Forum: For Sale - Other Items
05-16-2016, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,895
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...
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Forum: General Maintenance
08-28-2012, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,860
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...
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Forum: General Maintenance
08-23-2012, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,860
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...
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Forum: General Maintenance
08-11-2012, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,117
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...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-28-2012, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-23-2012, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-23-2012, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-23-2012, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-23-2012, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,193
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....
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-01-2012, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-01-2012, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
04-30-2012, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
04-30-2012, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,007
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...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
04-17-2012, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,054
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,...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
04-15-2012, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,054
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...
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Forum: General Maintenance
04-06-2012, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,235
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...
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Forum: Cooling System
03-19-2012, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,991
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Forum: Cooling System
03-19-2012, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,991
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...
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Forum: Cooling System
03-19-2012, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,991
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...
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Forum: Fuel System
03-14-2012, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,228
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Forum: General Maintenance
02-25-2012, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,010
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...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-10-2012, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,097
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...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-10-2012, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,097
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-09-2012, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,097
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...
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Forum: Electrical
01-25-2012, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,996
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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