middle of August. When I took the boat out in mid-September, the starboard engine started to overheat, with the temperature gauge showing almost 200. After I cleaned the strainers (Grocos) I thought that I saw a slight improvement, that engine still r...

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During Sandy I stayed in the water way up river and survived without issue. The majority of boats on land floated off their jack stands and either sunk because the drain was pulled or ended up in a pile. That appears to be what happened to my boat in Sandy. She came with paperwork which showed that...

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Todd, That looks like the tool that I need and the price is reasonable when I consider the time it will save me. Tony, My boat does have the original Rule manual/ automatic bilge pump switch. I found that it has power to it but it does not activate either pump. The previous owner’s mechanic seems to...

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Any recommendations for a tool to trace some of the circuits in my electrical system? Two problems that I am working on right now: - When I replaced my aft bilge pump last summer, I found four wires feeding the old one. I figured out that one a direct feed (fused) from the battery and one was a grou...

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Sorry that I can’t get there. It’s our 51st wedding anniversary today and I am taking Francey out for a late lunch/early dinner this afternoon.

Hope that you will post pictures.

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Any ideas on how I can seal the joint where instrument panel on my lower helm rests on the top of the dashboard? I would prefer to avoid RTV-type sealants because I sometimes need to get access to the back of the panel for maintenance.

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Turns out it was a flaky ignition switch on the flying bridge.

It only took me four years to figure it out.

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When I refueled about a month ago, I caught myself trying to put the gas cap back onto one of the rod holders.

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There a number of threads with different seat designs if you do a search. In considering what you are, raising the bench to a good height makes it much harder to step over which I think could be a problem. I went with two seats and some room to walk through as did Bob Lico. It wasn’t expensive. I’m...

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Thanks for all of the suggestions. My seat runs all of the way across the bridge and is secured to angle irons bolted to the sides. There is a post in the middle to keep it from sagging. It looks like I could change the pitch by simply repositioning the angle irons. I am thinking, however, about lea...

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The guy with a sailboat at the end of my pier spent about eight hours installing a set of wind instruments on his masthead last summer. When he put his boat in in the spring, he discovered that the unit wasn't working so he had to return it and install a new one. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/307687/5...

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My boat has a bench seat on the flying bridge which, I suspect, is original. It leans back so far that I have to sit on the front edge of the bottom cushion when I drive. Any suggestions how I can modify the mounting of the original seat to give it a better angle? Alternately, can you suggest a repl...

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The channel from Great South Bay into my marina (Timber Point East) has no lighted markers. If I ever have to come in at night, I am going to need some light to see the landmarks.

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All of the spotlights at West Marine seem to have a cigarette lighter plug. Any idea where I can get an adapter?

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I have two of these on the flying bridge one at each end, and two more under the overhang just aft of the cabin bulkhead. I have 12 volts at all of them. What were these supposed to be used for?

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/307687/51458434

Thanks,

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I replaced the wires which came from my EST ignition systems and the problem went away. The new wires were a couple inches longer than the old ones, so it is possible they were under some tension and were being pulled loose.

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Carl, Rawleigh,

Both thermostats are facing right side up. There isn't enough room between the top of the housing and the cap to put one in facing the wrong way.

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Apparently it does not matter whether the thermostat is above or below the sleeve. With the 160 degree thermostats installed, both engines run at 160-170 now.

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Carl, The picture in my shop manual seems to show the thermostat on top but it doesn't show the sleeve. My manual covers multiple engines including the Ford and GM V-8s and the picture they show for the V-8 models looks a bit different from mine, however. Just to add to the confusion, I found this d...

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This has been an on-going problem ever since I installed a Delco Voyager ignition system on my starboard engine last fall. I check the wires before I leave the dock and all are properly seated on the spark plugs. After running about 10 or 20 minutes, I hear the starboard engine loose synchronization...

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Thanks again for all of the advice. I replaced the thermostats in both engines with 160-degree thermostats. Both, it turns out, were using 140-degree thermostats. After a 20 minute test in the bay, both engines were running at between 160 and 170. The thermostat housings on my engines have a brass s...

