Forum: Alberg
10-29-2017, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 24,804
hello,
i have just about finished a 4 year...
hello,
i have just about finished a 4 year rebuild on a Grampian 30.
it had what looked like an identical fuel tank. Canadian made about the same era.
i threw it in the dumpster and went with...
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Forum: Announcements
07-17-2017, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,704
new IP
hello Bill,
my old information, including pass word are still working.
i am about as tech savy as a piece of wood.
thanks,
joe
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Forum: ABYC and USCG Standards
04-02-2017, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 41,785
propane
the guy you refer to in post 32 is Tim Lackey, quite a craftsman.
he works in Maine, search Lackey Sailing to see what he is working on.
Joe
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Forum: General Interest
01-22-2017, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,882
center board
hello Naty,
the bottom of the rubber hose on the T-27 centerboard pennant is well below the waterline.
the fitting on the top of the ctr. board trunk on my 27 was a bronze threaded nipple...
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Forum: Reversing Gear
08-23-2016, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,134
local help
Noank Village Boatyard had a very good A-4 guy when i bought a boat in the area 10-12 years ago. Don't know if he or they are still going, but they were very good to me at the time.
Joe
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Forum: General Interest
09-24-2015, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,863
fly wheel cover
i have a flywheel cover that is plastic. looks exactly like the old cast type with name and Oshkosh cast in. just wondering if anyone else has seen one.
joe miller
Halifax,NS
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Forum: Introductions
03-07-2015, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,037
Super Four
hello All,
was at Maine Maritime Museum last summer and saw a Super Four installed in a wooden picnic type boat. spark arrestor and carb seemed to be 50% larger than the A-Four.
Joe
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-01-2014, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,036
tick
Hello,
i don't hear a click, i hear a full on failure of internal bearings, pistons, etc.
sounds way more than simple spring,valve, etc.
not a mechanic, just saying.
Joe Miller
Halifax NS...
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Forum: General Interest
07-21-2014, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,562
Not Folkboat
hello All,
I don't know what the boat is but not a folkboat or a Kings Cruiser.
folk boats are all clinker built, in Canada by Abbott in the early 60s.
i owned a Kings Cruiser in the early 80s...
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Forum: General Interest
03-11-2014, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 27,475
winter project
hello Mo
you are right, it is a Grampian 30. With the amount of work, and other commitments the boat will not go in the water this year. buying lots of parts, today i bought a ladder for getting...
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Forum: General Interest
03-02-2014, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 27,475
winter projects
just thought you might like to see my winter project. i bought a wreck and am now partial gutting and rebuild. Hope the pictures show
joe miller
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Forum: Cooling System
02-21-2014, 03:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,932
live well pump
this is the 2nd time i have seen the live well pump on thru hull for fresh water cooling. Hanley, can you tell me how it is hooked up and how well it has held up, i have read reviews that are fairly...
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Forum: For Sale - Other Items
01-24-2014, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,258
doyle
hello Shawn,
The problem with the UPS is the "j" measure. on the C27 it is 11.2,
on the "t" 27 it is 9.8. dosn't sound like much but measures out about 100' sq less than "C" 27. thanks for the...
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Forum: For Sale - Other Items
01-23-2014, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,258
doyle
triton 106
saddly about 4 feet would have to come off the sail, and it would never work.
thanks for looking.
joe
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Forum: For Sale - Other Items
01-22-2014, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,258
doyle
hello Mo,
that is for sure a sail at the Halifax shop. All Doyle sails for here are cut in Marblehead and then shipped here for final assembly.
Triton 106,
the dimensions are- Luff 33'9"...
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Forum: For Sale - Other Items
01-21-2014, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,258
doyle UPS
hello Triton 106,
i will get the information today and send tonight.
thanks
Joe Miller
Halifax NS
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Forum: For Sale - Other Items
01-15-2014, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,258
Doyle UPS
Hello all,
Last year i sold my Tartan 27 but before ndoing so i contracted for a new Doyle UPS reaching sail. the sail did not go with the boat. cost new is $1300.00 Canadian. i will sell for...
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Forum: General Interest
08-05-2013, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,388
coil
hello All,
got back from Mahone Bay last evening, aprox. 40 miles each way.
the engine worked like a top without so much as a miss.
coming back yesterday in fog. had about 1.5 mile vis until i...
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Forum: Ignition System
07-28-2013, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 24,595
coil issue?
hello All ,
my post of a few weeks ago centered on a gear box issue.
adjustment did not seem to correct the issue.
in talking to Mo friday, he feels it could be a coil issue.
i steamed for...
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Forum: Ignition System
07-18-2013, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,825
wont start
when Mo offers to help they are not hollow promises.
he just helped me with a gearbox issue this week.
when you steamed 4 hrs from Rogues was it towards or away from Halifax.
joe
Tartan 27...
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Forum: General Interest
07-18-2013, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,799
Pepeswick race
hello all,
Mo,s recollction is resonably close. we partied our a#* off the night before
and on the 7 mile drag down the inlet i decided to have a nap. My friend Greg was in control and has spent 45...
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Forum: General Interest
07-17-2013, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,799
gear box issue
Hello all,
this is a new post on my old thread.
had a problem with my gear box that i think was
fixed tonight. Mo was good enough to come over and set
the forward and reverse. seems to work well...
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Forum: General Interest
07-16-2013, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,388
gear box issue
hello all,
went to the boat to rule out a few things
1st i checked compression and all cylinders were between 92-98
checked for water in the fuel and there was none. did the fuel 1st.
started...
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Forum: General Interest
07-15-2013, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,388
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Forum: General Interest
07-15-2013, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,388
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