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I asked my local Westerbeke dealer if W60 injection lines were available several years ago. He said that they were no longer available. If they need a new injection line, they make them up. I assume that their pricing for injection lines is similar to to their pricing for starter motors. $2.50 sounds pretty good to me. I wonder what the Westerbeke dealer would charge, $700/set?
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I cut an opening under the galley sink. This allows access to the sink through-hull. It would otherwise be inaccessible. I had to do this to replace the original hose.
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Tor
I went to the Bowmar website and looked at what they have. Their list prices for opening ports runs double what you paid. If you have any more information about the purchase you made, please send it to me. I think I may replace the two non-opening ports next winter, but I don’t want to pay $700 each for the ports.—
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Bob
I can’t speak about the Paragon transmission since I have no experience with it. The Velvet-Drive should not be freewheeled. Allowing it to do so will cause it to fail.I don’t need a brake because I have a 3-blade folding prop. I’d rather not part with the old brake however. I’m very happy with my propeller and have no plans to replace it. You never know, at some point in the future I might replace it with a feathering or fixed unit. Some feathering props freewheel; others don’t.
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Bob
The lift pump on my old W60 got weak a few years back. I found that the engine would sometimes run rough when the fuel tank was low, but always ran fine with a full tank. I attributed this to a bad lift pump. I could have rebuilt it at the cost of several hundred, but I instead added a second fuel pump for about $30. This also made bleeding the injectors much easier.Installing the pump before the Racor might make changing filters easier, but it would be a little more difficult installation since the fuel lines are all copper there. Installing it in rubber fuel line is very straightforward taking maybe an hour including wiring. If you put it before the Racor, you’d have to use compression fittings and you’d have to cut the copper fuel lines.
My new engine has a manual plunger pump on the top of the fuel filter. This makes priming the filters easy. The new engines are all self-bleeding too. I didn’t bother to reinstall the electric fuel pump.
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Pat
Could we please add this to the vendor list?—
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Lee
The 422 and 424 are very similar with respect to the hull and machinery. I think the hulls come from the same mold. If anyone could confirm, I would appreciate it. I would think that experiences from the 422 group would be of interest to us and vice-verse. I would welcome their input and hope the rest of the group feels the same.—
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I installed a 12V pump when I had my old W60. It can be seen to the left of the transmission in the attached photo. It is after the Racor and before the lift pump. It runs off the key switch. If the electric pump fails, it will not interfere with operation of the manual pump. I purchased it at the local auto parts store for about $30. I can’t quite read the part number from the photo. As I remember, there are two generic pumps like this. One pumps more fuel than the other. I don’t remember which I purchased. The pump is in my spare parts bin. If I think of it, I’ll send out the part number.
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Bob
What engine do you have? Which water heater? How is it connected? Does your engine get up to temperature?—
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Send me a photo of what you have and please measure it. Pearson didn’t build all our boats the same, so yours may be different than mine. There’s a local marine store that bought out quite a lot of Pearson’s spare parts when they went out of business. If you send me the info, I’ll take a peak and see if they have a matching part.
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Looks interesting. If you find anything out, please keep us informed.
I painted my side-decks and cockpit with 2-part polyurethane with nonskid added a few years ago and found the deck to be so slippery that it was dangerous. I painted over it with West Marine 1-part polyurethane non-skid paint. It has good adhesion and makes a good nonslip surface but I don’t like the texture. It clumps when you apply it. I’m looking for a better coating for the top deck. I’ve decided to put a teak deck down in the cockpit, but I don’t want to put it down elsewhere.
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Lee
The extension supports are made from teak. I cut them in a wedge shape to allow mounting a flat track. I then painted them white. I used teak because I don’t want to deal with rotted wood. Other materials would work too, but teak was handy. The flat track handles loads better than a curved track. It raises the track ends an inch or so. Some folks might find that this obscures their view. I don’t have an issue with it. If you can’t find a convenient way to cut a pair of wedges, I’ll make a set for you.My dodger was cut with access slits to allow the traveler control lines to pass through. In order to get the lines to match up with the dodger, I needed to extend the traveler a bit. It provides a little more room for control, but I’m not sure there’s any advantage to the extra length. It has the disadvantage of snagging the main sheet on rare occasions during a botched gybe. I’d probably snag the mainsheet even if the track were shorter.
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Lee
My original notes are below. Someone else may have ordered a slightly different configuration and may have comments about their installation. I think at least one person replaced the cheek block and standup block on the deck.I’m happy with the installation. I think that Garhauer makes a quality product that is a good value.
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Walter,
I don’t really need the condenser. I just figured that I’d box it up and leave it in my shed until the day I need it (if ever). If you have a need for it, please go ahead and take it.—
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Paul
I’m not sure how tight an area you have nor how large. I’ve used a rotary rasp before to trim around holes. They come in different shapes and sizes.http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=35453
Cutting tools don’t hold up very well when used on fiberglass, so if you have a larger area, you may be better off with a sanding tool.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96785
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95469
BTW: The starbrite attachment on either of the above is great for polishing stainless.Rich Carter
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