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Paulus

I am finishing up on this project (fourth coat of varnish applied yesterday) http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/DSC03027.jpg - question for the electrical geeks here - the switches I bought http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/DSC03025.jpg are rated "2A - 250V; 4A ...

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Elementary - if you don't have the tool or jig, make one... That said, being a stickler on simmetry, I would have insisted on mounting that pad either point forward or reaward on the Multimaster and then shave an equal amount of the two side points to make it fit the job, thus creating a simmetric p...

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You could find someone to deliver it for you - I have done three or four very similar trips, the latest being a Catalina MK30 from Annapolis to New London...

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This was a great post - allow me to help a bit with the pictures... Best laid plans... Well that Friday I laoded up the truck, hitched up the trailer and went to get the wife to go to the lake. "Honey, don't you think you should call work to see if your supposed to work tonight?" Uh, no. I...

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Nice Blog, Ric...

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Somehow the links to the pictures failed... I have edited the posts above with fresh links... Bonus pic of the worm gear steering and autopilot disc... http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/DSC02616-1.jpg Interior http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs221.snc4/38400_450814037315...

Paulus

I have one of these I am trying to get rid of....

http://www.seawardyachts.com/vintage/23sea/23pics.htm

Paulus

They are great boats, with lots of good stuff to talk about but also some items to consider depending on what keel arrangement you have - They come in swing, deep fin and wing keel designs, each with their peculiarities. I would check here: http://www.catalinadirect.com/forums/fr_forums.cfm I owned ...

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I assume the starter is wired to the common out on the main switch but not shown. I would treat the charging differently. I don't believe that the main switch should be used to determine which batteries are being charged, only which are being used. I would direct charging to the house battery, both...

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Jeeze, you did such a neat job on everything only to have that tear-out at the upper right! That stuff drives me crazy when I do it. I wonder why you bothered to rout out a recess in the panel? Lots of work. A flat overlay panel would do as well. I knew someone would notice the little gaff... - it ...

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I have sailed several boats with centerboards or swing keels - one thing I always considered (worried about) was that if the board would run over an obstruction, such as a rock, once the obstruction cleared, the board/keel would basically free-fall back to its previous position, stopped only by the ...

Paulus

Nice read - thanks!

What's a WP?

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I never liked the fact that the "Instruments" switch on my little 12V panel would turn on the depth sounder and knot log, which do not have their separate turnoff switches, in order to listen to the radio while on the hook. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/DSC02621.jpg I ...

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Thanks, and, agreed - a spray shield is definately needed... About that hose ;<) - it bothers me a little bit too, but I believe it's a piece of exhaust hose - reinforced and multi-ply - so it should not fail catastrophically (is that a word?) without showing considerable seepage for a while... righ...

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Penobscot Bay is great to sail... last time I did (this past May) it was a bit nippely though... http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/Trip/DSC02812.jpg Castine was pleasant and I hung around for a few days to get used to my new (to me) boat... http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dut...

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Question for this leaned group: My fuel tank is mounted under the cockpit and directly above the shaft seal. As such, it sees occasional spray from the shaft gland - especially when it becomes time to tighten it up a bit... http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/Trip/DSC02676.jpg The tan...

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This link http://www.boatelectric.com/alternat.htm should provide a few answers and some food for thought..

Paulus

The vertical position of the centerboard looks very awkward... I also know of several boats with centerboard design (smaller boats) where the board can be removed once taken off the cable and lowered beyond its maximum position, by simply lifting it off - I would not operate the boat with any center...

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Interesting- I would love to see a link to that thread and hopefully some pictures of the frame... I have been thinking of making a permanent tarp as well... perhaps not from sunbrella, but something that will last multiple seasons. The tarp I have now is a 10mil white super duty that should be arou...

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Woulda, coulda... but right now I am contemplating whether or not I have major repairs or just a tough buff and wax job ahead....

Next year I will definately take measures to keep the tarp from rubbing on the paint...

Anyone have this happen to them and if so, what were the consequences?

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Visited the boat not long ago and noticed the terp is picking up some of the blue paint.... The tarp is very tight arounf the hull and I am surprised it can move at all - it does, however, and it seems to be rubbing on the paint.... How worried should I be about being able to bring the paint back to...

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That's how my current system is set up, bikerrmouse, and the narrative indeed identifies my concern with tapping from the starter solenoid - I am going to rewire so that the panel sits on it's own, designated, separately fused line from the selector switch at 30A. At this moment, there is no fuse be...

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You may want to keep the amps low (I hate DC - will tell y'all why one day) and consider a slow (delayed) fuse rather than amping for the maximum flow, which should be temporary. That said, the line going to the starter is likely separate from the "system" and you could put a designated hi...

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Nice job on the electric schematic! I assume the three 12V "lighter plug" outlets will be sitting on at least 14 wire and have a separate fuse on each, right at the plug?

Paulus

A little cleaning can go a long way! I wonder why your commutator was so gummy? An oil leak? Running hot so that the bearings weeped a little lubricant? I was as surprised... Actually wondered whether the armature needed grease of any kind (perhaps a dielectric grease) and posted the question elsew...

