Yesterday with the help of the boys and our new SNUBA setup we replaced most of the zincs on the boat, and scraped barnacles, muscles and other growth from around the water pickup ports. Still todo are the zincs on the trim tabs, but it got a bit too cold for the boys before we
Our autopilot is now fully functional. 15 months after purchasing the boat we now have a fully functional autopilot. The lesson to be learned here is that when you test drive the boat before purchase and have a survey, you should assume that anything that is not functional is completely broken. I remember the surveyor
Today we installed 3 new windshield wipers. The previous wipers were totally falling apart. After going to a local auto parts store, I was not able to find the right wipers, so I then went to Amazon and and found the Bosch Automotive Clear Advantage 28CA Wiper Blade – 28″ that was a perfect replacement
Our mechanic removed the port engine turbocharger last night, and today we are sending it off to a shop to get tested and determine if it can be rebuilt or not. The symptoms are that the engine tops out at about 1600rpm and it billows black smoke. After taking it apart, it is clear that
We took the boat out for a test drive yesterday and the day before. Still running into issues with the port side engine getting over 1600rpm. It appears that the problem may be related to the turbo. Still investigating. Both engines start really well now. New fuel filters, new hoses, oil change, antifreeze all changed,
Today I added a second screen to fill a blank part of the dashboard that looked a bit out of place. This was a 23 inch 1080p HDMI monitor. Right now it is just displaying the same thing as the NSS16 in the dashboard to the right, but once we get the fly bridge NSS9
When we purchased the Bayliner 4788 motoryacht it had many of the original electronics that it had when it rolled off the factory floor 25 years ago. There were a couple additions with a chart plotter, and another depth finder, which appeared to be complete rubbish, and did not fuction. Here are some of the
Perhaps one of the cheaper replacements on the boat with this only costing a few hundred dollars, this is perhaps one of the best bang-for-your-buck improvements we have done. With a one week turn around at the local glass company, I was very please with the outcome. First, here are some of the before pictures,
Sometime prior to our purchasing the 4788, someone removed the built in stereo in the master stateroom, and left a hole in the wall. In an effort to bring things back to a factory condition (or better than factory condition) I picked up a bargain Jensen stereo from Amazon to fill the hole. Since this
Our Westebeke 12k generator is critical in the operation of our boat as we spend quite a bit of time during the summer with no shore power. As part of our pre-season checklist one of tasks was replacing the fuel filter for the generator. I am starting the habit of marking the date changed with
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