Recent content by Walter Pearson

Some admit that a bit of propylene glycol in the lake when winterizing is not that harmful, but doing the same in spring commissioning might not be as acceptable. The reason given is that some heavy metals or other chemical byproducts can become part of the antifreeze over the winter. To be...

Mine looked jury rigged too. Maybe they all were? I had a piece of angle iron about that same length and was mounted using the fasteners for the transmission cover. But there was a dedicated clamp designed to fit the cable. You probably have a Morse or Teleflex cable and you can get a better...

That lower bolt for the water pump is usually the one hardest to reach. You can replace it with a longer bolt whose thread length is a little more than the total length of the old one. With a nut jammed at the start of the threads, it makes a fastener with its hex head sticking out beyond the...

A slight revision is necessary to what I wrote above. It's the port scupper aft of the cockpit divider which was routed around the tank. The port scupper in the main cockpit area (forward of the divider) drains through the quarter berth. The photos aren't clear on this, but I kept pretty good...

I'll try to attach the photos I've found. One is of spring commissioning where I'm collecting the antifreeze from the exhaust - but it does show the location of the through hulls just above the boot stripe if you look closely. The other photos show some of the hose routing. For the forward...

Choke Adjustment Assuming you use a troubleshooting procedure from Moyer and rule out spark or fuel supply issues, make sure the choke plate is tightly closed. Just the slightest opening when the engine is cold can result in lots of cranking and having to baby the throttle - when, and if, it...

Exhaust Type? Seems to me you would want to make sure of the muffler type - original stand pipe, or a water-lift. Excessive cranking with a water-lift can flood the engine with coolant and it might pay to shut off the intake under some conditions. Coolant coming back into the engine with a...

Drawing of Yacht Specialties Steerer is shown:

Assuming I had the same configuration you do, I did not have to disassemble the pedestal itself. I had an emergency tiller cap on the post that had to be removed, but the quadrant is the major item that must be disassembled. For that, start with removing the eyebolts that connect the cables. Try...

Alternate assembly Or it could be that the fellow was normal in size and dexterity but did much of the assembly to the deck before it was bonded to the hull. I removed every piece of hardware and trim for deck painting and I was convinced the assembly had to be done that way. I could be wrong.....

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The boat had those grab handles when it was purchased. There is one on starboard and port sides. As best I can remember, plugged bung holes were visible top and bottom of the handles and I assume fasteners went into the edge of the side trim pieces. They were held sufficiently and I can hardly...

I noticed the dimension for the lower forward edge was incorrect. I changed it to the 19.0 inch value. I also neglected to turn it, but I think you can get the picture. Good luck.

I have an unfinished sea hood made for E27 that I hesitate to toss in the dumpster. It's balsa-cored and needs a bit of fiberglass work around the perimeter. I weighs around 24 lbs. plus packaging. Shipping from 55119. More construction info, if interested. It was never mounted - photos just...

I cut some access holes for cleats, winches, etc., and installed the Beckson deck plates that have storage bags behind. I found them very useful in the helm area. http://www.beckson.com/stowdp.html