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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 29-08-2018, 17:03
Replies: 97
Views: 11,904
Posted By Marksman
Re: Drilling through stainless steel

Also, if the drill location has work hardened to a point where you can no longer get a drill to cut, I have had good luck using a propane torch to anneal the area. Let it cool down slow and you can...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-06-2018, 11:52
Replies: 7
Views: 1,341
Posted By Marksman
Re: Engine pickling and oil

You will be cooking the water out the oil but any salt will stay in the oil. Me thinks I would still give another oil change or two to eliminate as much slat as possible. Still cheaper than a new...
Forum: Our Community 08-12-2016, 16:43
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Thank you Island Time, will do that.
Forum: Our Community 07-12-2016, 12:03
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Ok!
You are all correct. Those are scalper sites, but man, they go through a lot of trouble to look legit, complete with official letterhead and all. Went to uscg.mil and got the true skinny....
Forum: Our Community 07-12-2016, 10:37
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Thank you for all your responses. I will have to look deeper into this as far too many of you have had similar experience at a cheaper price. Some of the links given here are very close to the ones I...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 16:32
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

This site. https://www.uscg.mil/nvdc/instr/inst%20replace.pdf

There is another site https://www.uscg.mil/nvdc/nvdcfaq.asp the official USCG National Vessel Documentation Center which brings you to...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 15:47
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Positive, for expired cod there is a link to a renewal form, go to that link, there is a statement in red print explaining that if you are past 30 days expired you cannot renew and must reinstate...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 15:28
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Paul, you have to actually go to the reinstatement form, and after filling out 3 screens worth of information, some redundant, they hit you with the fee. It's not advertised anywhere else. Same with...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 15:06
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Paul, I did find the page you indicated, and when you go to the form they remind you that after 30 days you cannot renew without reinstating and... you know what comes after that.
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 15:04
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Yes, I have sent an email and am waiting for a call back from a representative. Have my fingers crossed, but am ready for the worst. Had no idea this would be so expensive but I suspect documentation...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 13:37
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Yup.... I went back and looked. With a cursory check I couldn't locate the verbiage you quoted but in multiple places they state that I must reinstate my documentation in bold red print and then give...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 13:24
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Re: Found out the hard way...

Thanks for the reply Paul. I went to the documentation website and they stated if you go 30 days past expiration you must reinstate your documentation and when you follow all directions, at the end...
Forum: Our Community 06-12-2016, 12:12
Replies: 32
Views: 5,961
Posted By Marksman
Found out the hard way...

Well,after loosing two close friends and a relative, got distracted and didn't get my federal documentation sent in in time. The fee for reinstatement, $450 usd. The fee for removal from...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-08-2016, 11:50
Replies: 17
Views: 3,604
Posted By Marksman
Re: Raymarine AP slowly drifting 1 direction

I had the same problem with my 5000. Compass display is correct, off coarse alarm, yadda yadda yaddy.Tried everything no results. Finally removed all the connectors off the back of the control unit...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-08-2016, 11:58
Replies: 8
Views: 4,139
Posted By Marksman
Re: Carbon fiber chainplates

6AL-4V (grade 5) Titanium is very close to 316L SS on the galvanic scale. I purchased 6 chain plate blanks (1.5" X 20" X .25") from Allied Titanium along with 36 fasteners of same grade for just...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 20-07-2016, 12:16
Replies: 69
Views: 13,215
Posted By Marksman
Re: Chain plate replacement confusion

I went with Titanium. Cost just under 1k for 6 plates 1.5" x 20" x .250" and 36 5/8" Ti fasteners from Allied Titanium. Plates were cut to size, I will pull one at a time, match drill and replace. My...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-06-2016, 11:44
Replies: 26
Views: 4,299
Posted By Marksman
Re: Mainsail/Headsail lift?

My boat sails far better under jib alone than just the main. This is partly due to the jib having almost 50% more area but the performance is more than 50% better. With jib alone I can nearly match...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-06-2016, 12:29
Replies: 305
Views: 43,145
Posted By Marksman
Re: Skeg or Spade?

Ok, I can chime in here for a couple of posts a ways back. I have a Buchan 37, which originally had a keel hung rudder. It was built as a race boat and was pretty fast for it's day. The second owner...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-08-2015, 12:14
Replies: 11
Views: 2,818
Posted By Marksman
Re: Amsoil Opinions?

There are two main benefits to using true synthetic oil (Group 4 / Poly-Alpha-Olefin based). This is it in a nutshell but for a better read go to this link.....All About Motor Oil...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 18-03-2015, 11:31
Replies: 13
Views: 9,218
Posted By Marksman
Re: Sulfur burner for killing cabin mold?

Not may, it WILL eat any natural rubber and many synthetics over time. It's not good to breath either. My folks had a very early model electrostatic air cleaner on their heat pump and it produced a...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-11-2014, 11:12
Replies: 157
Views: 53,141
Posted By Marksman
Re: Beware new yanmars

Beta marine meets the epa requirements, and are still all mechanical injection. GO BETA!
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 28-08-2014, 11:17
Replies: 38
Views: 13,566
Posted By Marksman
Re: Do It Yourself PVC Roller Furler

You must fasten/bond a pipe that holds the sail luff onto the pipe that rotates on the forestay. As soon as you cut the slot into a tube (pipe) it loses most of it's torsional rigidity and will twist...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-08-2014, 11:35
Replies: 86
Views: 11,429
Posted By Marksman
Re: re-welding stainless tanks?

My understanding has been 316L is the aloy of choice for these sorts of things so that's what I built my water tank from using mig and 316L wire. But unless the op knows what aloy the tank is it's a...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-08-2014, 11:19
Replies: 86
Views: 11,429
Posted By Marksman
Re: re-welding stainless tanks?

If you know the aloy of the tank you should use that aloy of filler as there will be moisture preasent with dissimilar metals and all. Failing that, then 309 will be more noble and a better than the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 27-06-2014, 15:36
Replies: 10
Views: 7,837
Posted By Marksman
Re: Changing saildrive to shaft drive

I think you should keep the sail drive. As others have pointed out, fitting a conventional shaft is going to bring the prop up close to the hull and not very far below the surface. My boat was...
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