I have a 2000 Voyager with the TAMD74's and for the past few weekends I cannot get above 1900RPM's. Changed all the filters, (fuel, air, racors) and still having the issue. Also getting a lot of soot from the starboard engine. I have read some post that other having the same issue and it was either air starvation, blocked turbo or turbo boost sensor. I understand how to check the turbo to make sure it's spinning freely but where is the boost sensor located? Thanks!

I'm curious as to how many folks have line cutters installed? I was looking at various types and it seems Spurs Cutters are the most recommended but also are really expensive. Prop Protectors are a disc-type cutter, and Great Loop members get a discount on those, so I was leaning towards that type



The boat is being hauled out for a bottom job soon so I was thinking about having some line cutters installed at that time.



Boat is a 1995 440 aft cabin with two engines with 2" diameter shafts. The G ...

So I woke up this morning after not spending a whole lot of time on my boat lately. I replaced the risers on the port engine yesterday then of coarse the boat won't start ! So I saw that the engine wasn't being primed with fuel. I decided to leave it for now , I knew it needed water in the tank so this morning at the Crack of dawn I stupidly decided to put some water in the tank. We'll like an idiot I put it in the fuel tank instead ! The tank was totally full of fuel so about 45 seconds later i ...

Hello all,
I have a 2001 CY396 with stiff shifter/throttle controls. Are these supposed to be electrically assisted?

So it has begun. Finally got the vacuflush system out of our Carver. Where is was placed was so bad that my wife was the one who could crawl in and retrieve it. For sure the 4 duck-bills, just wondering about the bellows. Thoughts?

We have the typical single AC pump supplying both AC units, but I'm pretty sure the manifold arrangement is not typical. It's nice having the valves so we can service one unit while the other keeps running, and I was thinking of expanding on the system by adding some flush ports or a full setup to easily connect garden hoses for descaling as shown in these plans:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/ ... sp=sharing
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Hello again. I have found that the water tank level sensor is not working this season. Does anyone know how to trouble shoot this? I guess it's prudent to confirm it's a sending unit issue or some other problem. Swapping out the sending unit looks like a pain because they have it buried under a bunch of cables. Before I go through that hassle it would be good to be sure that is the issue.
All advise appreciated.

Bought some Mercury brand 25W50 synthetic blend engine oil for oil change. The container says high performance marine applications. My thought is, if this is formulated for HP engines, it should be even more effective with my Crusader 5.7 XL, and offer a high degree of lubrication. I run the engines at 3000 to 3100 RPM most of the time. Talked to a Mercury "certified" mechanic about that oil. His reaction was he would not recommend using this product because it is formulated for Mercury Verado e ...

We bought a 1996 325 this offseason and I have been working on a number of projects while it has been in storage. One of the projects was replacing a cracked lens in the Bomar deck hatch. The marina quoted me about $1,800 to replace the hatch, and my project was about $150 in materials including a new gasket, which was the most expensive part.

I know there are already a few threads on this topic, but none that are very detailed, so I wanted to share my process and what I learned along the way so ...

Hey mates,
When I was filling the fresh water tank on my 2005 Mariner I noticed water coming out of one of the thru hulls on the starboard side of the boat. I checked the boat diagram and it labeled the thru hull as 'SUMP'.
Can anyone explain what the might be? I could not hear the sound of any pump working.
Thanks,
Dennis