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New parts and service on Mainship A fuel blockage of gunk caused an engine stop and BoatUS tow from offshore. As I was cleaning the fuel tank I decided to check the coolers and seawater flow. I had noticed when flushing the engine that the water flow was low. Heat Exchanger flues for cooling The aftercooler was clogged. Zinc was almost gone Sea water and calcium deposits. The fuel cooler was stopped up. The impeller was easy to get to from the top after removing this cooler.   The local Cummin's dealer wanted over $500.for the parts needed to service the seawater system. Seaboard sold me all the parts plus for $200. free shipping, advise and how to videos.        https://www.sbmar.com/store/  To help with the fuel problem I installed another 1000 Racor type filter with a switching valve. Cost $200 for all parts. Jon made me a bracket.  These are Racor knockoffs. I took them apart. They are identical in m...

Needed a few parts for my 30 Mainship. The engine is a 4TBA3.9M Cummins. I had worked on Yanmars and even taught Yanmars as an instructor. I started Diesel service in the Marines on Hercules Diesels.  I was buying parts online and saw that Cummins had a dealer Network so I located the local Cummins parts dealer (I always try to develop a sustainable local resource for my parts) and looked at the website and couldn't find any way to get a parts price other than phoning so assuming and that's my mistake for trusting and assuming the parts prices would be the same across the board if they were anything like  Yanmar or Yamaha, their dealer Network that I had accounts with before when I was an active technician. Cummins dealers online kept coming up with a Seaboard dealer ( https://www.sbmar.com/product-category/maintenance/aftercooler-heat-exchanger-maintenance-kits/ )  in California and they had some interesting videos and a lot of information. I asked...

We sold the trawler at a loss because the engine failed on a sea trial. We had placed an ad on Boat Trader and had buyers ready until one of the 250 hp Volvos dropped a valve. Life must move on. We wanted a single level single engine boat for cruising and overnight use.  Here are many pictures from our purchase of the 2001 Mainship Pilot. Google Pictures of Mainship 30 We are fishing in the sound, some days are good, we have a lot to learn. Manatee in canal drinking water when I flushed the engine on the CC Sunset   Nice red caught on a live pinfish Way back in the mangroves Picnic Island Pelican Bay Sunset Pelican Bay Queen of the Trailer Park made a screen enclosure for the Mainship sewing the screens Noseeum proof back deck Fish light at Paul and Kim's dock ducks in canal Bay side  sunrise Spanish Mackeral Love bugs covered the boat in miniutes  shark ...

Sunrise St James city  Luv bugs! Huge shark This will be avenged!  Spanish Mack.  Sunrise on Pine Island Sound We went out early at sunrise and caught pinfish with cast net. Caught a few bait fish Worked this red out from under the mangroves off the canal.  27 inch He was right under the mangrove in center of this picture. Took 20 mins to get him to take the pinfish on a popper and #4 circle hook. 20 # test fluro leader and 30# braid on a 3500 penn reel.  Jean netted the fish after a good fight in 3-4 ft water. We were less than a 1/2 mile from our dock back in the mangroves on a kayak trail with rising tide.