My son called and said his car alt would stop working on and off while driving. I said when it does it again, tap the alternator with a rubber mallet. Yup it kicks back in right away. The brushes wear out and lose contact. He replaced it right away. If he lived closer I would have just replaced...
Over time the hoses get saturated with fuel. They will leach odor through them, but not show any leaks. One of mine had no leaks and it smelled also. Replaced all hoses and issue gone.
I always run the trim up/down a few times then let it sit for either overnight or till the end of the day. The oil has air in it and foams up. Once that settles out check again. Top off as needed, and check a couple days later to be sure it’s at the correct level.
I try to use marine rated wire for most repairs . And sealed, shrink type connecters. It’s been working well for several years now. Correct running the grounds to each light to. Led lights are perfect for me, but I’m not in salt either.
I think that plate was added at a later time. See the rust on the screws. Myself would do as suggested, put a solid plate on there. Preferably riveted with solid rivits, or have a plug welded in at a good aluminum welding shop.
Any horn is a good horn. Power boats are required to have them, I don't know why a lot of sailboats don't. If it turns foggy it would be a hazard to other boaters to not have one.
Well then it's not a funky repair. You will have to find where it's coming in. Once I worked on one that I couldn't find the leak, But a different setup than that. The forward area was sealed to the cuddy cabin, but the cuddy would get water in it. Food coloring in the area behind the cuddy, and...
Idle it for a few minutes and shut down. My procedure for years, no issues. It gives the motor time to cool down. I always laugh when I see others shut down when drifting into the dock and then the wind gets ahold of them, and they have to re-start. Never shut down at higher than idle and till...
No need for the teflon tape. It's a tapered pipe thread. Snug it up and go boating. I see so many with teflon, sure they don't leak. I've seen many wit no tape, they don't leak either. If it does, it may have been overtightend over the years and wore out. Seen a few where the head of the plug is...
Had one at the shop several years ago, drove me nuts trying to figure it out. After testing and replacing mentioned parts, it was the alarm itself that was shorted. Weird causes sometimes.
