Recent content by PANorth

Thank you, Frank.

Hiding behind our nonfunctional hot water heater at the base of the rudder post "sleave" is what is now a rust plug (see attached photo). My Ericson 30 had a zirk on the rudder post "sleave" (what is this called?). I don't see one on our 1982 38. Does anyone have knowledge about this? Was...

I keep my emergency tiller on the shelf in the quarter birth. Very easy to get to and it doesn't roll around.

Available for postage - Raytheon Radar R20/R21XX, Raster Scan Radar, Operation Manual Alpha Spectra Owners/Operators Manual 1988 Alpha Spectra Marine Systems Inc. Owners Manual L-III Spectra - Navigation Receiver Interface, January 1992 Plus miscellaneous documents for each. First come first...

Is there a specific alternator that should go with a VW Pathfinder 50? We need a new alternator. Does anyone have advice on what to get or on any other details?

It was great to meet everyone on Saturday and enjoyed all your boats. Looking forward to seeing you on the water and next year. Thank you to the organizers. Really appreciate your efforts.

Hi Dave, Turns out we won't be coming on the boat. We are new empty nesters, which means our crew is off seeking their own adventures. Amanda, who was up till now responsible for everything below decks, has sailing lessons this weekend. I might drive over from Bellingham just to see all those...

Hi Dave, We just learned of this today from someone down the dock from us in Blaine. They will be there, but we won't know until our engine is up and running. The injectors are sitting on the stove cover. We hope for a smooth running engine this week. How should we proceed at this late...

I think the idea of overwintering with this in the tank is the practical one. Starting each season with dry fuel sounds good. In on-line You Tube videos they show the "Snake" or "Finger" going down the filler tube. That would not work in my boat because it's not a straight shot. I thought...

I had about four gallons of cloudy diesel in a jug that I did not want to put in the tank but did not want to throw away. I assumed the cloudiness was caused by emulsified water. What to do? In my research of solutions I came across a product that claimed it could remove emulsified water from...

While looking for something else in the Pathfinder manual I found the section with all the gear box specs and operation. So, all along I had all the information that I was looking for. The gearbox is a Hurth. I have no idea if this engine/gearbox is a replacement. There is some original...

And I forgot to say that we would love to replace the engine, but it's not in the budget for a while.

I followed this and other Cruisers Forum threads about the Pathfinder but none provided the information that I needed. There is a manual floating around on the web. The manual has been helpful for other aspect of the Pathfinder but not how much fluid the gear box gets. We bought this boat...

We just went through the experience of dealing with a leaky tank. Removing it would have required dismantling the cabin in part or in whole. We didn't want to do that so, on advice of someone in another thread on this topic, we painted expoxy inside the tank. Our first effort consisted of...

Does anyone have a manual or other information for a Pathfinder gear box? The E38 is from 1982 so I assume the engine is a Pathfinder 50. We are so close to going sailing after a nearly three year refit. The engine is sounding good, but the gear box is sounding rough. I don't know how much...