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Yea, that first start up is a leap of faith. I start mine on the trailer next to my house. Always a guess as to what's wrong this year. I had the air in the steering thing last year. Wipe your finger under the the steering ram. Bet you come up with an oily finger. Need to replace the ram...

The Grog has it right. I think someone has moved the oil tank. In addition to everything he said, I would also remove and clean out the engine mounted oil tank then run some diesel through the system holding a coffee can where the line ends at the engine oil tank. Run the motor on premix when...

What size unit do you have? I installed a 6500 BTU Mermaid and it takes about an hour to get it from 95 down to 72. What year is your Sailfish?

Gents, Installed AC on the boat last summer. Any suggestions on how to block the vents in the cabin doors. Someone suggested a piece of canvas with snaps. Since the door is bifold, I don't think it will open all the way.

Overheat alarm at low speed is classic case of bad poppet valve.

Went on a trip last Spring and borrowed one. The wife helped me carry it around to the front of the boat. That's all it took to convince her that a perminate unit was the way to go. You have to remove the hatch stay and it fits fine. Be sure to have it leveled correctly or it'll drip on you.

Seasick, I thought only the 3.1 dropped cylinders. Yea, sounds like some maintenance is well in order. Several comprehensive threads on THT about maintenance. It's hard playing catch up but after that it's not bad.

They idle at 1000-1200 when cold and settle at about 700RPM. They behave a little different when fully submerged, don't know why.

I Forget the size. It was a Bennett package for that size/family of boat (M10 kit maybe?). The tabs were about 12" long and had a bat-wing design that's a little different than their larger kits. Mounted to sbd side transom. Believe the factory mounts them in the console. I wanted the pump...

I put Bennetts on my Escape and they went right on. Whole job took a Saturday.

I'm missing something Bob. Are you saying CO is NOT heavier that air?? I never knew that and is a real concern if NOT at anchor (city piers).

I use one engine only. The engines are too close together to do the 1-forward, 1-reverse thing in tight situations. Treat it like a single engine boat.

I think you're going to love it. You sent the right person. Work on the right trim and lay into it. Won't be a speed demon and she'll love gas. Busy tax season eh? Wait'll next year.

Nice X26!! How did it sea trial?

I hate when something fixes itself.

Thanks Nik. Did the new props give you any stern lift? Are your cav plates above water?

So, assuming we're talking about approx $1,000 investment. If so, you'll recoup the cost very soon. Can you still achieve max RPM assuring you're not lugging the engines? In the case of the big 2-strokes, I'm not sure we would see these numbers. Been waiting to push the button on new props...

Nik, looking over earlier post, it looks like you were getting a little over 1 MPG with the old props. Have you done any math to see how long before they pay for themselves? This is completely subjective based on usage. What was the trade-off, top speed?

Hope in made sense to VP. I got lost in the sauce. Please keep us posted with developments VP. I'm scared to death of ground problems. Really had to find.

Ok, searched and found this post. The wife put me on notice, no more pumping. ocnsir's post's are extremely helpfull. Wondering if the electric converstion, in lieu of new electric head, can be plumbed to use fresh water. I put a conversion kit on a 31 Concord I owned years ago and remember...