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Thanks for the replies. The sink drain isn't a bad idea. I like the guides where they area and don't want to lower them. I'll post when I find my final solution.

I often use the Wallas stove while the boat is sitting on the trailer as many do. The problem is the guide on my trailer is right up against the Wallas stove exhaust. I"ve searched the forum in the past for this issue and the practice i've been using is loosening 4 bolts and pulling the guide...

Took the boat out yesterday after a complete cleaning of the thermostats and the area they sit to include a 24 hour period of Corrosion x doing its work. That solved the issue. I really think thermostat inspection should be part of routine manintenance when the impeller is changed. I'm adding...

The thermostats are the originals from 2003. I don't think they have ever been taken out or inspected. I will be doing so now every impeller change. I don't see a reason in replacing them since they test fine. I'm going to clean everything up as well as possible tomorrow (my day off) and put...

Are you speaking of the temp sensor that detects the oil temp?

I failed to mention that one of the first things I did was raise the motor to check for a blockage. There was none. Also throughout the day I started the motor up several times to see if the problem had gone away. The tell tale stream was strong every time the motor was running but it would...

When I went out for the last day of rockfishing at bodega bay on New years eve I ran into some Starboard motor issues. I warmed the motors at harbor as normal and headed out. I was cruising for about 20 minutes to the fishing grounds when the starboard motor alarm came on. I immediately shut...

good idea on tablet. I could see that screen being a pleasure to use. I would not want to carry one around though for the other uses I may have of the device like geocaching, backpacking. I do have a galaxy tablet a few years old and a quick search looked around 100 for external gps unit. I...

Hi all, Found what seems to be a good deal on a backup gps. http://www.westmarine.com/buy/garmin--g ... --11553609 I figured it could also come in handy for backpacking, geocaching etc.... Before I go ahead and purchase I"m wondering what people think of using their smartphone as a backup...

In response to the question asked what I'm I doing about Life Raft/life jackets/survival suit etc.....I have put a lot of thought in to it and in the decision making process currently. Survival suit: Realistically I"m not going to be wearing a heavy jacket type at any time. If the weather is...

Thank you for all the responses. I am going to purchase the ResQlink +

Just a quick search and this seems to fit my needs. http://www.westmarine.com/buy/acr-elect ... --13381207

Hi all, I"m starting to go further offshore in my 22 and thinking more and more about safety. I don't have any plans to go further than say roughly 30 miles off shore. My reasons are generally in chase of fish. I"m in California SF BAY area and go to the Farralone islands, Cordell banks, and...

Hardee, I still believe running the engines with the earmuffs attached on the hose is ok to flush the motors. I'm not sure if you have the fuel injected or carbuerated yami 40s but in my experience and recommendation from mechanic is that these motors should be run at least every 2 weeks. My...

Ok. I was looking at the engine oil overheat sensor. Will take thermostat off today. Thanks. Engine ran fine on last trip but will still replace impeller since I ran it for 10minutes with flushing accesory.

Ok, there must be some thermostat other then oil temp that I"m not seeing here.

yes, the only reason I"m not replacing all of the gaskets is I just replaced everything. I don't think the 10 minutes I ran the engine with the flushing accesory connected could hurt or overheat any other parts besides the metal housing insert and the impeller. I could be wrong. Don't see...

Yes, it was supposedly changed when I had bought the boat and it wasn't time to change it yet. With that being said I had two bad habits that could have caused this issue. 1. I routinely start my motor dry just before launching at the ramp to make sure motor will run once launched and I don't...

I recently had an impeller failure and the impeller broke into many pieces when it failed. There was too much debris and small pieces to be able to collect and fit it back together on the impeller to make it "whole" to see if I recovered it all. I"m now concerned that there may be some small...

Congratulations on your purchase. That looks like a very good deal! Welcome to the site.