Forum: General Interest
12-17-2023, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 667
KISS
I just wanted to drop a quick note about keeping it simple. Down here in south Louisiana, we pretty much sail all year. Well, this summer Margarita started and ran about as good as you could ask...
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Forum: General Interest
08-13-2021, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,178
Awesome
Hey Mo,
I like hearing that. As most of you know I've had Margarita almost a year now and have done a good bit of maintenance on the engine. When I got the boat a bunch of my friends told me that...
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Forum: General Interest
04-26-2021, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,316
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Forum: Announcements
11-25-2020, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,636
I don't know about that IQ thing. In the 60's...
I don't know about that IQ thing. In the 60's and 70's we never thought about getting our nose, lip, eyelid or tongue pierced, sniffing household cleaner, eating tide pods, or many other disgusting...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-25-2020, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,945
Another one bites the dust!
Alternator is in and putting out 14.2 volts. The ammeter is working correctly, however why they put an ammeter with at +- 60 amp reading on this engine is kinda weird, but whatever. Per one...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-16-2020, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,109
Fait Accompli
Thanks to all for the help. I rebuilt the dry section last week with sch80 black pipe. That was hard enough to find on it's own. I asked about 316ss and nobody had any in stock or quickly...
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Forum: Announcements
11-16-2020, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,636
I remember some movie from the 70's and the guy...
I remember some movie from the 70's and the guy went to the "Filling Station" and told the attendant "fill'er up with Ethyl if she's working or her sister if she ain't". Don't remember the name of...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-08-2020, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,109
Now the bad news
So I went to the boat this morning and cranked her up and she ran beautifully, but.... I heard a new sound and smoke coming into the cabin. I removed the steps and looked and my exhaust had a severe...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-08-2020, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,109
The answer was in the twilight zone!!
Grab a beer or a glass of wine, because this is a little detailed and a lot on the "NO WAY" side. First I want to thank all of the folks that replied to my original thread. I checked the...
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