Recent content by Art Mullinax

Honduran Mahogany When looking for the mahogany ply for your bulkhead, try to find Honduran mahogany. The Phillipine (sp?) mahogany is more of a coppery color. I've used both on my E29 and you can tell the difference.

JD oil Somewhere in my reasoning I started using tractor oil I get at the John Deere place. An atomic 4 is always under a strain just like a tractor engine???

Rudder issues Check the rudder for cracks as well. Our 74/E25 had a crack in the rudder about 10" below the tiller head. Sold it and bought a 71/E29 before I had to fix it.

Flexible caulking Seems that putting something non-flexible would be asking for future problems. Remove the cover around the chain plate, then force something like boatlife caulking down the opening around the chainplate with a putty knife. Allow several hours curing time before you replace the...

Electric knife We replaced the foam in our V-berth several years ago using the old foam as templates. Drew the outine with a magic marker and used the electric kitchen knife to cut it. Works great..

Leaking where? Is the gate valve leaking or is it the stem? If it's the gate, open the valve a little (pipe it to a bucket) then close it off again. It may have trash on the gate or seat. If the stem is leaking, try tightening the packing nut on the stem.

Condensation Randy and All, It stopped most of the condensation. Around the lip where there is no insulation gets a little moisture on it. Not enough for a margarita glass to slide around on! It depends on how humid it is.

Closed cell PVC foam I ran across a piece of closed cell PVC foam for my reefer lid. I used 2 sided tape to hold it in place. I put it on the bottom of the lid, cut it in half over the hinge and it's been there for 13 yrs.

Remove rough edges When you remove the shaft, inspect for burrs and sharp edges. Where the shaft is slotted on the end, the edges get hammered out during use. Take a small file and chamfer the edges back about 1/32" to 1/16", then take a piece of emory cloth and polish the shaft. Use a motion...

Fruit juices It may be all of the healthy fruit juices in our rum drinks. Lots of vitamin C...:nerd: :cheers:

Fumes,Etc. The blower will also remove exhaust fumes, diesel fuel smell, bilge odor, etc.

Amazing I've heard it's amazing how much water a scared sailor can move with a 2 gal. bucket!!!

Pictures please Sounds interesting, can we see a picture? My 29 is plain and needs something added.

Fuel Pump? Mike, Do you have the mechanical fuel pump or have you replaced it with an electric pump. My mechanical pump went out and it would pump enough gas to fill the carb. bowl for a few seconds and then the bowl would run dry, especially if I tried to throttle up. Had a hole in the...

Dunking bags Before you give up on instant coffee, try the dunking bags. I use a tea kettle to heat the water then start dunking (I prefer Folgers). Tastes better than instant and no coffee grounds to spill...