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    Hull/Deck Joint

    My dad and I just got a project boat, that's not in too bad of shape, but someone removed the deck from the hull and only put screws back every two feet. Question, should we just put screws back in every 4-6 inches or should we seal it with something first, or fiberglass it? It's a 26ft...
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    Couple of wiring questions

    Looks like I'm going to have to break down and re-wire the boat. I've been doing a half-a$$ed job just getting things fixed so I could fish :D . Now, I've been thinking on how I want to do it right so:<br /><br />1. What guage of wire should I use? Is 14 about the right size for most boat...
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    diesel question (oil coming out crankcase filter)

    '86 Volvo TAMD41A.<br /><br />Finally got the starboard engine to stop overheating :) and took it out for a weekend run with the wife and kiddos. Ran it at higher RPM's (3300, while 3800 is WOT) than it had probably run in a long time. Now the port engine is blowing oil out the crankcase...
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    Electrical Question

    Pretty much re-doing the electrical system on the boat. Two engines, two batteries, two 1-2-both switches. Two questions.<br /><br />1. How do I ground the batteries? Both to one engine to share the same ground? One to each engine (what about electrolysis)?<br /><br />2. How do I hook the...
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    Overheating still

    I got some good advice last time, tried it all and still having the overheating problem.<br /><br />Scenario: Volvo TAMD41A diesel engine, <1000hrs on it and it starting overheating. Found some pieces to an impeller that disintegrated in the oil cooler and thought we solved the problem, but...
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    Different water volumes out the exhaust

    Twin volvo diesel TAMD41A, starboard side pumps seawater out of the exhaust at a very consistent rate at idle (it also overheats and has a lot of white smoke when cold but that's another topic). Port side looks like it holds the water back and then tosses it all out at the same time. It's...
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    Diesel motor overheating

    I have a Volvo TAMD41A (six cylinder diesel with turbo) that the temperature slowly rises when it is running between 2500 and 3200 RPM's. It has a closed cooling system, the impeller has been changed and it spits out water pretty good. I'm not all that familiar with diesels or the way the...
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    Breaker Boxes?!?!?!

    This is a great forum and I've find out learned a helluva lot, but I got a new question. <br /><br />Bought a '74 Chris Craft that had been retrofitted with diesels and througout it's life been treated.. um... not so nice. The wiring is a mess, I musta pulled out 100lbs of wires out of the...
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