Recent content by Norwester

When I removed the infamous E32-300 electrical harness and ammeter from the original panel, I followed someone's idea of preplacing the ammeter gauge with a FARIA oil pressure gauge... and then waited to complete the job. Twelve months later, we detected oil leak, possibly coming from the point...

Regional Sailors: I have secured and paid for MORNING RAIN participate in Seattle's own boating ritual at the log boom. Since 1920, this maritime tradition spurs skippers and crew to ready their vessels, inspires UW rowers to power Olympic dreams, and creates a spectacle for families like...

Hi John, Congratulations on the forward motion on this project. Flip up some pictures, if you have time, to show your progress and good work. Yes, from what I found, the 2" heat exchanger seems to be the norm/orig in M25 installs. I recently read a 2007 post from Westerbeke representative who...

Here's one that'll both dry your hair @Prairie Schooner and unclog your raw water intake, which might be hard to get to: An Air Horn. "Disconnect raw water hose from water pump, press pump horn to end of removed hose... and TOOT! https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14Vtzu5d9Zw/

Great tool thread... My addition, although it might be listed here before: Turkey Baster Used for moving diesel fuel. Pushing Air Sucking up small water pools Hair drying Thanksgiving decorations.

https://cycseattle.org/event/405uXIWLs5 This week, I was asked to be the spare engine participating speaker for the CYC series. I'm extending the invitation to my PNW locals, and just PM me to RSVP. I'll add you to the list...but please bring potluck dinner foods. "Join us for a facilitated...

@Kenneth K comment(2024) has got me thinking: Last winter, we installed new batteries, charger and made many other upgrades, but we held off on a battery monitoring device...for some reason which escapes me. Prices may be reducing on both the Victron BMV712 and Balmar SG200, and maybe this...

I hear you, Frank. And, I know you may value the words/thoughts/advice from folks, like @Bolo . "Life, I've learned..." I share with buyers and sellers with whom I seem to share some sentiment during the transactions, "...is a negotiation." Reflecting on this, I believe I share it with them to...

Dear Frank, When to sell..., or donate, or just give away to an active crew member...you'll only know and for us to find out later. Boats seem to sail in...and out of my life, often. For most of them, the best day was neither the first nor the last, as some sage-makers share at times, but...

Glad you found both solutions and a friend. The subject, transitioning from inboard to outboard, provided good fodder for good/bad/ugly stories and may have shed light on a sailor's continuing efforts to build a community of resourceful folks, strengthen one's own troubleshooting/diagnostic...

My vote, considering this may be our first border crossing, would be at; "Poet's Cove/Bedwell" Because... it "has a customs check-in," as @Frank Langer shared.

Still live: https://www.c34.org/wiki/index.php?title=Diesel_Engine Regarding/Listed: M-25, a 3-cyl, 21 hp engine, was installed on the the early models. M-25XP (3-cyl, 23 hp) became standard in 1988. M-30, a 4-cylinder producing 28hp, became an optional engine about the same time and is...

We know "stuff happens" to our running marine diesel engines. Also, for example, mine have not started. Fortunately, I pray seemingly enough to stop the engine when I purposely shut her down. Just this past Thursday, 10 friends and acquaintances joined in a Garage Gathering to honor how engine...

Last year's gathering was such a joy to sail to and attend with friends...and return to Seattle with new acquaintances, that we'll certainly consider joining again. We'll try to stay in the loop. I'd like to learn more about hooking Canadian salmon, cause I hear trolling for sockeye in the...

IDK...really. However, I now know zinc replacement is VITAL. ... and there's more to learn and add to this topic, I believe. The timing of recent heat exchanger (Hx) discussion relating to broken pencil zincs forcing sailors aground...(oh, wait, that was our summer story.) Well... yes, broken...