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Jack,
Could you connect me with the fellow who has the beta in their 424? I
am just about to drop my new beta in mine.Pete
On 6/23/2010 5:35 PM, calicojack wrote:
We sold the 424 “Mikey Likes It ” last year and the new owner repowered it with a Beta. The yard that did the repower has the old engine sitting on a pallet and want it gone real bad. They had been pricing it at $500 but you can probably get it for $300. They will load it for you and probably gift wrap it if desired. Of course I’m sure it needs complete rebuilding or you could use it for a yard ornament. If anybody has any interest let me know and I’ll get you in touch with them. . 424 “MOJO”
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I hate to tell you that the PO of my boat did a similar rebuild and when
I pulled the oil pan a few hundred hours later I found all the bearings
scored and the oil pump way out of spec. I was hoping not to have to
re-power, but I did not find a lower rebuild to be that economical, even
doing the labor myself, and I would still have a 30 year old engine,
injector pump, etc. Take care that the job is done right and that
everything is checked well in terms of tolerances. Done right it should
last a long time; done poorly, as the job done for the PO was, it is
just a contribution to the Caribbean economy.Pete
On 6/22/2010 8:29 AM, James Roberts wrote:
Quote:I found it much less expensive to rebuild the westrbeke 58 diesel. The parts cost around $2000 and the labor in Trinidad was only $1000. The workmanship was excellent and I have since run the engine 200 hours w/o a problem. I also rebuilt the V drive and transmission at the same time. Jim Roberts #219 cutter— wrote:
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Joe,
The new tank is integral to the hull and made of fiberglass.
(orthothalic polyester resin mostly and a last internal layer or two of
isothalic polyester resin). In the space where the old tank was I am
putting the Kubota 12V gen/scuba compressor. It would be very difficult
to put a fabricated tank into the salon because 1) the hull is not
exactly a simple shape to mimic in metal and 2) the tank has to be very
wide and relatively shallow. There would be no way to get it into the
boat. As it is, the largest panel that I could fit through the
companionway was 41″ wide. I will be writing up the tank construction
and putting out pictures when I have some time.All the best,
Pete
On 6/22/2010 4:37 AM, joe shimkonis wrote:
Quote:hey Pete!
I’d like to see your fuel tank installation.And is it a custom tank or off the shelf?Also-do you still have the old tanks in the old space?________________________________
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soon… after I paint the bilge.
On 6/20/2010 9:51 AM, mary e. springhorn wrote:
Quote:pictures?
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Alan,
Blue Water Sailing will have my article on engine selection coming out,
I believe, in the September issue.Pete
On 6/20/2010 9:08 AM, Alan wrote:
I wish we had some kind of database to show:
1. Which engines have been replaced
2. What they have been replace with
3. Cost of engine
4 Cost of ancillary items
5. Labor costs
6. Owner or marina installed.
Thoughts or comments
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Bob,
Thanks. Is this under the galley? The Spectra is a bit taller the one
you show, but I will measure it. I am getting good at cutting sole
hatches… the whole salon sole is cut out for the new fuel tank.
PeteOn 6/20/2010 8:10 AM, Robert Fine wrote:
Quote:I don’t have Jack’s water maker – I have a Pur Survivor 35 which is enough
to keep someone alive if not swimming in water. Turns out, Jack is right.
Everywhere I cruised they had water. Food, too. These facts are very
important to remember. All people eat, drink and poo.But someone gave me the water maker and what the heck, I had it rebuilt at
the factory and got the cruising kit and installed it.I know it works, I’ve never used it and because of that it probably needs a
new membrane by now.But here’s where I put it (see the piccies). I’ve made other openings in
the cabin sole for just these purposes. To see how I made the opening, see
http://thesailinglife.blogspot.com/2008/11/there-is-never-enough-space.htmlBob
On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Pete Dubler<> wrote:
Quote:Boy, Jack’s locker looks like the wide open spaces compared to mine. I
have a large water heater and above that a freedom inverter in that same
space. I am thinking bilge again, which as you know is my favorite space on
the boat…On 6/19/2010 9:17 PM, John Stevenson wrote:
Quote:Pete,
Here is a link to the writeup Jack Tyler did on his Spectra installation.http://www.svsarah.com/Whoosh/WhooshPacificPrepWaterMaker.html
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Pete Dubler<>
wrote:Quote:Yup. With the scuba compressor and the 200amp alternator, not room for
much else on the Kubota. Also like the idea of running off of wind and
solar.Pete
On 6/19/2010 8:11 PM, Alan wrote:
Quote:Ah Pete you cheated and went commercial….. Dont know about anything
else but my membranes fit very nicely up under the aft lazerate.
