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by jralbert
Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: About My Boat Brags
Topic: Painted the Vee birth , Galley , and Head clean new look…
Replies: 5
Views: 21032

Re: Painted the Vee birth , Galley , and Head clean new look…

((BTW, I am reluctant to be the Spelling Cop, but what the heck -- it's a berth not a birth. I'm sure that was a typo, yes?))
by jralbert
Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:40 pm
Forum: Cabin and Interior
Topic: Install VEE birth dimmable LED light strip huge difference.
Replies: 5
Views: 7525

Re: Install VEE birth dimmable LED light strip huge difference.

The reason the tape didn't stick may be the teak trimming, inherently oily. Your thumbtack trick did the job
by jralbert
Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: Uneven exhaust water flow
Replies: 9
Views: 19557

Re: Uneven exhaust water flow

from my memory bank of experience: -rust usually (to me) happened gradually and is almost powdery and therefor, flushed as you travel but esp at startup. But, it does flake and that stuff can get caught and build up. One of the places it can clog is the oil cooler. You can disassemble and flush them...
by jralbert
Sun Mar 05, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Possibly The Most Overlooked Preventive Maintenance!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 15558

Re: Possibly The Most Overlooked Preventive Maintenance!!!

In the earliest days of M forums (this iteration is at the third one since I "came aboard" in the early 90's), there were a lot of queries for "tell me about your boat". The signature solves that.
by jralbert
Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:50 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Possibly The Most Overlooked Preventive Maintenance!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 15558

Re: Possibly The Most Overlooked Preventive Maintenance!!!

Agree that the caps are one of the long list of preventive checks for M's or any boat. But I would rank checking oil levels and character (milky, water drops) at or near the top
by jralbert
Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:00 pm
Forum: About My Boat Brags
Topic: Replacing Breaker in 120 Volt Panel!!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 12530

Re: Replacing Breaker in 120 Volt Panel!!!!

GB49 wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:41 pmSeems like electrical was not a factory specialty back in the 70s/80s.
Electrical shortcomings long have been documented. A flaw in otherwise outstanding boat. One area wired dangerously was/is the ungrounded circuit feeding the valance lighting on the sides of the cabin.
by jralbert
Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: Raw water pump replacement.
Replies: 14
Views: 55290

Re: Raw water pump replacement.

-congrats - pls share with the group what method you used to remove/thnx
by jralbert
Mon Feb 13, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: Uneven exhaust water flow
Replies: 9
Views: 19557

Re: Uneven exhaust water flow

...New gauges at both helms that are accurate close to each other, so I am positive all is well, yet one engine dribbles, while the other flows like a river. May be possible the CCW engine may have something to do with it, don't know. I don't think rotation is a factor. Two items to check: are you ...
by jralbert
Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: Uneven exhaust water flow
Replies: 9
Views: 19557

Re: Uneven exhaust water flow

Check the easy thing first: The seal on the intake water strainer. Just a small air gap is enough to throttle the water flow. Sometimes a new gasket is in order, sometimes it's as simple as tightening the cover if it's loose or maybe even apply a little grease or vaseline to the seal .
by jralbert
Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Kenyon Stoves Free
Replies: 2
Views: 6877

Re: Kenyon Stoves Free

did you try Ebay?? (seems a pity to scrap something new and highly useable)