Recent content by seasick

How are you determining the gallons already in the tank before fueling? Unless you run it dry, there is no accurate way to measure.

That is possible since my friend tends to fill the tank. However, if that were the case, he would not have the problem disappear after reversing the check valve. I can't answer the question about why there is a check valve. Some vapor recovery systems that I have seen diagrams for didn't seem...

Here is one approach. Lots of work, https://boatnotes.com/how-to/through-hull-plug

What power cable? If the tabs are hydraulic there is no power needed. You may have signal cables that connect to actuator to enable the display to show tab position. Why is it that you could feed the hydraulic line but not the date line? If possible you can try to back out the hydraulic line a...

I am not sure you want to do that. If you basically remove thru hulls, what will you do with the hoses that fed them. For example, you mention the live well. If you take away the drain , what happens when water gets into the supported equipment. In other words if rain water or se water happens...

The part I don't understand i why the issue became so bad after several years of use and not right away. Regardless, flipping the direction of the check valve solved the problem.

If a quick cleaning with a thin wire doesn't work, I suggest you wait until the next time the water pump is serviced and the lower unit is dropped. There is a space in the LU casting where the pitot hole connects t. It is also where the spedo water flows. That space can get clogged with gunk or...

I say its not a good idea in general but I do understand that the run is short. If the trip is not hilly and not at highway speeds, it may be OK. That said, just changing the hitch does not insure that the frame is strong enough for a studier hitch. I also wonder if the minivan would have...

I though you folks would get a kick out of what a fellow boater discovered while trying to figure why he was having so much trouble filling his gas tank. We hear somewhat often about issues where the gas seems to back up in the fill and shuts off the gas flow form the fuel nozzle. That is what...

Sparkdog brought up a possible cause that I didn't mention. In addition to possible a pickup issue, a partially blocked vent can cause fuel starvation under load when fuel demand is highest. I still would suspect the VST first but it isn't always the issue.

My first guess would be a clogged VST screen.( or other screen filter if present on high pressure pump pressure regulator.

Without lines on one side, tieing up is more of a challenge. Long spring lines will help as can crisscrossed bow an stern lines. The most important item is to make sure that lines are not too short so that they don't pull the boat down ( or cause a list). At some time when serious weather and...

I forgot to mention that a bad/dirty/sticking check valve can cause loss of hydraulic effort. That said, bleed first and go from there. To emphasize Chris's advice, use the special fitting and hose to fill the reservoir. If you don't pay attention and suck air into the head unit, you have to...

I have to disagree about using non ethanol gas. First of all in many areas like New York, you can not get non ethanol gas for cars or boats. Secondly, adding ethanol gas (fresh gas) has the advantage of absorbing some water, about 1/2% by volume. Adding fresh gas regularly can actually help...

Bunks have been on about 6 years.Trailer is dunked twice a year, launching and hauling. Trailer lives at the boat club in a salt water / air environment. The fittings that attach the bunks to the trailer are galvanized and aluminum( bunk saddles) . Trailer is aluminum