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Forum: Troubleshooting 06-03-2013, 08:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,849
Posted By tartansailboat
I too have a 72 T30 with the original A4 and an...

I too have a 72 T30 with the original A4 and an indigo prop. I have a hand held tack but last time I checked my idle speed was about 1000. I dont have speedo so I dont know the boat speed at idle...
Forum: Safety 05-22-2013, 01:24 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 23,133
Posted By tartansailboat
Mo, I am having trouble visualizing how you used...

Mo, I am having trouble visualizing how you used a dremel tool to remove the old thru hull. Can you explain in more detail what kind of diamond cutter you used? What did you remove to get the tool...
Forum: Fuel System 05-06-2013, 08:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,755
Posted By tartansailboat
Mo, is there a simple way to clean the carb with...

Mo, is there a simple way to clean the carb with it still installed on the engine? Say by removing the flame arrestor and squirting carb cleaner into the intake. If I do remove the carb, so I just...
Forum: Fuel System 05-06-2013, 01:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,755
Posted By tartansailboat
A question for the carb mavens out there. I put a...

A question for the carb mavens out there. I put a new carb on my A4 11 years ago when I bought my boat. It has worked super all these years but reading from the group that they clean their carbs...
Forum: Troubleshooting 04-16-2013, 11:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Posted By tartansailboat
Neil, that is really cool, I will pass it on. ...

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...
Forum: Troubleshooting 04-16-2013, 07:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Posted By tartansailboat
Mike, I think you are correct and I got my port...

Mike, I think you are correct and I got my port and starboard names confused. the main access is via the starboard lazaret but there is also access from inside, from the port quarter berth via a...
Forum: Troubleshooting 04-16-2013, 01:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: Troubleshooting 04-16-2013, 08:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Posted By tartansailboat
Jerry, this bilge is just forward of the engine,...

Jerry, this bilge is just forward of the engine, I will try to get a photo when I can. Not to demean the R30 but compared to my Tartan 30 with the engine just aft the mast and accessible from all 4...
Forum: Troubleshooting 04-16-2013, 01:21 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: Troubleshooting 04-15-2013, 09:35 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: Troubleshooting 04-01-2013, 12:22 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 37,094
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: Troubleshooting 03-09-2013, 02:12 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 27,952
Posted By tartansailboat
remember to close the intake valve to the water...

remember to close the intake valve to the water cooling when you crank for more than a few seconds or you will flood the engine with seawater. Open the valve as soon as it starts.
Forum: Troubleshooting 02-12-2013, 01:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,170
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: General Interest 01-08-2013, 11:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,935
Posted By tartansailboat
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
Replies: 33
Views: 7,935
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: Exhaust System 07-02-2012, 08:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,496
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: For Sale - Engines and Engine Parts 04-21-2012, 08:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,345
Posted By tartansailboat
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
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 03-30-2012, 01:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,760
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: Sabre 03-14-2012, 11:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,285
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: For Sale - Engines and Engine Parts 01-30-2012, 12:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,019
Posted By tartansailboat
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.
Forum: Cooling System 01-19-2012, 01:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,955
Posted By tartansailboat
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...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 11-30-2011, 01:18 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 54,921
Posted By tartansailboat
Neil's warning about bending the output flange on...

Neil's warning about bending the output flange on the transmission is well founded. You will need to purchase long grade 8 bolts (McMasterCarr) and you run the risk of bending that flange if you...
Forum: The Wish List 11-14-2011, 06:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,618
Posted By tartansailboat
I have had good result in spot painting with the...

I have had good result in spot painting with the engine in the boat. I wire brush to get all the loose paint off, then brush on OSHPO which is a dilute solution of phosphoric acid which passivates...
Forum: Electrical 10-21-2011, 05:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,747
Posted By tartansailboat
Neil, just a simple question, the measurement of...

Neil, just a simple question, the measurement of coil voltage at cruising speed is somewhat arbitrary. The voltage is an AC voltage and therefore you need to set your voltmeter on AC not DC. What...
Forum: Drive Train / Propellers 10-15-2011, 02:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 24,429
Posted By tartansailboat
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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