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Here's the final product - cleaned, painted and ready to be put back in. The spot light kept things above 60 degrees F so that the paint would dry (it's freeeezing out here). http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/DSC03023.jpg Yes, I also took home and cleaned out the little heat exchang...

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Looks like you brushed op on the technicalities. Good thing you fixed the problem - you could have had a..... Ready? "brush fire"... Okay - I know, tacky tacky... ;-) http://renegade-cruisers.net/bb/images/smilies/kid.jpg Anyway, while we're on brushes, I found out that the ones in the pic...

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Towards the end of this season, had an incident where the starter motor would not engage - the (external) solenoid did it's thing, but the starter ignored the contact thus made. When this occurred, I took the starter off the engine and gave it a spin by hand, thinking it must be sitting on a "d...

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Have you arrived at an opinion about how sharp the chisel edge needs to be? I suspect that well shy of sharp is important to reduce digging. I'd also imagine that the edge should be slightly arc-ed so that the corners are less a problem; sloppy sharpening would help that.. The chisel, when I initia...

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That sounds really interesting, not to mention ingenious. I'm almost visualizing it, but I have a couple of questions: 1) You mention "baseball-sized," but which part is that referring to? The width of the chisel blade? (that would be something like 4-1/2"?) 2) I'm not quite picturin...

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Just completed scraping the bottom of Guillemot. I watched others do theirs; hired hands do pay-jobs and it seems each has their own preferred ways. The fastest and dirtiest method I saw was a hired hand dressed in a hazmat suit and professional breathing filter, take it all off with a rotating disc...

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Thanks for your advice. I think, like both of you mentioned, that regardless of my reluctance I need to get in there and see for myself. I have too vivid of an imagination of my entire rig blowing off the side of the boat to let this go. So, after you've cut up the boat and looked at the chainplate...

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Are these the old style Neon bulbs? http://rsk.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pRS1C-2160282w345.jpg Or are we talking modern LEDs? The old style (120V) Neon mini bulbs are known to flicker, especially when they get older - mainly because they draw so little current. After flickering for a while,...

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Sounds like sealant alone is not doing the job... perhaps cut a gasket from a suitable material NITRILE- BUNA-N SHEET claims to be gasoline resistant... nothing beats a well fitting gasket.

http://www.allstategasket.com/info_gask ... e-1190.asp

Paulus

Ahem....

Just spent some time perusing the pictures of your TOTAL REBUILD... forgive me - my comments above were inappropriate.

Good luck with your project - hats off to you for taking all this on.

Paulus

then placed the engine on the new beds I installed, One thing I don't quite understand is that you are going to re-allign the shaft to line up with a recently installed new engine bed? Forgive me if this sounds flippant but would it not have been better to position the new bed in line with the prop...

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Pics of rudder (wood) and bottom paint...

Maybe I should rename her "Rainbow"...

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Waar in Nederland?

Ik kom van Vlissingen...

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I scraped and sanded the bottom of my Mariner Ketch back to a layer that resists further removal - is hard paint - perhaps barrier coat - some orange and some light blue... The surprising thing is that where I accidentally went through this layer (largest "chip" being about 1/2 inch square...

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Without going nuts looking it up and confirming, what pops into my mind when considering negative vs positive ground is the effect of "depositing" material with poorer connections... Electroplating uses DC current flow in poor conectivity (acid bath) and I believe the polarity has a role i...

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Spotted on Long Island NY- " Mast Confusion" I know that boat - I believe it to be a sister of my Mariner, currently owned and operated by the NY Seascouts - she was donated by the previous owner.... Some of the names listed here are great! I actually thought of naming one of my previous ...

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I am not sure if I saw it correctly, but it looked like your mizzen staysail was attached to the after end of the mizzen boom in a fixed way. You do want it attached there but it should have a sheet so you can change the angle of the sail relative to the mizzen sail. It looked like it was back wind...

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BALANCE wrote:And, uh, how's the rudder?

Bare and waiting for some more TLC - will take pics next time I am at the boat.

You on the dry too?

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Do the drifts (bolts that pass through the rudder tying planks together) go through the rudder post as well?. Yes they do. In addition to baring the wood, I also removed the plugs/bongs covering the nuts on the drift blots on the trailing end of the rudder - what I can see looks good , but I am hes...

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She's a honey! I have a Fuji 32 which is a sister ship to yours. I think we bumped into each other on the Mariner Forum last year attempting to get some Fuji and Mariners together for some sort of rendezvous. Post some more pics! I do recall - on my way from Maine to NJ we were going to see who wou...

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My rudder is made from wood as well - I thought Mahogany but the Mariner forum says it's made from "Yakal", or "Yacal" - some kind of Phillipino Teak renown for its resistance to decay. This is a pic of the rudder (in a wood barn, Nanette, with some metal framing stored behind th...

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Welcome Paulus. I don't recognize the name, but did you participate in the messing-about forum before? Lots of Weekender builders do. Pretty boat, in spite of the fact that none of us particularly agree on just what makes a boat a classic I think most if not all will welcome pictures of yours. ;>) ...

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Not sure if my boat is classic enough - she's a 1970 Mariner Ketch built in Japan - except for the hand layed fiberglass hull, everything else is wood and brass even the blocks are wood... See if I can manage to put up a picture... http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/Dutchessc22/DSC00021.jpg Poof...

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