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Forum: For Sale - Other Items 05-16-2016, 12:13 AM
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Posted By snook91901
Columbia 29 with late model A4

HI everybody,

It's been a long time since I've had to post to this forum, which I am convinced is the highest of compliments possible to this community. You guys have kept my little bomb running...
Forum: General Maintenance 08-28-2012, 01:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,860
Posted By snook91901
The boat made it through the storm! Once I...

The boat made it through the storm!

Once I am able to go out to the boat I'll change the oil and get some more info. I do not have a tach but I can give OPs at various throttle settings and...
Forum: General Maintenance 08-23-2012, 08:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,860
Posted By snook91901
Knocking at low oil pressure

Hey guys,

I was doing my best to figure this from other threads, especially considering that there is already an active knocking thread, but I feel like this question may be different. Hope...
Forum: General Maintenance 08-11-2012, 07:23 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,117
Posted By snook91901
MMI Forum Saves the day again

Running my A4 at a fast idle yesterday produced a copious volume of smoke in the crankcase. White smoke was billowing out of the oil fill.

After checking around some old threads I learned that...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-28-2012, 10:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
Posted By snook91901
Dave Neptune- Good call on asking indigo for...

Dave Neptune-

Good call on asking indigo for a used prop. Got a great deal.

And yes, the deadwood on the 29 is very narrow. Just large enough for the cutlass bearing.
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-23-2012, 01:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
Posted By snook91901
I was thinking around 10-12" X 7-9" from reading...

I was thinking around 10-12" X 7-9" from reading around here, but I don't know much about these things.
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-23-2012, 01:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
Posted By snook91901
Thanks, I was wondering about the use of spacers....

Thanks, I was wondering about the use of spacers.

Does anyone have any general guidelines on two bladed props? Size? Pitch?

I'd like to install the indigo prop, but I can't really afford it new...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-23-2012, 10:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
Posted By snook91901
My shaft is 3/4 in. Should have mentioned...

My shaft is 3/4 in.

Should have mentioned that.
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-23-2012, 01:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
Posted By snook91901
Prop Suggestion

I have a story.

I put my A4 in reverse and heard a funny vibration, one that I had not heard before. So I shifted into neutral. No vibration. Forward, similar vibration as the one in reverse....
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-01-2012, 09:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
Posted By snook91901
I haven't thought about a prop nut zinc, because...

I haven't thought about a prop nut zinc, because the prop nut I had(it disappeared last week) was completely smooth and round. To the point that I thought I had some kind of unique prop shaft set up...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 05-01-2012, 12:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
Posted By snook91901
Is it possible to run the same 3 bolts through...

Is it possible to run the same 3 bolts through both couplings and thereby connect the prop shaft and the engine electrically with one of these things?
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 04-30-2012, 04:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
Posted By snook91901
Also, what is the OD of the coupling and the bolt...

Also, what is the OD of the coupling and the bolt size.

I'm too far away from the boat to measure.

David
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 04-30-2012, 04:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
Posted By snook91901
Shaft Coupling Spacer

When I installed and aligned my A4, I had the prop shaft pulled too far forward to accommodate a shaft zinc. I would like to push the prop shaft back with having to move the engine. My plan is to put...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 04-17-2012, 07:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,054
Posted By snook91901
Thanks for all the replies! Just a reminder,...

Thanks for all the replies!

Just a reminder, my drip per second rate is with the shaft not turning. That is why I am concerned.

From the photo, you can see that what appears to be the lock nut,...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 04-15-2012, 12:09 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,054
Posted By snook91901
Identify Stuffing Box

This week's headache:

I moved my prop shaft back and forward for the first time today by accident. I guess there was quite a groove worn into the shaft at the stuffing because now my stuffing box...
Forum: General Maintenance 04-06-2012, 02:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,235
Posted By snook91901
Dry Zincs

This has the potential to be a stupid question, but...

What's the problem with having you zincs in a dry part of the boat?

Because of the set-up of my prop aperture, there is very little room...
Forum: Cooling System 03-19-2012, 09:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,991
Posted By snook91901
John Cookson- That sounds like a good idea,...

John Cookson-
That sounds like a good idea, I've always done vinegar flushes by handcranking the engine. Continuously recirculating seems better.

David
Forum: Cooling System 03-19-2012, 02:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,991
Posted By snook91901
Thanks for the experience. Maurice, vinegar...

Thanks for the experience.

Maurice, vinegar is an acid. An acid is simply (for our purposes here) a substance that acts as a proton donor in solution. The difference between muriatic (HCl) and...
Forum: Cooling System 03-19-2012, 12:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,991
Posted By snook91901
Vinegar flush

What's the longest you've left vinegar in your cooling system?

I am considering doing an acid wash with vinegar again before my maiden voyage and was wondering if it would be worth leaving it in...
Forum: Fuel System 03-14-2012, 02:50 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 12,228
Posted By snook91901
I've been told that a 2-3 psi electric pump after...

I've been told that a 2-3 psi electric pump after a 10 micron racor filter leads to cavitation in the fuel line and subsequently fuel pump prime and longevity issues. Considering that so many people...
Forum: General Maintenance 02-25-2012, 09:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,010
Posted By snook91901
Shims for alignment

Finally got the mast up and the a4 running beautifully and inside the boat (thanks to everyone on this forum)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6784027816_b58c8ae284.jpg...
Forum: Troubleshooting 02-10-2012, 11:11 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,097
Posted By snook91901
I am tired of having a strange heartbeat and...

I am tired of having a strange heartbeat and muscle cramps for half an hour every time I "check" to see if the problem went away. I've connected a voltmeter between a point on the engine and a huge...
Forum: Troubleshooting 02-10-2012, 10:45 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,097
Posted By snook91901
Thanks for all the new leads (ha, so many weak...

Thanks for all the new leads (ha, so many weak puns in this thread)

Plugs are new and properly gapped.

I totally agree that once the engine has a better source of ground than my wet tennis...
Forum: Troubleshooting 02-09-2012, 10:26 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,097
Posted By snook91901
Bad news everyone. Took the alternator to...

Bad news everyone.

Took the alternator to the alternator shop (no big ol stinky dog sitting out front, but there was a blind guy playing harmonica) and received good test results.

So, there's...
Forum: Electrical 01-25-2012, 09:17 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,996
Posted By snook91901
Just thought I'd update in case anyone is...

Just thought I'd update in case anyone is interested.

After a vinegar based acid flush, I have 2-3 gpm flow at moderate rpms, coolant temperature at the exhaust is about 160F and head...
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