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Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 04-08-2018, 07:05
Replies: 1
For Sale: Yankee 30
Views: 1,497
Posted By um saudade
Yankee 30

The best 30 foot sloop to come out of the 1970s is for sale. A Yankee 30 Mk III, an Olin Stephens design is now on the market. Berthed in San Diego, Jericho has done thousands of miles of blue...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-08-2018, 16:31
Replies: 44
Views: 9,553
Posted By um saudade
Re: Help with drilling out a stuck hex bolt

This may be the place for the arc welder. Grind the heads round enough that you can get a carbon steel nut to just go over the old bolt head. You want to have about half the nut filled with the old...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 28-07-2018, 17:49
Replies: 19
Views: 7,256
Posted By um saudade
Re: Profurl Issues

If the bearings and seals in the top swivel are ok, the bushings are simple. Just two important dimensions, I.D. and O.D. They do not have to be two pieces, one is simpler to machine and install. ...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 23-06-2018, 07:21
Replies: 42
Views: 9,472
Posted By um saudade
Re: Taylors 030 kerosene stove ongoing issues

In prior posts I have written in detail about cleaning kero burners by burning the carbon out. Even the purest fuel will carbon a burner in time, the secret to successful refurbishment is to clean...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 20-05-2018, 19:28
Replies: 15
Views: 6,842
Posted By um saudade
Re: Profurl furling line replacement questions about lengths..

If there is no old line that was close to correct then IMHO there are a couple of ways to determine the length needed, but you can’t calculate it because the ratio of drum size to circumference of...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-04-2018, 06:58
Replies: 101
Views: 11,693
Posted By um saudade
Re: Pros Aloft Without A Safety Line

After a certain point, safety is redundant. There are those who fear going aloft and feel if they wrap themselves in a cocoon of redundancy, the redundancy will help assuage their fear. If that is...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-04-2018, 09:58
Replies: 9
Views: 2,219
Posted By um saudade
Re: Old Profurl, strange new noise... advice?

Proper troubleshooting will answer a lot of the questions and give you so data to make a decision as to the next step.

Remove the sail from the foil and then carefully check the top and bottom...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 04-04-2018, 06:12
Replies: 33
Views: 63,434
Posted By um saudade
Re: What is the Proper Technique for Tapping an NPT Thread.

There is an additional step for tapping NPT and that is the special tapered reamer. That said, for smaller sizes in thinner material, the reaming step can often be skipped with no issues but you get...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 08-03-2018, 08:36
Replies: 15
Views: 4,872
Posted By um saudade
Re: Adding fixings to a flexible solar panel

I agree that the semi-flexible panels do not like to flex. They will curve to a certain extent but holding an irregular shape and flexing are two different things. I solved the issue with a welded...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-01-2018, 06:45
Replies: 41
Views: 14,185
Posted By um saudade
Re: Kerosene cabin heater stinking/burning eyes help appreciated

The Primus 207b is both simple and complicated at the same time. If it burns correctly, it is certainly simple. If it gives issues, it can be a bear to figure out especially if you don’t have a lot...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 03-11-2017, 11:11
Replies: 21
Views: 4,469
Posted By um saudade
Re: Atomic 4 - head off, leave studs or remove/clean/install?

Set timing by engine vacuum. Then determine economical cruise by slowly accelerating until it drops to ten inches. You can go down to five inches of vacuum and it will run a little faster but you...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-09-2017, 13:22
Replies: 24
Views: 3,789
Posted By um saudade
Re: How do I take off this shaft?

I am loathe to comment for comment's sake and I seldom write anything unless I feel I can positively contribute to the situation. Having said that I am going out on a limb here and suggest that the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-09-2017, 12:32
Replies: 35
Views: 7,037
Posted By um saudade
Re: Forestay Cotter Pin Maintenance

If you were to pull the stay and inspect the mast tang you would find it worn in an elongated and angled hole. That, combined with wear on the pin, is the reason the pin is pulling sideways, it’s...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-09-2017, 08:56
Replies: 21
Views: 4,816
Posted By um saudade
Re: To sleeve or not to sleeve

Deck stepped masts are easy to get up and down. All you need are two friends with sailboats of about the same size, either in a marina or tied up side by side on the quay.

Pm me and I can give...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 08-07-2017, 09:44
Replies: 30
Views: 4,846
Posted By um saudade
Re: question for you mechanical engineers

Look at the longer term. A fixed boom height may be adequate for the current sail at most points of sail. Sort of. Will it be correct when you put that new main up? I doubt it. Then do you drill...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 06-07-2017, 09:52
Replies: 15
Views: 6,808
Posted By um saudade
Re: Seeking help with thru-hull leak

I would not attempt to use any kind of putty and rely on it to work. It does not produce miracles and that’s what you are asking it to do. The difficulty in dealing with a transducer is the cable is...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-07-2017, 06:04
Replies: 17
Views: 4,241
Posted By um saudade
Re: Covering up nuts

Aesthetics aside, I would never use a backing plate instead of a nut when you want watertight integrity in this application.

You can re-torque or check torque with a nut on the inside without...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-06-2017, 18:27
Replies: 52
Views: 7,235
Posted By um saudade
Re: Bolts or all-thread in 14mm spark plug thread

The A-4 has a design consideration not found on most engines. The head studs pass through the block casting and into the water jacket. They are to be sealed with #1 permatex when installed. Over...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-06-2017, 17:06
Replies: 67
Views: 12,694
Posted By um saudade
Re: welding an aluminum spar

The weakness has little to do with the weld and much to do with the design. With no gussets on the tang it is an incredibly weak tee joint. One thick piece teed into very thin metal. Piss poor...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-04-2017, 09:19
Replies: 44
Views: 17,760
Posted By um saudade
Re: Diesel for a stove?

The Primus 207b burner which is found in most of the pressurized marine stoves and small cabin heaters will burn either kerosene (paraffin in GB and parts of Europe) or they will burn #2 diesel...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-04-2017, 11:45
Replies: 4
Views: 616
Posted By um saudade
Re: 3-part door?

I have batwing doors on my hatch and I love them for in port or at anchor but would not sail with them installed.

I have the conventional three drop slide arraignment(weather boards) for sailing...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-03-2017, 07:55
Replies: 48
Views: 7,032
Posted By um saudade
Re: Chair, Harness, or Ladder?

Without going into a lot of stuff that has been pretty well dissected here I will add my two cents and say that you have to find what works for you and that can certainly vary from boat to boat and...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-03-2017, 07:50
Replies: 16
Views: 4,101
Posted By um saudade
Re: Rerigging with Hayn Hi-mods

I have some Hy-Mod fittings installed on my boat. I think the basic design is great, certainly strong enough and puts very little stress on the ends of the wire.

BUT: A year or so ago I helped...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 11-02-2017, 09:47
Replies: 26
Views: 8,990
Posted By um saudade
Re: Diesel pump for Dickinson diesel heater - How noisy?

I think you would be better served to use a day tank. While the Newport is a wonderful little heater, it has no safety features at all. If, for example, the float sticks in the carb, your electric...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 29-12-2016, 12:26
Replies: 8
Views: 2,235
Posted By um saudade
Re: Honda EU 2000 Carb Main Nozzle

My earlier post did not address your original question, and I apologize. Got distracted by the other posters.

The nozzle just sits in the carb body and is held in place by the main jet. If it...
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