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[MarkR]

We see alot of folks come through that don't know, some get lucky, some don't.

I've been out there since I was about 10 or 12, worked on a lobster boat for three summers and still get surprised once in a while. A few years ago a lobsterman that has been out there 35 years almost sunk his boat at inner minot's.

My maintenance habits come from the Navy Nuclear Sub Service. I'm trained to take things apart, inspect and put them back togther, just because.

[Capt Chuck]

My maintenance habits come from the Navy Nuclear Sub Service. I'm trained to take things apart, inspect and put them back togther, just because.

Hey Mark, I didn't know you were a Bubble Head [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
Just kidding, I was a Tin Can Sailor myself. At least you had the brains to take things apart, as a Boatswain Mate we were trained to just painted over it & hide the rust

[Miles Offshore]

glad you got her going jamie- remember the air lock deal when you splash her- just dont open the strainer when the boat is not running, she will airlock on you for sure (be fine when you are idling and overheat when you start running) on thing to add to marks post- if you have the manifolds risers any parts of the cooling system off for any amount of time, store them in anti-freeze to keep them from corroding internally.

hope it all works out well for ya this season, hopefully i will have mine back together by fall - craig

[Miles Offshore]

hey mark- what boat were you on?? i am a nuc manager and former refueler and currently responsible in my (specialty)area for i believe 6 boats- no-one does it better than us **** Rickover maintenance relics

capn chuck- bosun on tin cans huh,lolol-

[MarkR]

Miles,

I was on the 616 Blue from '82 to '87, Electrical Operator/EWS. Although I was a motorhead as a kid, the nuke navy taught us alot about keeping machinery running, targets to cover, all that.

It's weird, the lingo of that era was MIRV and strategic deterence. Now it's IED and insurgents. It almost seems we were better off in the Cold War days, young guys were not getting killed and maimed.

Anyway, this is about Seacrafts. I agree that the cast iron should stay filled with an anti-corrosion solution all winter. I pull all that stuff in the spring, clean it up, paint with Black Velvet and re-assemble it all with new gaskets and hardware.

There's always something to paint in a saltwater cooled engine compartment, I wish I knew a Bosuns Mate.

By the way Capn Chuck, those tin cans and the like, were just targets for the Mk 48s.

Mark

[CHANCE1234]

Here she is, put her in the water this afternoon and took her out for a shake down. Things seem good. One question though, I sucked out all the old transmission fluid and want to make sure i put the right amount back in. Any idea on how many quarts? Once I siphoned it all out does that mean there will still be more in there in the gears or ware ever? Because i only put 3 quarts in and it appears to be reading well above full. However before i added the 3rd one, i had her running for about 25 minutes and it barely registered on the dipstick. It seems weird that only 1 quart would put her that full when 2 barely showed on the dipstick. Any ideas. She ran fine, of course it was flat ass calm so i can't yet comment on how well she does in the sloop. I am sure i won't be disapointed. Thanks for any ideas guys.

Don't know much about the tranny but she looks great congrats dude happy fishing.

[Miles Offshore]

Looks really sweet elija !!! the tranny builds up a lot of pressure when in gear and yes that fluid works its way up in that tranny pretty good. if she is overfilled it will pop that relief valve on the top and go into the bilge. at least it wont pop and seals!!!! 3 quarts still sounds high to me , im just not real sure- im thinking maybe 1.5 quarts is more in the ballpark. let me know if it doesnt show in the bilge??? great pic- she looks really sweet!!! craig

[CHANCE1234]

Is there anything that won't go WRONG??? Now i think the stater is Sh!t, and the carb won't choke. THIS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NoBones]

Calmdown Chance!
We do not want to see your boat in the "For Sale Thread"
under stressfull circumstances.
The new saying is:
If it ain't 1 F*!$^%-ng thing it is 6!!!
Hang in there, you will whip-it.
See ya, Ken