Forum: Safety
09-09-2009, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 37,632
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Forum: Electrical
08-24-2009, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,402
Distributor Cap - believe it or not!!
My C&C Corvette was very late being launched this season due to a belated paint job and a serious leak fortunately found and fixed. When finally launched, the engine refused to start (they say...
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Forum: General Maintenance
02-04-2009, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,244
I seem to remember reading a post a few months...
I seem to remember reading a post a few months back that warned against overfilling with oil since it would leak out the back of the engine, but I can't remember where it leaks from, did I dream...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
12-22-2008, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,922
I have a C&C Corvette including the plastic...
I have a C&C Corvette including the plastic 2-blader. Like you, I was concerned about the apparent lack of performance in reverse and did quite a bit of research around replacing the prop with a...
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Forum: Electrical
12-10-2008, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 13,176
Gotta add my 2 cents worth. The 3 pump system...
Gotta add my 2 cents worth. The 3 pump system (small automatic + big switched + manual) works for me. I had 2 water-ingress events over the past year, first was bizarre: heard the auto pump...
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Forum: Cooling System
11-19-2008, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,082
I'm a bit confused too! The sea water that...
I'm a bit confused too! The sea water that circulates through the heat exchanger in your FWC should exit into the muffler or water lift and out through the exhaust at your stern. If you use your...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-29-2008, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,348
I also had the 'only runs with the choke out'...
I also had the 'only runs with the choke out' syndrome after overhauling the carb, new jets/float, etc. Reset the idle and main jet per Don's manual, still needs full choke to start and half choke...
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Forum: Catalina
10-14-2008, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,476
Check to see if your oil pressure switch is...
Check to see if your oil pressure switch is functioning properly, if not connected or not functioning, it will kill your electric fuel pump (assuming you have one). I had this problem a year or s...
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Forum: General Interest
10-08-2008, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,074
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Forum: Fuel System
10-07-2008, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,182
If you don't want the hassle of messing with a...
If you don't want the hassle of messing with a float-type sending unit, you may want to consider an Intellisensor gas level sending unit sold by McNew's Automotive (web site: mcnewsautomotive.com). ...
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Forum: Electrical
10-07-2008, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,821
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Forum: General Interest
10-07-2008, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,074
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Forum: General Interest
10-01-2008, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,308
I have the CDI plastic 2-blader on my C&C...
I have the CDI plastic 2-blader on my C&C Corvette (31ft) and am generally happy with it. There is a little prop walk but not enough to worry about. Reverse is never as good as forward, I remember...
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Forum: General Maintenance
09-17-2008, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,532
I think you'll find that the gauge is not...
I think you'll find that the gauge is not designed to return to zero when power is shut off. I installed all new SW gauges last year and the installation instructions came with the warning that the...
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Forum: Fuel System
09-03-2008, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,577
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Forum: Electrical
08-28-2008, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 19,204
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Forum: Electrical
08-27-2008, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 19,204
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Forum: Electrical
08-27-2008, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 19,204
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Forum: Electrical
08-26-2008, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 19,204
I'm not the greatest expert on shore power...
I'm not the greatest expert on shore power installations but I'd be a bit wary of connecting the 110 v shorepower ground to your 12 v ground, who knows what stray currents may occur and cause...
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Forum: General Interest
07-28-2008, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,243
I replaced all mine, both guages and sending...
I replaced all mine, both guages and sending units, last year after a bit of a scare when the oil pressure guage started showing low readings. Simple enough job so long as you carefully label each...
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Forum: Cooling System
07-24-2008, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,944
Just a thought, probably wrong, but a port tack...
Just a thought, probably wrong, but a port tack would place the water pump (on the starboard side of the engine) a few inches lower than on even keel and the exhaust including the coolant outflow (on...
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Forum: General Interest
07-24-2008, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,149
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-12-2007, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,257
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Forum: Fuel System
09-24-2007, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,964
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Forum: Electrical
09-24-2007, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,528
They measure 2 very different things about DC...
They measure 2 very different things about DC electricity. Ammeters measure the flow of electricity through a wire, where DC current is like a fluid, it flows fast or slow depending on the demand...
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