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Categories: Maintenance Posted on January 28, 2017June 19, 2019

Stainless Steel Exhaust!

The Yanmar exhaust mixing elbow is a weak spot for the motor.  It clogs and then performance decreases. At one point I couldn’t rev the motor over 1,500 RPM.  I cleaned it by soaking it in Apple cider vinegar which dissolves the carbon deposits but … Continue readingStainless Steel Exhaust!

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Categories: Maintenance, Uncategorized Posted on July 15, 2016July 9, 2019

Tighten up your belt!!

So we were doing a harbor cruise and the motor suddenly sounded funny and I took a look at the motor and the water pump belt snapped. Yikes. So we powered down and called vessel assist and got a tow back to the slip. First … Continue readingTighten up your belt!!

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