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Boy, Jack’s locker looks like the wide open spaces compared to mine. I
have a large water heater and above that a freedom inverter in that same
space. I am thinking bilge again, which as you know is my favorite
space on the boat…On 6/19/2010 9:17 PM, John Stevenson wrote:
Quote:Pete,
Here is a link to the writeup Jack Tyler did on his Spectra installation.http://www.svsarah.com/Whoosh/WhooshPacificPrepWaterMaker.html
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Pete Dubler<> wrote:
Quote:Yup. With the scuba compressor and the 200amp alternator, not room for
much else on the Kubota. Also like the idea of running off of wind and
solar.Pete
On 6/19/2010 8:11 PM, Alan wrote:
Quote:Ah Pete you cheated and went commercial….. Dont know about anything
else but my membranes fit very nicely up under the aft lazerate.
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thanks John
On 6/19/2010 9:17 PM, John Stevenson wrote:
Quote:Pete,
Here is a link to the writeup Jack Tyler did on his Spectra installation.http://www.svsarah.com/Whoosh/WhooshPacificPrepWaterMaker.html
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Pete Dubler<> wrote:
Quote:Yup. With the scuba compressor and the 200amp alternator, not room for
much else on the Kubota. Also like the idea of running off of wind and
solar.Pete
On 6/19/2010 8:11 PM, Alan wrote:
Quote:Ah Pete you cheated and went commercial….. Dont know about anything
else but my membranes fit very nicely up under the aft lazerate.
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Yup. With the scuba compressor and the 200amp alternator, not room for
much else on the Kubota. Also like the idea of running off of wind and
solar.Pete
On 6/19/2010 8:11 PM, Alan wrote:
Quote:Ah Pete you cheated and went commercial….. Dont know about anything else but my membranes fit very nicely up under the aft lazerate.
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Great find. Thanks for taking the time to share it.
Pete
On 6/19/2010 9:19 AM, Chuck Ruble wrote:
Searching for an old ICOM manual I came across this listing of documents and
thought there might be some stuff in there that you guys might be interested
in.http://www.fujiyachts.net/manuals/
Chuck
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I love a good side-by-side test! Thanks!
Pete
On 6/7/2010 5:10 PM, Rodd Leeds wrote:
Tor and the group-
Thought of you when I found this article by Gordon West re SSB capacitive ground. Check it out!
http://www.kp44.org/ftp/SeawaterGroundingFor_HF_Radios_byGordonWest.pdf
Rodd Leeds
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Single channel routers will also switch down to the speed of the lowest
unit on the network. So if someone has a 802.11b unit, everyone will
get that speed (11). Again, that is for older (more common) single
channel routers/access points.Pete
On 6/1/2010 6:03 AM, Alan wrote:
Quote:Info is the same, just longer to get it.
Remember that WiFi is line of sight. I remember at my home Marina, in the spring we had great speed, as summer progressed the speed kept dropping. We discovered that a tree that was in the way needed to be trimmed. After a little pruning the speed picked up to what it was in the spring before the leaves blossomed. Wifi does not go through leaves…..
Speed it very depentant on the number of connections the router has at the time. Week days when the marina was empty was great. As the weekends came and more people showed up…. it dropped….
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I mounted it in the panel forward of the sliding doors in the galley.
On 5/26/2010 1:49 PM, Linus Martinez wrote:
Quote:PeteDo you have any photos of your sensistat install. Where did you mount
the panel? I downloaded the manual from the Sailors Solution web site
and now this looks like a product that will do what the original
installation was trying to do.Linus
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That also reminds me that Sylvania has a product called the golden
dragon that has an infrared switch so you wave your hand under it to
turn it on/off. They sold for about $21 for three at Sam’s Club.
Here’s the SKU 046135724211 (Just happen to have the package in my office).And that reminds me of the interview of the French octogenarian news
anchor, kinda of the Uncle Walter of France. Asked why octogenarians
seem to never stop talking he replied that after 80 years, everything
reminds you of something else.Pete
On 5/26/2010 5:08 AM, Robert Fine wrote:
Hi Dan,
Target or Walmart has the same things for 1/2 the price. Called ‘Sylvania
DOT-it’.Bob
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 1:52 AM, kalinowski<>wrote:
We purchased the LED, AA powered, hocky puck lights from West. They have
stick ems on the back and 2 light intensities. We’ve mounted them in all of
the lockers throughout Lady Leanne, including the fridge. You do have to
click them on/off, but the ease of installation (no holes ,no wiring) makes
them worthwhile. Cheap!Dan Kalinowski
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That reminds me that I saw a product the has LEDs and is used on
lockers. It has a gravity (dare I say mercury) switch that turns it on
when the lid of the locker is opened. (I don’t know how they avoid
lighting in a rough seaway).Pete
On 5/25/2010 11:52 PM, kalinowski wrote:
We purchased the LED, AA powered, hocky puck lights from West. They have stick ems on the back and 2 light intensities. We’ve mounted them in all of the lockers throughout Lady Leanne, including the fridge. You do have to click them on/off, but the ease of installation (no holes ,no wiring) makes them worthwhile. Cheap!
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