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Forum: Our Community 11-03-2024, 14:20
Replies: 86
Views: 6,691
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Favorite cruising related sayings

What could possibly go wrong?

This is a jinx phrase. Never use it on a boat. It's worse than having bananas aboard.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 26-12-2023, 09:44
Replies: 21
Views: 1,672
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Replacing S/S lifelines w/ rope

I'll never go back to stainless. My Dyneema lifelines are five years old and still in excellent condition. Chafe is an issue, but can be easily prevented.

Just go for it. I'm sure you'll be...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-12-2023, 17:42
Replies: 8
Views: 598
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Mystery HIN

Thank you, defelsent, for clearing that up! I appreciate your input. Canada really is a different country. We are like a third-world enclave, slower to enact maritime regulations than south of the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-12-2023, 15:42
Replies: 8
Views: 598
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Mystery HIN

Thanks for the help. Maybe I'll discover it someday when I'm not looking for it, kind of like falling in love. I refer to my boat as my girlfriend. The discovery could be imminent. I guess I'll stop...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-12-2023, 12:15
Replies: 8
Views: 598
Posted By partingclouds
Mystery HIN

Sure would like to find the Hull ID Number on my Doug Peterson 35' ocean racer. I've searched in all the usual locations on the starboard stern, and the within the lazarette. No plate, no stamped ID,...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-12-2023, 15:42
Replies: 11
Views: 724
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Got the 2QM20 Black Oil Blues

The engine starts easily when cold. It's been very reliable. Oil pressure at 45 psi when warmed.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-12-2023, 15:28
Replies: 11
Views: 724
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Got the 2QM20 Black Oil Blues

Thanks, Wotname. I'll run it wide open a while, burn out the carbon and see if it does the trick. Blackened oil in such a short time is incredible and had me worried. I will carry on as if l know...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-12-2023, 15:06
Replies: 11
Views: 724
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Got the 2QM20 Black Oil Blues

Thank you, sailors.

The air filter is clean. The thermostat is working perfectly. The engine temperature is around 68 Celcius running at 2200 RPM. Hull is clean. The mystery deepens...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 11-12-2023, 09:57
Replies: 11
Views: 724
Posted By partingclouds
Got the 2QM20 Black Oil Blues

While motoring long hours during a coastal passage the oil turned black very quickly (after an oil change) and the exhaust stream was puking lots of sooty black water. I pulled the exhaust mixing...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-09-2023, 12:31
Replies: 1
Views: 344
Posted By partingclouds
Broken deck hatch part needed

Hi, Salty People.

I am needing help sourcing a replacement part for a deck hatch. It's on the exterior, the mushroom-shaped cap that the hatch dog handle is screwed into.

It's not a Bomar. It...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-09-2023, 10:39
Replies: 5
Views: 486
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Out on a Wet, Broken Limb

Hi, Spot,

Thanks for chiming in. The mushroom cap shaped that's broken is a plastic material, and has a rubber O-ring on it's flat surface. It only breaks when l glue, epoxy, etc. it. There's a...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-09-2023, 08:31
Replies: 5
Views: 486
Posted By partingclouds
Out on a Wet, Broken Limb

Hi, Quantum mind.
I need a source for a replacement
part for a cabin top hatch. The boat is from the 70's and even the good people at Atkins & Hoyle, who make Bomar hatches can't help me replace...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-09-2023, 11:03
Replies: 1
Views: 291
Posted By partingclouds
Portlight intrigue

Alright, l have butyl-bedded Lexan
portlights, with aluminum frames.
I've discovered a couple spots that weep during downpours. I'm tempted to lay down a beauty bead of silicone as a temporary...
Forum: Challenges 25-08-2023, 07:28
Replies: 5
Views: 878
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Trouble shooting black exhaust

Motor is a Yanmar 2QM20.
Forum: Challenges 25-08-2023, 06:21
Replies: 5
Views: 878
Posted By partingclouds
Trouble shooting black exhaust

Almost overnight, while motoring 12 hours a day, the engine oil turned very black as did the wet exhaust. No appreciable difference in oil consumption. Am l wrong to suspect an occluded mixing elbow...
Forum: Navigation 12-08-2023, 07:31
Replies: 4
Views: 546
Posted By partingclouds
Vesper GPS antenna question.

I've installed a new Vesper XB-800 transponder. I'm wondering if it's really necessary to have the antenna open to the sky. I'd like to keep it in a location below deck, mostly because l don't want...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-08-2023, 20:30
Replies: 1
Views: 229
Posted By partingclouds
Another windlass glitch

I have neglected greasing the gypsy on the Lewmar Pro 1000 that sits proudly on the bow. Now the cone seems like it's welded to the mating surface of the gypsy, and no amount of prying can free it....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-08-2023, 14:38
Replies: 0
Views: 284
Posted By partingclouds
Lewmar windlass expertise, please...

I've neglected the gypsy maintenance, and now that I'd like to grease it the cone seems welded in place. Would it be unwise to heat it with a torch and apply weasel piss liberally? Can l beat on it...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-08-2023, 06:11
Replies: 3
Views: 556
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Which grease?

Thanks, Gord! I appreciate your help very much. I got lucky and used what Lewmar recommended completely by accident.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 31-07-2023, 13:01
Replies: 3
Views: 556
Posted By partingclouds
Which grease?

What is the best grease to use on the gears in my Lewmar Pro Series windlass?

Thanks!
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-05-2023, 15:25
Replies: 7
Views: 443
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Engine water pump making me crazy.

Team Karst said it first. The pump was upside down. Duh... So glad there's real help here in water world. Very kind of you. Thank you all!
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-05-2023, 14:15
Replies: 7
Views: 443
Posted By partingclouds
Engine water pump making me crazy.

Got a brand new pump for my dinosaur, but have yet to get a drop out of it. Strainer is clear, new hoses, no obstructions.

An impeller pump needs no prime, and will pump from either direction,...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 28-04-2023, 10:02
Replies: 8
Views: 737
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Yanmar 35amp to 55amp

My 2QM20 came with a 55 Amp Hitachi.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 22-12-2022, 12:46
Replies: 37
Views: 3,056
Posted By partingclouds
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 31-05-2022, 21:41
Replies: 46
Views: 6,932
Posted By partingclouds
Re: Can I use oak instead of teak?

What Benz said. Sapele is what you want, it's great to work with, very stable and indestructable, takes stain well and varnishes to mirror finish. Don't let it go grey. It's too beautiful when it's...
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