2006 4460 'new to me'

Welcome aboard! We have a 2001 4160 but not sure what the differences are between your 4460 and my 4160? We have VP 8.1 GSI gassers with about 900 hours on them, run like new but a lot of maintenance/repairs/replacements done over the last 5 years!
Our aft berth has a single sliding door and a snap/cleat to hold it open.
Regarding the leak in the engine room check with flashlight around the rudder packing glands first, then possible the sump pump (the pump that discharges water from aft head and galley sink and bridge deck sink and aft AC condensate (sorry, too many commas) . We have had both sump pumps level switch floats stick open ( a rising water level in the box would not turn on pump), then water overflowed into the bilge until bilge pump kicked in and we could hear and see discharge from the bilge pumps to thru hull outlet.
Usual question = Did you have a full survey done before purchasing?

Thanks and your welcome! Our surveyor was excellent, he didn't miss anything but that is like a home survey before buying a house,some are thorough, some not? wont get into all my youngest son (37) ran into when buying his house a year ago.
Having a bilge pump disconnected (not functioning) is a major snafu. The sump pumps not too big a deal, they wont cause your boat to sink!
Regarding at getting to your rudder packing glands, we can sit down and touch them without moving (we have ZF "V" drives) lots of room everywhere in the engine room, assume you might have I/O's or the Volvo ISP (or what ever it is called) drives?
Did a google search and doesnt seem like Hafele Hardware makes any marine cabinet latches? Assume you mean the about 1" dia, push to unlock,push again to re lock hardware? How did you determine the brand of latches? I would send a e mail to Regal with your hull number and ask them what latches were installed in your vessel. Good luck and keep us posted!
Would like to see a picture of your engine room, is that possible, now we can attach a 3 meg file to our posts (thanks admin!)

Thanks

our engine hatch is a fully solid fiberglass cover, nothing to rot out? Our rear small step from bridge deck to swim platform also is a fully fiberglass piece, also nothing to rot? What do you mean raw water cooling components fully replaced, usually only sea water item in that side of two circuit cooling system would be the wet (cooled) exhaust manifolds? Virtually everything else on the raw water side is brass/copper/rubber/ stainless steel/ hoses etc? Cant believe that a 4160/4260/4460 would have raw water cooled engines (i.e. not heat exchanger cooled two circuit cooling systems. 

That looks really bad! Where had the vessel been docked? Are you sure you have a Regal 06 4460' with VP TAMD75 diesels? I am not disappointed that we dont have the plywood inner layer (core) in our boat. The one thing I recognise in your picture is the round SS support tubes that we have on our intermediate swim platform step but step is fully fiberglass on ours. Can you create a salutation with your model/year/engine type/location where docked etc. It makes it a lot easier to respond to your posts vs. looking back many posts in the thread to see what you have?

Thanks
Note to Admin = Can we get new members to list the above info in the process of signing on to the ROF?

The only 'moisture problem I had was the forward anchor hatch which was delaminated. A local handy man repaired as new. My swim ladder, platform and engine hatch are all solid.
The 'Hafele hardware' on the cabin cupboards does not stand up. About half of mine are broken...very poor quality. They are the 'push to lock, push to unlock variety. I see they are available on Amazon (see marine cupboard locks). Wondering if someone has come up with a better replacement?

I will keep looking for the horn compressor. The owners manual I printed off the net says it id in the starboard propane BBQ compartment, but it is not there.

The VP TAMD 75 diesels with 900 hours on them, have so far been reliable, but I did note from the old site that several owners experienced turbocharger problems.

Thank you again guys for your help.

David

I’m curious as to how you know yours is solid. Have you ever had to drill a hole or screw into the step? Do you know what cored fiberglass looks like, it looks like yours and every other 4460 swim step. You really think I have a “special” step?