Forum: General Interest
06-09-2022, 11:13 AM
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Forum: Links of Particular Interest
11-28-2021, 06:35 PM
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Old Atomic Sailor Newsletters
I came across some old issues of The Atomic Sailor, Universal Motor's newsletter for Atomic 4 users, and here they are for my friends at the forum (the first issue appears to be missing pages 1 and...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-26-2020, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,650
The yard says that the only tests left to do...
The yard says that the only tests left to do require the removal of the head and fabrication of block-off plates to identify where the leak might be. If it were simply a water pump replacement, that...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-23-2020, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,650
OK, got an email from the boatyard today. They...
OK, got an email from the boatyard today. They say "We blocked off the coolant system, minus the raw water pump, and pressure tested the engine and while the leak did not present itself as a major...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-16-2020, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,650
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-15-2020, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,650
Thanks, Tim for the reply. I saw those threads...
Thanks, Tim for the reply. I saw those threads but what happened here is definitely not a case of condensation caused by the weather or water splashing in the dipstick hole. The cases in those...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-15-2020, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,650
Abrupt and Massive Inflow of Water Into Oil
The boat was in the yard for about a month. On launching, I checked the oil, found it to be clean and at the proper level, opened the seacock and fuel petcock and started the engine with no issues -...
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Forum: Electrical
05-23-2019, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
Thanks, Tac - that picture is of the...
Thanks, Tac - that picture is of the "as-acquired" state of the batteries, taken a couple of years ago. I thoroughly cleaned the connections long ago. The three way valve is to the water tank. Since...
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Forum: Electrical
05-19-2019, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
Thanks, Tac - Yes, two 75 ah batteries. That...
Thanks, Tac - Yes, two 75 ah batteries. That sketch with post 1 isn't really MY sketch, it's one that I found in the papers aboard the boat when I bought it. I don't think those cables are actually...
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Forum: Electrical
05-17-2019, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
This one goes Off>1>Both>2. Yes, I was severely...
This one goes Off>1>Both>2. Yes, I was severely warned when I bought the boat never to turn it to off with the engine running, but it's possible I did it inadvertently, though I doubt it. The switch...
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Forum: Electrical
05-17-2019, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
Thanks for hanging in there with me. I'm about...
Thanks for hanging in there with me. I'm about 240 miles from the boat, I go down there about once a month for a few days and work on it and then come home - but I did dig up a picture with the front...
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Forum: Electrical
05-17-2019, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
Thanks, Tac, that is a great help and I am...
Thanks, Tac, that is a great help and I am starting to understand. One thing that gave me problems was I saw in Don Casey's book "This Old Boat" on pages 236 and 237 a description of a field...
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Forum: Electrical
05-16-2019, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
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Forum: Electrical
05-16-2019, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
Thanks, Tac - I can see that the alternator...
Thanks, Tac - I can see that the alternator output - the red positive wire - goes through an ammeter to what this schematic calls "volt div" which I agree must be the isolator - then from there to...
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Forum: Electrical
05-16-2019, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
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Forum: Electrical
05-16-2019, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
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Forum: Electrical
05-14-2019, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
Thanks, Mr. Moyer, that may help us out a lot....
Thanks, Mr. Moyer, that may help us out a lot. The mechanic is a good and knowledgeable man but he's distracted by some serious health issues that his wife is having, and anything I can do to make...
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Forum: Electrical
05-14-2019, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,011
Help Identifying Alternator and rebuild/replace
Hi All - My battery is not getting charging voltage from the alternator. I removed the alternator and took it to a shop. The mechanic said that a diode in the regulator is blown and that he is unable...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-10-2017, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,483
Mount
Thanks for the picture of the external mount, that is exactly what I have in mind doing.
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-09-2017, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,483
It was the ball valve...
After struggling with it for a while, I got the bottom cap off the facet, cleaned out the trash, worked the ball joint against the spring for a minute, hosed it out with carb cleaner and then after...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-09-2017, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,483
I'm getting certain that it is the fuel pump
I have tried pumping from one container to another, bypassing the fuel system - that's when I got the ounce in three minutes - so that's clear that the pump is not delivering. Everything upstream of...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-08-2017, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,483
Off to get a fuel pressure gauge
OK, I'll pick up an inline fuel pressure gauge and put it just downstream from the facet.
I tried putting the intake line for the facet into a can of fresh, clean fuel, taking the fuel filter out...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-08-2017, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,483
Thanks for the ideas
Starting last first, yes, I blew through the fuel line to the tank and heard it bubbling in the tank. With the facet hotwired I can hear a distinct clicking of the pump working,, I have had the fuel...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-07-2017, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,483
Engine starts, runs a few seconds and quits
I am having problems getting my Atomic 4 to keep running after it starts. It is a Moyer rebuild from about ten years ago, got very little use until I bought the boat last fall. I had a lot of issues...
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