Forum: General Interest
01-01-2024, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 9
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Thank you so much Dave. I've been busy. I...
Thank you so much Dave. I've been busy. I pretty much retired as a PA while back but a few years ago took a job driving a heavy hwy plow truck in the winter months. Found the medical field in...
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Forum: General Interest
10-27-2023, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 962
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Forum: General Interest
10-26-2023, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,424
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Forum: General Interest
10-25-2023, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 962
Wave Rover Circumnavigation.
Good Day Folks, especially you guys in the Chessapeake
I've followed Alan Mulholland on Wave Rover on You Tube for a few years now. He crossed the Atlantic on a Contessa 26, sailed it back to the...
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Forum: Exhaust System
09-23-2023, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,360
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Forum: General Interest
09-12-2023, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 765
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Forum: Polls
09-12-2023, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,041
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Forum: Cooling System
08-29-2023, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 667
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Forum: Exhaust System
08-29-2023, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,360
I'd go SS and do it. The quality of black iron...
I'd go SS and do it. The quality of black iron is not what it was. My first change lasted 6 years, the second 5 years and I'm into the 4th year on this current one. I am buying SS pipe and doing it...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-07-2023, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,262
If it still doesn't seem right do another...
If it still doesn't seem right do another compression check on 3 and 4 just to ensure you have decent compression and no head gasket failure between cylinders. I think it a fire issue...
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Forum: General Maintenance
05-07-2023, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,247
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-06-2023, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,262
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-05-2023, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,262
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Forum: General Maintenance
05-05-2023, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,247
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Forum: General Maintenance
05-05-2023, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,247
Hi
Perhaps the most common issue is cable...
Hi
Perhaps the most common issue is cable slippage near the shifter. Theres usuall a clamp there to hold the cable housing and the push rod moves forward and backward, forcing the shift lever. If...
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Forum: Introductions
10-02-2022, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,300
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Forum: Introductions
09-27-2022, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,300
Another possibility is water getting past the...
Another possibility is water getting past the seal on the water pump. I have come across a couple of those over the past 10 years or so. Have you been adding grease to the water pump and giving it...
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Forum: General Interest
08-23-2022, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,704
Hey Shawn,
It been a pleasure to know you on...
Hey Shawn,
It been a pleasure to know you on the forum here. I guess there comes a time for everything, as Bill mentioned. Past few years I've slowed down a lot as well and my love for sailing in...
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Forum: General Interest
08-16-2022, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,806
If you had pumped out the fuel tank and cleaned...
If you had pumped out the fuel tank and cleaned as best you can I'd say you are done there. In the past we'd add some more fuel following pumping, rock the boat, and pump dry again. That said, it's...
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Forum: General Interest
08-15-2022, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,806
Agree with Dave. Something else to consider is...
Agree with Dave. Something else to consider is continued dirt making it's way into your fuel system. Although you cleaned the tank, new fuel etc it only takes small particles flaking off from the...
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Forum: General Interest
06-22-2022, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,109
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Forum: General Interest
06-22-2022, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,094
Still around.
I'm still around. Just busy as heck. Just helped a guy remove, rebuild and install the A4 in his boat. I gave him every part he needed. Just sent crank bearings, pistons and rods to a machine...
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Forum: General Maintenance
11-05-2021, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 49,043
Windshield washer fluid for the head.
I was down to the boat yesterday to check things and ran into a member that has the contract to clean the yacht club. He was winterizing a pump he uses and told me that we should winterize our...
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Forum: General Interest
10-23-2021, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 894
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-18-2021, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,301
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