Marine Alternator Installation – Tips & Tricks
A Fresh New Alternator For many boat owners the task of upgrading their engines alternator can be intimidating. It does not have [...]
Programming a Balmar External Voltage Regulator
Preface This article contains three separate videos that show how to physically program Balmar regulators. The videos are meant to be watched in [...]
Does an Empty Marine Fuel Tank Condensate?
Does an empty marine fuel tank condensate/fill with water when left empty? Image: On 5/31/2013 This tank was installed on the second floor [...]
Rebuilding A Raw Water Pump
Pump Removed This article is going to assume you have the skills to safely and easily remove your own water pump [...]
Re-Packing A Traditional Stuffing Box
The Stuffing Box (click any image to see a larger version) While digging around in some old boat parts boxes I [...]
Engine Winter Freeze Protection
This Came Out of a Boat Stored Winters in Maine I got a call from a customer who felt his motor was running [...]
Engine Temp Monitoring And Overheating Assessment
An Infrared Thermometer This is an infrared thermometer and it is what I consider to be an important tool for any [...]
Changing A Raw Water Pump Impeller
The Raw Water Pump Changing an impeller is not a daunting task and it's one that every boater should consider adding [...]
Westerbeke / Universal Marine Heat Exchanger Cleaning & Autopsy
Westerbeke 3" Heat Exchanger This is a typical 3" raw water heat exchanger as found on many Westerbeke an Universal diesel [...]
Replacing Motor Mounts – The Snowball Effect
After Cutlass Bearing Removed I get lots of comments to the effect that I make these jobs look too easy. They [...]