Tech Notes Index: 1991

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February 1991 Vol 9 #1

  • Back issues
  • Table, head and V berth mods
  • Decommissioning: sole removal and finishing
  • Keel blisters
  • Battery problems, bonding, thru hulls
  • Cockpit shower - hot and cold p 43
  • Trash container
  • Propane tank
  • Bluewater sailing - input from England
  • Cupboard, propane storage
  • Squeaks and rattles; hatch upgrade: doors & steps
  • Electrical system, paint, speed: Automac
  • Low cost refrigeration: camping plug in cooler
  • Wind generator questions
  • New alternator improves battery charging system

May 1991 Vol 9 #2

  • Diesel engine RPMS
  • Blister repair
  • Cockpit speakers on pop in hatchboard, pedestal instrument mount
  • Diesel engine idling: DON'T DO IT, we're not trucks
  • Barrier coat
  • Garhauer replacement
  • Lifeline gate new stanchion, cutter rig questions, teak supplier for drawers, etc.
  • Mast Pumping
  • Battery charger failure followup
  • Bulkhead storage

August 1991 Vol 9 #3

  • Boom vang
  • Stern ladder treads (they no longer make these teak gems - do it yourself)
  • High engine temperature situation: Bristol (now Seaward) fixes to panels & wiring
  • Engine vibration, soft engine mounts
  • Portlight screens
  • Engine zincs (those HIDDEN pencils)
  • Furling, props, impellers: Hood Seafurl drum peeling, two vs three blades and pitch, Sherwood vs Oberdorfer water pumps
  • Feathering props, swim ladder (how to get it deeper)
  • Cruising experiences: more batteries, autopilot, backup propane bottles,
  • Storage under aft cabin, portlight screens
  • Cooler odor: drain water line

November 1991 Vol 9 #4

  • Air conditioning thru hatch
  • Head problems, cellular phone interference
  • Microwave feet, screens
  • Pressurized cockpit water (cold only)
  • Prop repitching and Additional head storage
  • Engine zinc modifications

 

 
 

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