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Construction, Maintenance & Refit
08-07-2022, 23:23
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Yanmar 3gm30f rpm recomendations
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roverhi
Re: Yanmar 3gm30f rpm recomendations
If you are getting 6k at 2,000 rpm there is something seriously wrong with your knot meter or the tachometer. How much rpm do you get at full throttle. Engine should run to 3600rpm in flat...
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Monohull Sailboats
27-06-2022, 10:08
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What brand self-steering windvane is this?
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2,058
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roverhi
Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
It’s a pendulum-servo vane that steers through the boats rudder with lines to tiller/wheel. It’s got a cast aluminum main body so not a Cap Horn or Monitor or other SS variety.
If anyone has a...
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Engines and Propulsion Systems
08-06-2022, 08:08
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Yanmar 3gm35h cooling problems
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1,598
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roverhi
Re: Yanmar 3gm35h cooling problems
Replace the mixing elbow. The 2gm20f in my new to me boat had less than 200 hours on it when the water out the exhaust suddenly diminished. Engine had been started occasionally but not run long...
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Monohull Sailboats
26-05-2022, 10:59
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Info on this yacht
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4,156
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roverhi
Re: Info on this yacht
If the boat is typical cold molded wood construction it is essentially epoxy encased wood that doesn't suffer from the usual rot problems of wood construction. Depends on what the quality of...
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Monohull Sailboats
22-05-2022, 20:23
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30' Tartan vs Newport
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1,924
Posted By
roverhi
Re: 30' Tartan vs Newport
S&S design, low hours diesel, tiller steering, Tartan build quality, WHY IS THERE ANY QUESTION!!
Forum:
Construction, Maintenance & Refit
17-05-2022, 12:02
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Changing furler forestay without pulling mast
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5,040
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roverhi
Re: Changing furler forestay without pulling mast
Dropped the ProFurl headstay on my Pearson 35 mostly by myself. Boat was in a slip with fingers both sides which made it way easier and safer. Used the spinnaker halyard as a replacement for the...
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Engines and Propulsion Systems
06-05-2022, 07:58
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Need A Diesel Mechanic !!
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14,504
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Need A Diesel Mechanic !!
There are no glow plugs on a Yanmar 3 GM or any of the other engines in the GM series. There are compression releases. Engage the compression releases and rotate the engine through several ignition...
Forum:
Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape
01-05-2022, 08:51
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Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!
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8,542
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roverhi
Re: Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!
I much prefer knowing speed through the water than over the ground. Necessary for evaluating how well you are sailing the boat. Find GPS speed a bit frustrating because it has such a lag. Way more...
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Boats For Sale and Wanted
26-04-2022, 18:34
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For Sale:
Cheap Nicholson 32 for sale in Guadeloupe
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3,411
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roverhi
Re: Cheap Nicholson 32 for sale in Guadeloupe
Price???
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Marine Electronics
19-04-2022, 11:01
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Through Hull Transducer Adhesive
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2,350
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Through Hull Transducer Adhesive
Life Caulk has been my below the water line sealant of choice forever. Never had a failure and can remove, though not easily, anything bedded with it. 5200 is great stuff but almost a permanent...
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Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting
10-04-2022, 18:24
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Bosun's chair or harness ?
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5,976
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roverhi
Re: Bosun's chair or harness ?
Used both ATN Mast Climber and climbing gear/harness. Prefer the climbing gear for getting up but nothing beats the ATN chair/harness for comfort when you’re up there. Climbing harnesses are...
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Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting
09-04-2022, 21:11
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What is this and what does it do?
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roverhi
Re: What is this and what does it do?
Your choice. If you will never have an HF/Ham radio they are just another thing that could screw up. If you're going cruising might want to keep the insulated backstay as an easy HF antenna for...
Forum:
Construction, Maintenance & Refit
08-04-2022, 16:37
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Can you help me figure out how to apply butyl tape when I remount my traveler track?
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roverhi
Re: Can you help me figure out how to apply butyl tape when I remount my traveler tra
The leaks are coming from the fasteners. That's what you have to seal. Push the fasteners through the track the wrap butyl around the threads of the fastener where they will be going through the...
