Tech Notes Index: 2000

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• Mixing Paint Without A Mess
• When Was The Last Time You Checked Your Anti-Syphon Valves?
• Flirting With Disaster
• Getting The Captain’s Attention
• Cold Winter Starting
• Clear Propane Vents
• Transducer Paint
• Replacement Deck Fill Caps
• Anchor Without Yelling
• Improving Sink Drainage
• Water Under The Aft Cabin
• Cushions!
• Paint Remover Removal

• Enhancements To A 1999 MKII

• Micrologic GPS Update
• C-34 Cabin Heater
• Difficulty Raising Mainsail
• Venting trapped Heat
• High Engine Temperature

May 2000 Vol 18 #2

• Fuel Hoses
• Cleaning the Heat Exchangers
• Changing Engine Coolant
• Panel Light too Bright
• Better Panel Voltmeter
• Coolant Recovery System
• Packing Gland Trick
• Genoa Track Cleats - Garhauer Offer
• Diesel Additives
• Changing Engine Oil - Another Method
• Heavy Duty Alternator Belt
• Pull Line - Save your Stanchions
• Panel Meter
• Changing Engine Oil
• Storage Under V-Berth
• Changing the Packing Gland in the Water
• New Filter Installation
• Ground Fault Interrupter Circuit
• Better Tasting Water
• Engine Usage
• Don't Overtighten - Hump Hose to Muffler

August 2000 Vol 18 #3

• Passing the Torch - A Short Biography of Bill Nuttall
• New Pleated Shades - home made
• A Smile on my Face - treating the crack between the hull and the keel
• What's Ahead of the Head - adding a salt water inlet screen and a fresh water flush
• Diesel Dialysis - on board fuel polishing/flushing system to prevent clogging.

• Changing Engine Mounts
• Oil Recommendations
• Water Heater Replacement
• Accessing a Heat Exchanger Zinc on the C34 Mk II
• Removing Twist from the Dutchman