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Hi Tor,
My 100 watt panel which I want to replace is on my dodger and has ceased to function well. Anyway, it's 48 x 24 or so.
Bob
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:23 PM, Paul Lefebvre < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Tor:
In case you didn't see it yet, here is a recent discussion on mounting panels on the biminis.
http://64.70.221.24/DiscBoard/viewtopic.php?t=6246&highlight=solar
Paul
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I'm on the case, then. I'll get back to the group if and when I find out.
Bob
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:19 AM, alan P < ([email][/email])> wrote:
We went thru this a year ago. We know Mazda, but no
one can figure out which one.
a— Robert Fine < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Yeah, baby! That's what I'm talkin' about! Do you
know which model? I'll
see if my engine guys can get Mazda parts.Bob
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 8:24 AM, James Roberts
< ([email][/email])> wrote:The Westerbeke 58 is a Mazda Industrial engine and
parts are much less
Yeah, baby! That's what I'm talkin' about! Do you know which model? I'll see if my engine guys can get Mazda parts.
Bob
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 8:24 AM, James Roberts < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hi Alan,
The Kubota was on a different boat – it was the XP25, a three cylinder 25 hp engine. My point was that Universal and to a lesser extent Westerbeke way overcharge for parts. If I can find out who makes the W58, you can be sure I'll be contacting them for parts.
I'm pretty sure that Westerbeke, like Universal and Beta Marine, doesn't manufacture their own engines – they marinize them.
Bob
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:11 AM, alan P < ([email][/email])> wrote:
do you have the Kobota part numbers?
alan
— Robert Fine < ([email][/email])> wrote:I'd've kept the Westerbeke and just taken my
business to the local guy – I
have a similar story with Universal. I wanted a
spare injector for the
engine. From Universal: $175. From Kubota: $45.
Compression washer from
Universal: $7. From Kubota: $0.75. Just recently
I had to replace an
alternator. From Westerbeke: $400.00. From the
yard: $210. It looks
identical, except it's black instead of red. Sure,
it's a Delco, and it's
not waterproof, but if water gets as high as the
alternator it getting wet
won't be my biggest problem.It's just amazing what you can do when you research
where the marine parts
actually come from. Incidentally, the W58 is a
marinized version of their
25KW generator engine. Parts for that are much less
expensive.Bob
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:51 AM,
< ([email][/email])> wrote:For those who haven't heard this story, you may
find this amusing. Things
are a little slow here at work today, so I don't
mind doing some typing.
About 15 years ago I decided to have the starter
on my old W60 rebuilt. I
called the local Westerbeke dealer and asked them
what it would cost. They
told me they rebuild them for time and materials.
You leave the starter
with them for a few weeks and when they get time
they rebuild them. It
typically runs about $700 or so, more or less. I
thought that was nuts, so
I pulled the starter and brought it into a local
shop that rebuilds starters
and alternators. I put the thing up on the
counter and had the owner
inspect it. He shook his head and said “there's a
lot of rust here, did
this thing come off a boat or something?”
I nodded my head. He then turned it over and
shook his. “Oh, this is
going to be a little bit of work then. Look at
this bendix! This is the
old style. It will eat your flywheel. I'll have
to replace it. I bet the
windings are shot too. I'll have to soak it in
penetrating oil to even get
it disassembled. This is going to cost a few
bucks. Are you sure you want
this done?”
After having heard the $700+ figure from Hansen, I
was bracing myself for a
big boat-unit. I asked him what it would cost.
He replied “lets see, with
a new bendix, armature, and brushes, it will run
you about $140, but you'll
have to leave it here for a couple of days for the
penetrating oil to soak.
This is the main reason that I now own a Yanmar.
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Rich Carter
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I'd've kept the Westerbeke and just taken my business to the local guy – I have a similar story with Universal. I wanted a spare injector for the engine. From Universal: $175. From Kubota: $45. Compression washer from Universal: $7. From Kubota: $0.75. Just recently I had to replace an alternator. From Westerbeke: $400.00. From the yard: $210. It looks identical, except it's black instead of red. Sure, it's a Delco, and it's not waterproof, but if water gets as high as the alternator it getting wet won't be my biggest problem.
It's just amazing what you can do when you research where the marine parts actually come from. Incidentally, the W58 is a marinized version of their 25KW generator engine. Parts for that are much less expensive.
Bob
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:51 AM, < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:For those who haven't heard this story, you may find this amusing. Things are a little slow here at work today, so I don't mind doing some typing.About 15 years ago I decided to have the starter on my old W60 rebuilt. I called the local Westerbeke dealer and asked them what it would cost. They told me they rebuild them for time and materials. You leave the starter with them for a few weeks and when they get time they rebuild them. It typically runs about $700 or so, more or less. I thought that was nuts, so I pulled the starter and brought it into a local shop that rebuilds starters and alternators. I put the thing up on the counter and had the owner inspect it. He shook his head and said “there's a lot of rust here, did this thing come off a boat or something?”
I nodded my head. He then turned it over and shook his. “Oh, this is going to be a little bit of work then. Look at this bendix! This is the old style. It will eat your flywheel. I'll have to replace it. I bet the windings are shot too. I'll have to soak it in penetrating oil to even get it disassembled. This is going to cost a few bucks. Are you sure you want this done?”
After having heard the $700+ figure from Hansen, I was bracing myself for a big boat-unit. I asked him what it would cost. He replied “lets see, with a new bendix, armature, and brushes, it will run you about $140, but you'll have to leave it here for a couple of days for the penetrating oil to soak.
