Forum: Cooling System
06-21-2020, 04:58 PM
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I ran the engine using the washdown hose as a...
I ran the engine using the washdown hose as a source of seawater just to see if it would work. it did.
Can also us the washdown hose to shoot thru the thru hull and try to clear the obstruction.
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Forum: Cooling System
06-21-2020, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,469
I've never been a fan of external strainers on...
I've never been a fan of external strainers on the water inlet. I've had blockages in the past, and been able to clear them by removing the inlet hose and pushing a piece of dowel down through the...
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Forum: Cooling System
06-21-2020, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,469
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Forum: Cooling System
06-21-2020, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,469
I was motoring across the Catalina Channel one...
I was motoring across the Catalina Channel one winters day with my dog. About half way across the engine temp began to spike, :eek: no water! I spent the next hour or so trying to get the offending...
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Forum: Cooling System
06-21-2020, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,469
I was warming up my engine one day when the...
I was warming up my engine one day when the exhaust stopped spitting water. Took the cap off my winterizing tee and no water with thruhull open so must be plugged thruhull. Removed hose from...
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Forum: Cooling System
06-21-2020, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,469
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-18-2017, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 15
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Troubleshooting is a process, not guessing
I've owned Kalina for 12 years now with no significant engine repairs and no indication any significant repairs were ever made by the PO. The engine has always started within a second or less of...
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Forum: Fuel System
01-03-2017, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: Fuel System
01-03-2017, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
Practical Sailor tested all the common gas...
Practical Sailor tested all the common gas additives for dealing with long term storage issues. One of the issues was aluminum corrosion and Sea Foam was second best at preventing this. BioBor*...
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Forum: Fuel System
01-01-2017, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: Fuel System
01-01-2017, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: ABYC and USCG Standards
12-27-2016, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,985
Here you go: ...
Here you go:
http://standards.sae.org/j1527_201102/
The marine fuel hose is all ethanol resistant and has been for some years. I never really dug into exactly how they tested it, but SAE...
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Forum: Fuel System
12-24-2016, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,740
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Forum: Polls
12-13-2016, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 55,056
This may help. ...
This may help. http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6148 The link in post #3.
Your boat is larger and heavier than the MC but I believe they are of similar construction. Wood, full...
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Forum: Fuel System
12-05-2016, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 16,382
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Forum: Fuel System
12-04-2016, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 16,382
Many of those little filters have a check valve...
Many of those little filters have a check valve in them so flow is one direction only. If installed in the proper direction the air would not burp out toward the pump. If it's installed backwards ....
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Forum: Fuel System
12-04-2016, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 16,382
Did you visually verify that the choke was...
Did you visually verify that the choke was opening and closing like you expected it was?
Are the spark plugs wet with fuel after a period of no start cranking?
If you are feeding the filter from...
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Forum: General Interest
11-28-2016, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,744
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Forum: General Interest
11-28-2016, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,744
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Forum: General Interest
11-27-2016, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,744
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Forum: Fuel System
11-14-2016, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 16,382
How about Acetone
I agree that your monel tank in not the problem, but perhaps junk coating the tank is. How about getting a cheap plastic carboy and run off of that. Then drain your tank of gas and put a couple of...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-04-2016, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 25,075
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Forum: General Interest
04-16-2016, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,164
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Forum: Ignition System
01-01-2016, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 185,004
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Forum: ABYC and USCG Standards
12-23-2015, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 6,870
Galvanic Series
Here is one of the better treatments on galvanic series I've seen. The second table with the voltage index is particularly useful and the third table is refined to marine related metals and alloys...
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