WATER IN OUR ENGINE ROOM BILGE
I own a 4100 SCR with Cummins 370Bs.
I was in NYC at Chelsea Piers and bumped into a fellow 4100 owner... We hit it off pretty well cause we both bought new and had like experiences. One worth mentioning was WATER IN OUR ENGINE ROOM BILGE. And we came up with same solution independently. In the storage compartments under the rear seats and in my fender wells on the Transom, each has a drain tube that went into the bilge. We both created a sleeve with two nipples on it and spliced it into the Main drain tubes that runs from the back corners of the engine hatches' rim or trough (whatever you want to call it) and goes directly overboard. That took care of a lot of it. But another leak was at the middle aluminum cross hatch support. The water was also leaking between the cross support ends and the gunnel or trough for the engine hatch. At that juncture, the wall of the trough tapers down to allow the cross support to fit flush. At that point, I used some boat life caulk. Has helped an awful lot in the amount of water in my bilge. Had already ran thru all of my thru hulls...so the drill was tedious. Just a couple of experiences to add to your archive!
Sincerely Bill Bauer billb30@hotmail.com

Free Heat, Revcor has just introduced a new heater that can be placed in line with your engines existing fresh water hose. This hose runs between the engine and your boats hot water heater. By using this existing connection you can heat your boats cabin while running, or at least take the nip off. The heater uses the same 5/8" hose connections as our boats do. It's called the Mojave Fan Heater it's small and has a three speed fan. Contact Suremarine 206-784-9903 1/2001The Maxum brochures state that a radar arch with speakers and lights is optional equipment on the 4100 SCA, but they have never made one. I got a custom made half arch from Atlantic Towers in Ship Bottom NJ. rwothe@environmentsinc.comYou own the boat, now how about owning the (Stuff). Maxum logo clear insulated tumblers are available for $9.00 a pop from Maxum, part # M9951. They also have other cool stuff like jackets, shirts and water bottles. All available very soon, 9/00 - 10/00 on the Maxum Parts Website. Until the Website is up with information on the log products you can call 800-346-6596 and ask, "who can order the Maxum logo merchandise from" yes they take credit cards. James 8/00

Here's a 1 inch "Rail Clamp" in the Stern of a 4100 SCB. Good for holding the Power , Cable or Phone wire out of the water. It's also a great place to attach that third fender. Made by Helm, purchased from Boat US. TWC. 1/00

Here's a 1" x 1/2" lip, made up for the 4600 SCB's upstairs table. We've had "things" fly off in medium and high seas. 1/00

Removable prep board and propane grill set up on the stern of a 4600 SCB. 1/00

Sink / counter top on the bridge of a 4600 SCB is shown braced with a 3/4" schd 80 pipe, and secured with 4 ss screws, (the center support twists without it) Also note the 110 VAC outlet, it's so nice to have AC power up on the bridge. We've also added a AC outlet in the stern steps and just below it in the stern bilge.

And I've seen additional 12 vdc lights also installed. Be careful when installing additional 12 VDC lighting, the current draw may exceed the rating of the switch and the ampacity of the circuit breaker, one additional 20 watt lamp should be fine but check your individual boat to be sure. 1/00AC Plumbing, The water intake from the bronze seacock to the Groco sea strainer is fine, the sea strainer's location is not fine, it's way off centerline. I've had the sea strainer moved three feet closer to the centerline and raise just a touch. It's just above the seacock. Now you are able to inspect and clean the strainer easily without having to be a contortionist. Also since most all boat Air Conditioning pumps are not self priming the raising of the strainer allows the purging of air from the hose feeding the AC pump without breaking the hose connection at the pump and purging the air there. 1/00

BVKA14YEH899 "A", is the 100's position, A is 100, B is 200, etc. C Life of Maxum Marine replies: The hull # is three designators. A06 would be the sixth hull of that model year. Now here is the cool part. If we were to make a hundred and one of the same model, the hull # 101 would be B01. Not common on motoryachts, but very common on runabouts.

Model Numbers to build code to HIN code chart
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Were you aware that the boat manufacturer can charge the model year of the boat after it was manufactured? They can, and it is legal. Heres one of the ways it can happen. If a manufacturer builds a boat in December of 2000, it is a 2001 model. Model years start March to May of the previous year, which is somewhat similar to Automobiles. The last three digits would be 001, But if the boat is kept in the manufacturers yard, and not titled or offered for sale or shown at a boat show. The manufacturer has the right to re-serialize the boat to the next model year, if doing so they will usually make the appropriate changes in fabric etc. to the interior, but are not obligated to do so. So how do you tell? You can usually see the grind and reapply of a changed serial number in the stern molded in MIC number. In the above case, the new number would be 002. Taking over a year to build a production boat is a dead give away. Does it matter? You be the judge.

Ever wonder if there has been a recall of a boat you owned? Look at our recalls section or you can search for them for free at: http://www.uscgboating.org/mf/mf_srchMIC.ASP

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