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I suggest reading what Mainesail has to say about folding props. Now my 2 cents. I do not have a folding prop. Seems to me there are better ways to spend 5 grand. Also boats are a continuous fix so I don't want something else to maintain. Perhaps if I were going to sail across the pond I might...

I just had a 29' motorboat transported from Minnesota to Florida for around $5000.00. $7,500.00 for the sailboat sounds about right.

I was once discussing the value of shrink wrapping a sailboat with an open transom with the head manager of a large marina on Long Island, NY. I told him I didn't see the value in shrink wrapping and he agreed. He also asked me not to spread the word as the marina made a nice profit on this...

Had exact same starting issue on my Yanmar engine. Thought for sure it was the solenoid. My engine has a Maretron M200 engine control so it's a little different in that the starter voltage comes from the unit, not the key at the helm. Anyway I disconnected the electrical connectors from the M200...

Mine is under the rear port berth, mounted to the centerline stringer

Thank you Icebreaker & scottdube, you were 100% correct. I can't believe it never dawned on me that it was the fuel pump. Now I wonder if I can deaden the sound without causing the pump to overheat or replace with a non-ticking pump? Artboas, someone is always mad at me, I have a wife!

Never thought of the fuel pump, will check it out!

When the generator is running I am getting a constant "ticking" noise most noticeable in the aft starboard cabin (especially when the floor hatch is removed), or when accessing the aft engine access from the hanging locker. The noise appears to be coming out of the water separator. I do not hear...

If you are 110 percent sure that fuel is not the problem, I think it boils down to engine temperature (too hot) or air leak when hot or the turbo. I think easiest thing to do is check engine temp with an infrared non contact sensor to check accuracy of gauge. If sensor concurs with gauge I would...

4JH4-HTE 110HP, TURBO, INTERCOOLER & 4 VALVE HEAD. BTW my gearbox is water cooled.

Normal temperature on my Hunter 50 is 165 degrees. I think 180 degrees is too hot. Over the last weekend towing a large dingy swamped with water and the outboard in the down position (outboard off) I was running 170-173 degrees.

Kings Gambit, did you read in this thread what jssallem wrote? I guess the time to react is after there are actual deaths. https://www.pbo.co.uk/news/warning-about-dangers-of-portable-generators-onboard-24937...

Advice freely given about portable gasoline generators on boats is going to get people killed. tfox2069, you know and accept the risk. You have done the research with the manufacturer and have received clear instructions NOT to use the generator on a boat. I take exception to self proclaimed...

Benny17441, that's really great, insightful advice about being "extra careful" about the exhaust. After alI, my advice as only a lay person would have been just to be "careful" with the exhaust, but I don't have a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Please let all of us lay...

smokey 73, my comment about a "bypass valve" comes from looking at a description and parts list from the manual showing a diagram of the actual turbo. The engine in my Hunter 50 is turbocharged and I did not remember seeing any plumbing that wold indicate a "bypass valve or wastegate". My...

There is no "bypass valve" in the turbo. Please see attached from service manual.

To absolutely make sure it is not your fuel system, I would feed engine from a new fuel line connected directly to the injection pump with a new inexpensive lift pump in line to a clean jerry can with fresh new fuel. After this test you will know for sure that the problem in in the engine and...

Don' t fret, any small magnet will work. I could not find my "magic" Balmar screwdriver so I used a magnetic tool to pick up lost metal parts.

Why not contact Honda directly and see what they have to say about using a gasoline powered portable generator on a boat?

Seaward 25, I think Lear outboards were manufactured by Parsun in China. Maybe they have parts.