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Recent content by Kenneth K

  1. Kenneth K

    Newbie looking for keel bolt advice (E38 1986)

    Brilliant idea about the welded sleeve and nut. It might be worth considering one caution about the stainless steel plate, though. The outer edges of the plate (the edges bearing all the force from the bolt) are resting on the curved walls of the TAFG. While we know the TAFG solidly contacts...
  2. Kenneth K

    E34 Pink Panther visit - what I learned (with pictures)

    Ref pic # 2 and the cracks starboard of the anchor locker. I had a similar crack to starboard of my anchor locker hatch for years. I thought it was just cosmetic. Years later, I started seeing water stains below one of the stanchion posts above the galley. Turns out it was not that...
  3. Kenneth K

    Universal 5432 exhaust elbow parts?

    Any common plumbing fitting made in black iron is also made in 316 stainless, you just have to buy it at a plumbing supply store instead of a big-box or local hardware store. You'll still need a vice and a large pipe wrench to get the pieces back together without leaks. Steel NPT threads of...
  4. Kenneth K

    Universal 5432 exhaust elbow parts?

    Yes, the Yanmar elbow is double-walled to keep what would otherwise be the hottest part of the riser cooler. I can often touch the top of mine with a bare hand even after extended motoring. It's a good reason to have the old one cleaned and inspected before re-using. Rust-through of that...
  5. Kenneth K

    New Whale Gusher Titan and 1.5" Bilge Hose

    Just installed a new Whale Gusher manual bilge pump and a new 1.5" bilge hose to serve it. The original aluminum pump never worked since I got the boat, and I could see no use in rebuilding a pump that corrodes in salt water. I also couldn't stomach re-using the original, 40 y/o corrugated...
  6. Kenneth K

    Friday Afternoon Construction?

    Yeah, core repairs under the stanchions are a pain. I have about four of them to do. One was up near the bow, and the water that leaked in from there would run along the outer rim of FRP (where there was a void between the balsa and FRP) to exit from the stanchion fasteners above the galley.
  7. Kenneth K

    Can't lower Harken furling jib

    I think you have it narrowed down the likely culprits: 1. Halyard stuck in sheave-box/masthead; 2. Head swivel stuck on foil--this is unlikely unless jammed by debris -or- if one of the screw connectors that holds the foils together is protruding from the foil. This would prevent the slider...
  8. Kenneth K

    hand starting Volvo penta diesel

    Have you cranked the engine, via the starter motor, with the decompression lever open? With the decompression lever open, the engine should turn over much quicker and should sound very different--a higher pitched electric motor whine that sounds as if the starter motor is running without...
  9. Kenneth K

    Ericson's ventilation systems

    I found a couple of dead bees in my screens.
  10. Kenneth K

    Ericson's ventilation systems

    Ref the 32-3 model boat: I was in the boat today with winds 12-15K and I could feel fairly strong rushes rushes of air through the interior air vents that come from the dorade. There is one vent in the saloon, and one in the head. I could feel the air against my face and head when I walked...
  11. Kenneth K

    Water Witch 101 Failure after Seven Years

    They say that lake water has enough impurities to trigger the switch but if I remember, they recommend adding salt if it's pure rain water. Who wants to have to do that?
  12. Kenneth K

    Water Witch 101 Failure after Seven Years

    I like the Aqualarm switches. The narrow cylindrical shape fits well in the bilges. It has both an interior, mechanical float and electronic delay/warning circuitry. Water witches advertise that they don't always work in fresh water, so they aren't a good choice for the "mast" bilge.
  13. Kenneth K

    Deep cycle or dual purpose batteries?

    My 1950's house has some of that cloth-covered AC wiring too. It scared me when I first encountered it, but the cloth appears to be just an anti-chafe wrap. All the Insulated covering and interior wiring I encountered appeared to be okay. It is pretty stiff stuff though.
  14. Kenneth K

    Deep cycle or dual purpose batteries?

    If you hardwire the two batteries together in parallel, you then only need one positive cable from that bank to the battery switch (say, to post #1). Now, your boat only has power when #1 or ALL is selected on the switch (but, no reason to use ALL). Selecting #2 won't do anything because...
  15. Kenneth K

    Deep cycle or dual purpose batteries?

    Yep, that's what is sounds like. Be aware that while both the Victron and Balmar battery monitors will monitors VOLTAGEs from two batteries/banks, they will only monitor CURRENT (and thus, State-of-Charge) for a single battery/bank. You will have to decide (by virtue of how you wire your...
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