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- Forgotten Lube points (mast collar studs)
- Anchor light dome
- Engine Mount nut security
- Engine blower vent screens
- Emergency
one way valve repair (shower drain)
- Clevis pin orientation
- Vessel identification number
explained
- Engine Tach Settings - dip switch settings for Teleflex tach
- Emergency Tiller Use - try it before you need to
- Autoprop discount for C34 owners
- Baking stone - oven improvement
- Microwave installation - over-the-galley-sink
- Jammed outhaul - written description, see August 1996 Vol 14 #3 for drawings
- Boom vang followup - rigid vang advantages
- Preventer - Mainsheet Line Kinks, and bow roller - wash in cold unsoftened water
- Electric fuel pump - fuel pump parts and filters
- Extra head storage - another good installation, see August 1988
- Y2K and GPS
- Bilge pump (check manual regularly)
- Engine manuals:
reference numbers
- Tension gauge
- Steering check (underneath)
- Shaft coupling key
- Mainsheet line kinks (get non swiveling blocks)
- Another Sink Drain Solution - Y into fridge foot pump
- Traveller Jam Cleats - move aft to under dodger
- Emergency Tiller - extension ideas
- Oberdorfer Pump Parts and less expensive DEPCO source
- C34 Cabin Heater Inquiry
- Wing Keel Elliptical vs Standard Rudder - diagram
- New Rudder Cost
- Adler/Barbour Refrigeration Repair
- Adjusting Valve Lash on the 4 Cylinder Diesel
- Engine Cover Steps
- Super Cleaner
- Leaking Wooden Hand Holds
- Engine Parts
- Adding Longevity to Your Line
- Toilet Repair
- Changing Mast Lights
- Cleaning Stainless Steel, Brass and Bronze
- Engine Speed
- Autoprop Group Discount
- Removing Wooden Handhold
- V Berth Storage
- Battery Charger
- Deck Fitting
- Single Hump Exhaust Hose
- Extra Galley Storage
- Hurth Transmission Leaks
- Jammed Outhaul
- Adler Barbour telephone # (860)664-4906
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Diesel Additives Diesel Sludge & Slime Control in addition to
biocide and
water separators
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Raw Water Strainer - outside the hull
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Bilge Pump Float Switch - needs fuse
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Transmission Shift Lever - replace plastic with stainless
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Start Wiring Upgrade - check connections before replacing wiring
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Broken Black Sliding Panel - turn end-for-end
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Losing Raw Water Engine Prime - check O ring at strainer
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Stopped Up Through Hull - blow back out with dinghy air pump
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Rusty Keel Bolts
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CNG to Propane Retrofit - great information and sources
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Prop Size - repeated requests result in the definitive answers
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Fuel Injector Maintenance - how to DIY with diagrams
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Hatch Board Stowage - try outside in port locker
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Salt Water Wash Down - nifty bow washdown system with bilge pump
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Proper Blocking - shipping cradles and holding her up
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Having Fun Yet - clinometer "Fun Meter"
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