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jackryan wrote: ↑Jun 4th, '22, 17:46 Hey Peter,

I'm looking for design ideas for the step. Any way you could post of pic of your step?

Thanks,

John

Pictures are included in my post on this topic on 5/27.

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I bought the three gaskets that I need so that I can replace the thermostat on my starboard engine. The one which goes between the thermostat housing and the intake manifold has four small grommets as shown in the picture below. Any idea what their purpose is? The Description on the invoice says "GS...

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Jack,

My step is just held in place by gravity. They fit tightly enough that they don’t move side-to-side when you step on them.

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I copied the engine box side panels which were on my boat when I got her, making new side panels and steps out of 1" Azak. Here is what it looks like. http://www.ipernity.com/doc/307687/51345926/in/album/1323178 On the side panels I added an "L"-shaped piece on each side to support the step. http://...

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Carl,

Thanks. That probably explains why my port engine runs cooler. I will check out my thermostats next week when we get back to New York from visiting our grandchildren in Memphis.

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Carl,

Thanks for all of your suggestions.

My engines are fresh water cooled. Risers are cool to the touch after running for 45 minutes. Next time out I will check temperatures further down stream.

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Took her out on the bay for about 45 minutes today. Starboard engine temperature showed 150, port about 140. For the starboard engine that’s 5-10 degrees cooler that before. The water in the bay is still cool so I’ll know more later in the summer. I’m still seeing some steam coming from the starboar...

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Here is how I routed the new hose from the strainer over the stringer. From where the photo leaves off, I have the hose running down to the hull and aft. Then it makes a wide U-turn up toward the raw water pump. The total length of the hose from the strainer to the raw water pump is about 8.5'. http...

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Back to my original post: Here is what I found when I pulled the old raw water feed hose out of the bilge. Note the kink in the middle. I installed a new hose, all one piece, running it over the stringer and under the transmission. I gave it enough slack so that it would sit well clear of the moving...

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Thanks for all of the suggestions. I was planning to check the temperature of my risers and elbows first, but, since with weather and other commitments have kept me at the dock for the past couple of weeks, I'm probably going to do the hose first. When I replaced the impellers on my raw water pumps ...

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I have 454s. My starboard engine does not overheat but it has always run about ten degrees warmer than the port engine. Also, I get steam coming out of the exhaust. The past two summers I have had a stalling/power loss problem with that engine which seems to be heat related. The raw water feed hose ...

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What is the best way to route the hose from the strainer to the raw water pump on the starboard engine?

The existing house takes a rather torturous path over the stringer, under the transmission, and then forward along the outboard side of the engine. Is there a better way to do this?,?

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I ended up using the studs and flanged nuts so that it would be easier to keep the gaskets and the blanking plate in place. One of the 90-degree elbows on my port engine had a 1" chunk missing from the lip. This made it impossible to slide the hose from the riser far enough on to get a decent seal, ...

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Nice to see your progress. She looks great.

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I found a parts list for my engines on-line (https://www.perfprotech.com/mercury-marine-parts-catalog/exhaust-manifold-and-exhaust-elbow/assembly/988/80?model=814 ) and ordered the studs and corresponding nuts based on the part numbers that they listed. The nuts turned out to be flanged with serrati...

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Mine have a flange which slides behind the down-turned part of the gunwale. They are held in place by four or five #10 machine screws along the side and a couple of self-tapping screws at the fore and aft ends. Once you remove the screws you can twist the panel toward the midships.

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I've never tried lizard but I had fried alligator at a Christmas street fair in Tallahassee a few years back. It tasted like fried chicken.

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(PS: Can't seem to be able to make it just display the pics on the topic, instead it shows all pics I ever uploaded....)
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Yannis,

Try putting the pictures an album and post a link to the album.

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Merry Christmas to all of you and thanks for all of the advice and encouragement the past four years.

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I plan to replace my risers before I go in in the spring. The new ones that I bought (Barr # MC 20-72963) came with bolts to secure them to the manifold. Should I be using studs instead? When I bought the boat the previous owner's mechanic had used some of each. When my yard replaced the risers four...

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