Recent content by Bill Sanborn

All sails are for a Std Rig Ericson 29. The Genoas are hank-on. 100% Genoa UK 6.5 or 7oz Dacron, high clew. Near new condition. Still crinkles. $750.00 153% Genoa North 5oz Dacron. Good condition. Very little use. $500.00 Tri-Radial Spinnaker 3/4 oz nylon. Well used but still good...

All sails are for a Std Rig Ericson 29. The Genoas are hank-on. 100% Genoa UK 6.5 or 7oz Dacron, high clew. Near new condition. Still crinkles. $750.00 153% Genoa North 5oz Dacron. Good condition. Very little use. $500.00 Tri-Radial Spinnaker...

Hi Output Alternators on A4 Be skeptical of the advertised rated amps. Often the detailed specs show this high output only with the alternator spinning 7,000 to 8,000 rpm. You will never achieve this from an A4 which I doubt is ever run at even 3,000 rpm, 1800 to 2200 is more like it...

IMHO you should definitely replace the whole thing. I tried to reuse the upper section once and ended up redoing the whole thing 2 years later. It could have been worse because the inner tube on the strand pipe had corroded which could have allowed salt water to flow back into the exhaust...

My E29 does the same. I have always set my motoring speed so the exhaust is just above the water. This also happens to be about the speed I can sail in sorta calm water with well trimmed sails. This is just under 5 knots. I think that sailing speed is a good indication of efficiency...

What do you mean by "working impeller"? An impeller is a rubber thing inside of a pump. Do you mean pump? Have you determined if the engine block is being cooled by fresh water or salt water? The pump in the Moyer diagram is the main coolant pump for the engine. What is the inlet side...

A4 idle It sounds like your throttle cable is mounted to far forward on its mounting bracket. The throttle cable jacket is mounted onto a bracket somewhere aft of the carb. Try moving the jacket slightly aft in the mounting bracket. This should change the "adjustment range" of the throttle...

E29 / a4 I sent you a private message thru this site. Call me if your interested.

If you are running w/o the thermostat try blocking the bypass hose which goes from the forward end of the T on the side of the block to the thermostat housing. This will force all of coolant thru the block. As I posted in the prior thread, I installed a ball valve in this bypass hose and used...

A4 cooling I agree with Mark, should run at full power in forward at the dock with no thermostat. 136F is too warm for running at idle. When these were salt water cooled the rule of thumb was to stay below 140F under full load to reduce salt buildup in the block. Reverse gear can slip so...

A4 Heating I think that wire is a "red herring". The temp of the wire doesn't affect its ability to conduct electricity. If it was shorting on something you would probably see rapid, erratic movements on the temp gauge. This wire on my E29 A4 is routed thru a bundle of other wires going to...

A4 Temp Quick and dirty thermostat test. The hose from the cooling pump splits at T in the side of the block allowing cooling to either go thru the engine or bypass it thru the thermostat housing and then to the manifold When the engine is cold the thermostat is closed causing the...

A4 Temp Sound like a thermostat problem or something blocking the cooling liquid in the engine. What are you using for coolant, anti-freeze? What's the level? Any coolant in the bilge?

How fast will it rev in neutral? I will still vote for exhaust restriction. On mine, when the exhaust was restricted, it wouldn't go over 1400 in neutral.

E29 Batteries The battery box behind the A4 on my E29 holds 2 6volt deep cycle batteries, almost an exact fit with almost no room to slide around. I bought them from a small local mfg. and was able to specify how the screw on terminals were placed. The standard config terminals didn't provide...