To All I apologize if this sounds like a Public Service Announcement however....my cooking skills on the boat require that I have a smoke detector. For most...
Hello all, Can anyone help me to resolve my leaky raw water strainer problem? I have bought a new gasket, o-ring and sight glass for it, and have put it back...
Hello again, Lately I've noticed that the expansion tank on my Lehman 120 is dribbling coolant from the overflow tube for no apparent reason. Coolant is...
Coat the O ring and the gasket with sealer RTV Blue available at any auto store. It is the ONLY sealer that I have used for the past 20+ yrs. CCC PAT & CHARLES...
Lately I've noticed that the expansion tank on my Lehman 120 is dribbling coolant from the overflow tube for no apparent reason. Coolant is collecting in...
Denise...is there not an oring or a washer that should fit over the center shaft of your raw water filter. I would have to look at mine to remember but there...
Peter, I have what everyone refers to as the San Juan strainer. Right now caulk is sounding like the best solution, as water is coming up through the center of...
With Compass Rose on the hard, we are taking the opportunity to replace the oldest depth sounder. The unit we have ordered uses an Airmar (I think most do)...
Denise, It is possible that your heat exchanger has developed a leak in the raw water side and is adding seawater to the fresh water system. The exchanger...
Glenn, The thickness of the hull is generally in the ballpark with most fiberglass boats of this style...the determining characteristic will most probably be...
I am new the the ford Lemans 120. But on the cummins 150 there was a sacrifical zince in the cooler that if it leaked would have created what you are...
The pressure is higher in the FW side of the heat exchanger when the engine is warm, so any leak would dump coolant into the raw water side, not the reverse....
Thanks again to those who responded to my questions on a Jabsco constant pressure water pump, however no one responded who actually has the same one I am...
Ken & Judy, Thanks for the reminder. Van Mogambo / 34' Tricab CHB / 1978 / Alamitos Bay / Long Beach / CA _____________________________________________________...
Denise, I just experienced a heat exchanger leak and Andy is right on. The coolant level dropped and I was unknowingly leaking coolant out the exhaust. I...
Next summer we are planning to have our 37' trawler trucked from the San Francisco Delta to Olympia WA. Our one way $ 3,000 cost presumes an empty back-haul...
Thx Mike Doing a bunch of searching on this forum this evening, it appears that some folks have installed the transducer inside the hull. Our last sail boat...
Hi everyone....just a short note to thank you for having me and to introduce myself. I have just bought a nicely kept 1975 CHB 34' tri-cabin. The previous...
Welcome Rob from another newbie. We purchased our 76 at the end of August. I have been a lurker here for years before the purchase. The folks here not only...
ANTARES has both, with satisfactory results. There's a trick to finding the optimum location for a transducer inside the hull. If anyone wants to know how to...
Andy That would be much appreciated. I have to make the decision in or out by Wednesday. Glenn Taylor Compass Rose 1976 CHB 34 DC Vancouver, BC ... Sent:...
Thats appears to be a great price. I had my 34 shipped 225 miles and the best I could get was $1800. Jack [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Me too on the sounder! BTW, we're shipping Brave Duck up to Olympia next summer, and had thought to make Anacortes our "base" during the summer. Do you have ...
Racor filters are designed to have the fuel pulled through them and not pushed through. Any electric fuel pumps should be installed after the Racor. Chuck To...
Welcome Aboard Rob or John, the post was from John and signed by Rob so I'm a bit confused.. When I first bought my CHB 34 mine drove the same way until we...
Glenn..... Did you consider epoxying inside the hull? I can get 100 fthms depth indication using a 1 KW unit. Of course the angle is not straight down, but...
I know this response is out of date but just in case.......Many boats built at the Lien Hwa yard used Chia Her Ship port lights. I was able to get new screens...
Rick, I checked out their website and it is still active. I have bookmarked it and put it in my CHB file for future reference. Now, how do we track down the...
I've got a couple of initial questions to throw out... 1) The system is drawing fuel from both tanks simultaneously, thru a Raycor filter into the engine Fuel...