This is the main reason that I now own a Yanmar.
—
Rich Carter
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Hi Thatcher,
They also have an adapter for about $30 less that does the same thing with the addition of a household extension cord. It's female 30amp to male 15amp. Or, you could get a 30 amp female plug from Home Depot for $15, and wire a three wire extension cord to it. Total cost for both: $20 or so. Time to do the job: 1/2 hour, including finding the wire cutters and screwdriver.
Bob
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Thatcher Stone < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:I saw what I think is the correct cord at West Marine yesterday here in NY.
They want 74$. It's a regular household plug on one end, male, and a female
30 A on the other.
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Hi Tor!
What a perfect solution! I gotta go do that now!
Bob
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:PS:The clamp keeps the spreader tip from sliding down the shroud. Then I seized each tip to its cable clamp with stainless safety wire to prevent the tip from sliding up the shroud.
Tor
Silver Heels, P-424 #17
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Thanks Rodd!
Bob
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Rodd Leeds wrote:
Quote:Yes, that is the date–I have you down for yourself plus one in crew! Looking forward to meeting everyone!Rodd Leeds
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Yes, Thatcher, you are crazy. The generator won't connect directly into the boat socket. I know you have an extension cord. All you need now is the $49.00 adapter – female twistlock 30 am to male 120v 15 amp household. Then you're done. What's more, you can put the generator on the cabin top or bow away from you in the cockpit.
Bob
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Thatcher Stone < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:This seems odd. Someone should make a male for the genset, cause that's all it accepts, and a male for the boat receptacle. Am I crazy?<.. snip>
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Here's a link to the adapters:
Bob
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:28 AM, Thatcher Stone < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Chuck, that's a great pic you sent, but if you enlarge and look carefully, none of them have a straight 2 prong household 120V plug. So after looking for such a thing for many years in the No 1 West Marine store in San Diego, and in number 318 here in NYC, have you Ever SEEN ONE?<.. snip>
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Hi Thatcher,
Marinco makes an adapter, well, actually two. One is male 120V to female 30 amp so that an extension cord can plug into a boat socket and the other is the 30 amp male to 120V female so a regular extension cord can plug into a dockside outlet. I have both – for the generator and sometimes I have to run a power tool on the dock (like a table saw).
You just use a regular old extension cord to the generator and the male to 30amp female on the normal power fitting on the boat and voila! AC.
Bob
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:28 AM, Thatcher Stone < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Quote:Chuck, that's a great pic you sent, but if you enlarge and look carefully, none of them have a straight 2 prong household 120V plug. So after looking for such a thing for many years in the No 1 West Marine store in San Diego, and in number 318 here in NYC, have you Ever SEEN ONE?<.. snip>
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Hi Tor,
I got mine last year from someone like 'Generators R Us' for 850 with shipping.
Let me see if I can find the place.
Bob
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 6:31 AM, Silver Heels < ([email][/email])> wrote:
I've heard/read prices mentioned for the Honda eu2000i portable generator that range from $750 to $1000.
Has anyone price-shopped for the cheapest US source?Tor
Silver Heels, P-424 #17
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Wow! Thanks Chuck!
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 8:10 AM, Chuck Ruble < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Edson maintenance guide for OEM unit attached.
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Thanks Paul!
That's the one!
Bob
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Oh- Oops, scuba tanks. I hear they fit really well into the large fender holders. Use water piping foam insulation as a buffer, mount them on a sidewall of the lazarette. But that's just off th' top o' me head.
Bob
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Robert Fine < ([email][/email])> wrote:
I was out sailing between Stamford, CT, Northport, NY, Oyster Bay, NY and back. Flew my staysail for the first time. In 20 – 22 kts of wind, sailed closehauled at 8.5 knots with 140 genoa, staysail, and mizzen. Wow! What great fun. These are through the water, not SOG.
Sailed 5 knots in 8-10 with all four sails. The staysail adds 1 to 1-1/2 kts.
Bob
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Eric Lorentzon < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hi all,
Anyone out there come up with a creative way to mount SCUBA tanks?
My thought was to make a cradle low in the port cockpit locker, glass it into the hull and stap the 2 taks to it. Ideas and photos welcome.Spent the weeekend sailing kittery – newburyport – isle of shoals and back.
Great winds, fist overnight trip. Ran amuck in Newburyport harbor (don't go there at low tide) disel powerd through it. A pod of whales on Sunday and no boats! Where is everyone?Eric
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I was out sailing between Stamford, CT, Northport, NY, Oyster Bay, NY and back. Flew my staysail for the first time. In 20 – 22 kts of wind, sailed closehauled at 8.5 knots with 140 genoa, staysail, and mizzen. Wow! What great fun. These are through the water, not SOG.
Sailed 5 knots in 8-10 with all four sails. The staysail adds 1 to 1-1/2 kts.
Bob
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Eric Lorentzon < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hi all,
Anyone out there come up with a creative way to mount SCUBA tanks?
My thought was to make a cradle low in the port cockpit locker, glass it into the hull and stap the 2 taks to it. Ideas and photos welcome.Spent the weeekend sailing kittery – newburyport – isle of shoals and back.
Great winds, fist overnight trip. Ran amuck in Newburyport harbor (don't go there at low tide) disel powerd through it. A pod of whales on Sunday and no boats! Where is everyone?Eric
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