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Just thought this might be useful for others: The stbd strut on the garage hatch became detached from the hatch. Inspection determined that it is just screwed into the fiberglass, and the screws had stripped out of the fiberglass. Also determined that a previous repair had failed. Over a...

Does anyone have experience operating a 45 Yacht on one engine? I'm faced with the need to move the boat some distance to a Volvo mechanic for work on starboard engine (or pay for him to travel to where the boat is). Just curious if anyone has experience with steering or other aspects of...

Just thought this might be of interest. I've been looking for a low-cost solution to view live video on my chartplotters. This initially started with the desire to see rode when weighing anchor. There are two parts to the solution. First - I acquired a low-cost wireless action cam that is...

I'm planning to fish a Cat5e Ethernet cable from the cockpit into the salon. Does anyone know whether the pictured a/c grille panel can be removed, and how? It's the aft panel in the starboard cabinetry in the salon. Thanks, Steve

Water flow in the galley sink faucet began to slow noticeably last season. So, I finally got around to diagnosing the problem -- calcium buildup in various places in the water system. Two obvious places to start with were the faucet aerator and restrictor. Cleaning these by scraping was...

My 45 Yacht Westerbeke 12.6 BTD has been running fine for 2 years, but will not now start. When trying to start, it blows the 8A fuse in the circuit. I have replaced the fuel solenoid, and the battery, but the problem persists. After a lot of diagnosis, I have concluded the only option left...

I am installing a new Garmin Fantom 54 open array radar on my '08 45 Yacht. The radar requires a dedicated water ground. (The OEM Raymarine radar apparently had a ground connection integral to the power/data cable.) I'm wondering where might be a good place to connect to ground. My plan is...

My '08 has the OEM single inlet/pump setup for 3 a/c compressors (cockpit, salon, master berth). It works well when it works. Lately, the water pump has failed to start, leading to an HPF code at one or more of the thermostats. Because the problem is intermittent, I suspect a control issue...

Someone saw this beauty near Sturgeon Bay recently. I'm interested in the canvas shade/structure over the lower cockpit. This one appears to provide a ~3' extension overhead, before it comes down to the transom. Does anyone know whether that is an OEM product that could retrofit an '08? Or...

I apologize for the banal question: Does anyone know where the reservoir might be for the windshield washer fluid on a 45Y?

I am migrating my '08 45Y over to Garmin elex with an eye to eventually having a complete Garmin "glass cockpit." Garmin's GPSMAP 8616xsv chartplotters fit nicely in the new instrument panel (fit required fabricating a new panel blank). The 8616xsv has a J1939 port and a NMEA 2000 port on the...

I am looking to replace the obsolete Tappan convection oven/microwave in my 2008 45Y. Can anyone tell me the make/model of the microwave installed in 2019 or other recent 45Y? Images in the brochures appear to be in the same location, so may be dimensionally close to the original.