"N1EE" wrote in message
m...
| Your spring project reports are due soon. (10 pts)

You'll all have to wait until I do an assessment.

Right now it comes down to antifoul, annual wood work and the first season's
coat of wax..
I might be getting a brand new ...[ free ]... alternator from a friend.

CM

"Pony Express" wrote in message
k.net...
| Motorized router bits? You guys have some weird
| stuff up there in Canada.

Think back Pony.... way back..... when Bob was the self appointed "Tim the
Tool Man" on ASA... remember the tool talk and boasting.... he was
claiming he had motorized router bits...... ???

Man that was so funny.... it was better than when I went after him about the
sailing trip....

How could you guys forget so soon????

Is Bob RIGHT??? ..... are you all suffering collective Pavlov's syndrome?

CM

Good for you. For full credit I'd like to see
the pictures.

I discuss the hollowness of my rudder with a
friend. He suggested that I add some foam to
build it out. I think a layer or two of roving
and some fairing will be easier.

Funny you should mention Seagull outboards. I
have an old Seagull 4 HP outboard that came with my
Etchells. It seems seized up. At some point I
need to try and get it working. Let us know what
you learn working on yours.

Bart

"Wally" wrote

N1EE wrote:
Your spring project reports are due soon. (10 pts)

Not so much 'improve' as 'restore'...

I've nearly finished refinishing the rudder (a little paint to do and a
retainer clip to fit), and have finished making the tiller. (Pics sometime
soonish.) Per another thread, I'm looking into new windows (ho ho), and I've
started pulling my Seagull outboard apart to see what needs replacing. Good
to see it has gearbox oil (pity about the propshaft and the tube it sits
in).

For a bonus point, I'm helping my skipper with his masthead light tomorrow -
it came loose during the last race.

What size Yanmar do you have?


"Scott Vernon" wrote

Install new, bigger holding tank.
Made a new mount for the bow red/green light. Someone broke it off at my
slip.
New ign. switch for the Yanmar.
replaced water pump impellor.
Oiled and re-routed the engine shut-off cable.
New packing in stuffing box.
Touched up bottom paint.
Buffed and waxed the hull, but need to do it over again.

Horvath wrote

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:25:51 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote this crap:

Install new, bigger holding tank.

Now there's a load of crap.

Made a new mount for the bow red/green light. Someone broke it off at my
slip.

Those *******s!

What do you suggest? Wiring the shore power to the mount?

So did you wire in the turn signals too?

"Scott Vernon" wrote

New ign. switch for the Yanmar.
Maintenance. Boring.


new switch is not maintenance. It's a three pole switch off a motorcycle.
I wired it so I can start the engine ( or check the fuel gauge) without
that damn buzzer going off.

Scotty

I'll give you 1/4 pt for signing your name
to your report.

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote

Nothing that much. Had a diver clean off the bottom. Also,
just got a mailsail cover made. The guy who sewed it for
me, didn't get the length right, but he's redoing it. Should
be ready in a day or two.

Lame report--a dozen lashes.

But the Powerboard product seems very interesting
--worth 1 pt.

It is too bad there is little information on it.
I'll write them and see if I can find out more on it.
Have you used one?


Oz, by the way, you are not showing up on my newsgroup
reader except when someone replies to your posts. I
have no filters on, yet you and Loco are not showing
up like almost everyone else.

Bart

3. The best sander to use is a 6" orbital hook and loop
--6 hole hook and loop--60-80 grit paper. I also used an
air powered longboards for final sanding--use 80-100 grit.

Beg to differ, but the BEST sander to use is the Powerboard
http://www.atlcomposites.com/product...powerboard.htm

You'll be astounded at just how fast you get the job done

Oz1...of the 3 twins.

Good report, but not enough detail. 8 points.

Any pictures? The eel grass would have been
interesting to see.

What sort of props do you have?

What do you recommend for raw water strainers?

What is with the carbon in the exhaust elbows?
Is this the first time you have serviced it?
How did you find this problems? How often does
this item need service?

Are you coming up to Long Island Sound this year?

Bart

"Jeff Morris" wrote

This year I'm paying some extra attention to my 2 Yanmar 2GM20FC's, and
saildrives.

Propellers pulled, new zincs installed, props back on with about half the
hardware replaced.
Replace lower gear oil.
Pull exhaust elbows, chip out carbon, clean with Dremel.
Drain antifreeze.
Pull out heat exchanger coils - I found a large clump of eel grass blocking
about half the passages in one of them - now I know why that engine would
overheat when run too fast. Clean and re-installed.
Change water pump impellors.
Change fuel filters
Replace fan belt on fridge.
Replace water pump on fridge.

Still to do:
finish putting stuff back together, replace antifreeze
buff topsides
bottom paint (I have two 36 foot hulls to do!)
paint saildrives
start engines
replace plastic (strataglas) on one hardtop window
powerwash deck
launch
bend on sails
have a beer, think about installing proper raw water strainers.

Horvath wrote

On 23 Apr 2004 19:25:22 -0700, (N1EE) wrote
this crap:

Your spring project reports are due soon. (10 pts)

What sort of projects have you been doing to
improve your boat? Report in, or take a dozen
lashes!

No. Please don't beat me!

I'd enjoy giving you a dozen with a cat.