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Engines and Propulsion Systems
08-04-2022, 16:27
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diesel stored 2 years with stabilizer and biocide, should I drain and clean tanks?
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roverhi
Re: diesel stored 2 years with stabilizer and biocide, should I drain and clean tanks
As long as the Biocide did it's job you should be okay. Have stored diesel way longer than that and it's been good. A Cetane booster probably wouldn't hurt. Doing the above suggested inspections...
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General Sailing Forum
19-03-2022, 17:12
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Buying a boat with no experiance
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6,078
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roverhi
Re: Buying a boat with no experiance
With the high cost of housing in the Bay Area finding a live aboard slip is as rare as hen's teeth. The marina's are limited to 10% live aboard if the will take any. 10 years ago when I was last...
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Seamanship & Boat Handling
17-03-2022, 15:45
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Single Handling with Wheel vs Tiller
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19,244
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roverhi
Re: Single Handling with Wheel vs Tiller
Tiller Mate and Tiller Tamer work way better on a tiller than the wheel brake ever did on my formerly wheel steered boat. Easy installation for less than $50.
Got my first boat with a wheel, 35',...
Forum:
Boat Ownership & Making a Living
12-03-2022, 20:41
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Insuring a 40 year old yacht
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8,771
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roverhi
Re: Insuring a 40 year old yacht
My boat is 53 years old and have it insured by Markel for $35,000 with $500,000 Liability coverage required by marina. Over the last few years the premium has increased by more than a $100 a year...
Forum:
Polar Regions
12-03-2022, 10:17
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27
Antarctic Sea Ice
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2,958
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Antarctic Sea Ice
Records only go back 40 years according to the report. One positive, the reduced sea ice sheet allowed them to find Shackleton's Endurance.
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
12-03-2022, 10:11
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13
External Chainplates on Island Packet
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5,419
Posted By
roverhi
Re: External Chainplates on Island Packet
If the internal chain plates were glassed to the hull the engineering has been done for you. Moving the chainplates from the interior to the exterior is a minuscule change with a slight plus in...
Forum:
Construction, Maintenance & Refit
19-02-2022, 10:42
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36
Removing winch from mast
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5,092
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Removing winch from mast
Cobalt drills are what you need to drill Stainless. Use heavy pressure on the drill, cutting oil and slow drill speed. SS is hard to drill because it work hardens when subjected too high a drill...
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Monohull Sailboats
15-02-2022, 22:18
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66
Live aboard boat / Dog
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7,923
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Live aboard boat / Dog
Sailed to FP with a 60# Labrador and a slightly smaller cat in our Westsail 32. Boat had a steep long ladder at the companionway that the dog could handle at anchor but needed to be...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
14-02-2022, 00:27
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73
Raising, lowering, reefing from the cockpit.
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12,066
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Raising, lowering, reefing from the cockpit.
Line tangling. Clear the lines before doing what you are going to do. Store bitter ends in a bag attached to cabin side. Almost always can pull enough slack straight out of the bag. Haven't found...
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Propellers & Drive Systems
13-02-2022, 23:41
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9
Using prop to generate?
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975
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Using prop to generate?
You would need to get an oversize prop to generate enough rpm/torque to spin an alternator up to a speed that'd give you much benefit. Bigger prop, bigger drag and seriously hurt sailing...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
13-02-2022, 23:26
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6
Columbia 26 Mk II - Possible Purchase
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1,205
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Columbia 26 Mk II - Possible Purchase
Owned a '69 as my first 'bluewater' boat. They came with a plug for the outboard well. If you pull the motor without inserting the plug water will slop out of the well sailing in lumpy seas. As...
Forum:
Construction, Maintenance & Refit
13-02-2022, 21:51
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44
Engineering Question - flexion of hull
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3,554
Posted By
roverhi
Re: Engineering Question - flexion of hull
1st, the forces on the hull on the hard are the opposite of what they are in the water. On land the keel force is upward, in the water it's pulling down. Not unusual to have small changes in hull...
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