Forum: Troubleshooting
06-03-2013, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,849
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Forum: Safety
05-22-2013, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 23,133
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Forum: Fuel System
05-06-2013, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,755
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Forum: Fuel System
05-06-2013, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,755
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-16-2013, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Neil, that is really cool, I will pass it on.
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Neil, that is really cool, I will pass it on.
Jerry, there is absolutely no room in the port quarter berth to do anything more than look and maybe get one hand in there, certainly no room to work...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-16-2013, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-16-2013, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
thanks all for the suggestions. Right now I am...
thanks all for the suggestions. Right now I am afraid that the engine compartment and the whole boat in general is so messed up that only a good cleaning will determine if the problem is truly a...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-16-2013, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-16-2013, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
thanks for the tips. He has no alarm and...
thanks for the tips. He has no alarm and basically the whole boat is a mess. I will pass on your advice about cleaning up the bilge and the engine and placing pads to see the leak. I dont see any...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-15-2013, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Oil in the bilge
The owner of the boat next to mine in my marina, an old Ranger 30 with an A4, popped his head up and screamed, oil in the bilge! Sure'nuff, sticking a finger in his bilge and I came up with black...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
04-01-2013, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 37,094
just a note of caution about the technique of...
just a note of caution about the technique of separating the shaft coupling from the shaft assuming the coupling is well frozen. The standard technique consists of getting longer grade 8 bolts and...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
03-09-2013, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,952
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-12-2013, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,170
fuel pressure gauge
Hanley, there are so many pressure gauges listed in the McMaster link, could you be more specific and tell me which one you used? Also, is this gauge plumbed into the fuel line with a tee as would...
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Forum: General Interest
01-08-2013, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,935
fresh water flush
you are correct, the A4 in the T30 is mounted just aft the mast so access is very good except for the front of the engine. Certainly no room for the pulley arrangement and pump near the flywheel.
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Forum: General Interest
01-08-2013, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,935
salt water corrision
Most everyone in this thread cites salt water corrosion as a leading cause of A4 death. The A4 in my Tartan 30 (circa 1972) is difficult (and expensive) to convert to FWC so I have not done that...
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Forum: Exhaust System
07-02-2012, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,496
New SS exhaust
Zibadun, I have a T30 and was able to fit the Moyer SS waterlift muffler in. I did that replacement when I had the mast pulled for other repair. I did have to buy a fiberglass 45 degree bend to get...
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Forum: For Sale - Engines and Engine Parts
04-21-2012, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,345
thermostat
Hi Phil, you were going to sell me your thermostat but I guess other things got in the way. I am still interested, please let me know if you still have it available.
Thanks, Herb
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
03-30-2012, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 14,760
set screws in the prop shaft coupling
I just had the yard remove the prop shaft coupling to gain access to the keel bolts. After, they reinstalled the coupling and two set screws. There is no hole in the set screws to wire them so they...
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Forum: Sabre
03-14-2012, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 19,285
sabre 28
I has looked at a Sabre 28 before I bought my Tartan 30. I come from New England so I knew Sabres were good boats. However, when I asked the owner to show me the engine access, he pulled off a...
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Forum: For Sale - Engines and Engine Parts
01-30-2012, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,019
ss prop
are you sure it is stainless? It certainly looks like it but the last time I bought a prop from Indigo, all they had was the bronze alloy.
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Forum: Cooling System
01-19-2012, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,955
fresh water flushing
I do the same as Jesse but only with about 2-3 gallons of fresh water. this group once estimate that the cooling system holes about a gallon of water so flushing with 2-3 times that amount seems...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
11-30-2011, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 54,921
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Forum: The Wish List
11-14-2011, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,618
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Forum: Electrical
10-21-2011, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,747
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
10-15-2011, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,429
Neil, just a question about your comment on the...
Neil, just a question about your comment on the initial alignment procedure. I assume that the cutless bearing is in place so that I don't see the need to shim the prop shaft to be concentric with...
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