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by BlueSkye
Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: Cabin and Interior
Topic: Interior wood
Replies: 9
Views: 72445

Re: Interior wood

"I’ll have to cut into the door to find out..."

Pretty sure you can tell plywood by looking at the edge without making a fresh cut. All the doors on my 1972 are plywood, stained and varnished, as they should be. A thin panel of solid wood would be very likely to warp badly.
by BlueSkye
Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Nightmare
Replies: 13
Views: 1502

Re: Nightmare

I've never seen a "dry dock". Our marinas take the boats out of the water and store them on land (The Hard) on jack stands for the winter. Some brave souls leave their boats in and use bubblers to keep the water moving. Winter storage here is about $500.
by BlueSkye
Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:43 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Grill mount
Replies: 2
Views: 28999

Re: Grill mount

I clamped mine to the tubing upright that supports the rail. Fittings from Magma.

This also keeps the grill inboard enough that it doesn't become a fender.
by BlueSkye
Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: Fresh water strainers
Replies: 4
Views: 37770

Re: Fresh water strainers

So far it looks like the only thing toasted is the Sherwood water pump. Maybe the muffler. For anyone who has not seen the inside of a Sherwood pump, here's one of the toasted impellers on the left, a spare on the right. My engines didn't have a temp switch. They will in future. Fortunately, I looke...
by BlueSkye
Sat Sep 02, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: Engines
Topic: Fresh water strainers
Replies: 4
Views: 37770

Re: Fresh water strainers

Here is the ooze that killed engine #1.
by BlueSkye
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:42 pm
Forum: Topside Paint and Preparation
Topic: Sanding to bright Aluminum
Replies: 16
Views: 220972

Re: Sanding to bright Aluminum

I use zinc chromate in a spray can. First vinegar spray then that washed off with distilled water. It is green.

Used to buy it from my marina but now that is outlawed. Only supposed to sell it to professionals. The workaround is to buy it on Amazon.
by BlueSkye
Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:12 am
Forum: Engines
Topic: Fresh water strainers
Replies: 4
Views: 37770

Fresh water strainers

There's a lot of grass in our river this year, and sheared off pieces of it floating in the water. I got a plugged cooling water intake on one engine while going through a pair of big locks. Overheated that engine and shut it down when blue smoke billowed up from the exhaust. I tied up to the canal ...
by BlueSkye
Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: Tappet adjustment
Replies: 6
Views: 41132

Re: Tappet adjustment

What kind of engine do you have? There is no valve adjustment on the 318. It's unclear if this engine is new to you.

Another grounding vulnerability is the connection of the starter to the block. I have had trouble once with the red wire connections being dirty.
by BlueSkye
Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: Electrical and Electronics
Topic: It’s gone..
Replies: 12
Views: 26419

Re: It’s gone..

all solar high end camper

Wow. Those sliding solar awnings are awesome.
by BlueSkye
Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Cabin and Interior
Topic: window hardware
Replies: 5
Views: 27855

Re: window hardware

Are you talking about sliding windows? I have those on the sides of my cabin. I bought 2 in diameter glass discs from a lab supply and applied them with silicone. Works great. They are about 1/4 thick.