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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    3 coats of epoxy-based barrier coating. Now for the first coat of anti-fouling paint . . . The paint I use is ePaint EP-2000. It is an eco-friendly water-based ablative paint that provides a nice smooth surface and keeps the sea critters away. I like the fact that it comes in white. I...
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    Used Boat Market Getting 'Thin' ???

    I usually scan the boat advertisement sites every few weeks, particularly in the 24 - 33 foot size range, checking a variety of sites just to see what of interest is out on the used boat market. One thing that I have noticed this year is that there seems to be fewer boats for sale . . . maybe...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Update: I have made some progress on the hull prep work. I got the bottom sanded and 2 coats of Interprotect 2000 barrier coat on the hull (below the boot stripe) I think I'll do a third coat and then a few coats of anti-fouling paint, since it is going in the salt. I plan on using the...
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    Anyone looking for a project boat ?

    I came across this Crownline 288 BR project boat on CL. Twin Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo3's Asking $7K, but probably could be had for less. By the looks of it, I would assume it has a bit of moisture in the structure, but who knows :) I would think that you could part out the engines and...
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    Portable Vacuum Cleaner Recommendations - for the boat

    I have been thinking of getting a new vacuum cleaner for the boat. The carpet in the cabin seems to collect all kinds of dirt and debris. I have a wimpy no-name 12v plug-in vac that is not up to the task. Looking for something that would be good for carpet as well as hard surfaces and even...
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    Bilge Pump Wiring

    My bilge pump bit the dust during one of my recent outings with the boat. I accidentally left it on while anchored and it seems to have burnt out the motor. When I checked on it this past weekend, I noticed that there was an indicator light illuminated inside the instrument panel switch that...
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    Closed Cooling System on Port Engine Running Hot(ter)

    Just catching up on some pictures from yesterday, when I took the water pump off. Here is the water pump removed . . . Backing plate removed to inspect the impeller and internal passages. The impeller looks very good. . . For the rest of the day the Admiral and I followed the weather...
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    Closed Cooling System on Port Engine Running Hot(ter)

    Here are a couple of pictures that I took of the gauges after about 20 minutes of run time (at idle) Port Engine: Starboard Engine: So, pretty much where we were . . .
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    Closed Cooling System on Port Engine Running Hot(ter)

    I did take some pictures during the day, so I thought that I would post a few . . . unbuttoned the intake plenum and some of the closed cooling system to access the fuel pressure regulator, which is on the forward part of the fuel rail Here are the old and new (silver) regulators and the...
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    Closed Cooling System on Port Engine Running Hot(ter)

    I'm back at the summer house (Cape Cod) for the weekend. The weather looks too good to be working on the boat. So, I'll delay the regulator swap for the time being and we will go boating instead. The bay is supposed to be flat today & tomorrow. :) :thumb: I did want to give the OEM regulator...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Progress Update: I have the hull cleaned and sanded (below the waterline). There are about 30 - 40 blisters that I opened up in total. so, those will need to be filled with an epoxy and sanded. then I can do the barrier coat and antifouling paint.
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    SSD Upgrade for my MacBook Pro

    All set . . . I think/hope. :) The files from the old HDD laid down on the new SSD using 198 GB +/- vs. the 220GB. so, some improvement there. The swap-out was straight forward and I am up and running on the 'new' computer :) Here are the old (left) and new (right) drives. Here are the...
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    SSD Upgrade for my MacBook Pro

    After a couple years flirting with low disk space and declining performance, I am upgrading my 7 year old MacBook Pro to a solid state drive. The original hard drive is a 250 GB hard drive of 2009 vintage. The new one is a 480 GB SSD. So far, so good . . . I got the OWC upgrade kit from...
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    water in trim hydraulics, sticky ram

    You can isolate the trim cylinders from the pump by connecting the hydraulic lines together. ​ You will want to set the outdrive part way up and support it before you do this. then once the lines are connected, see if the outdrive lowers over the course of hours/days. If it lowers within an...
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    Avatar showing up as the wrong image

    I noticed this morning that my avatar icon comes up as a different image on some, but not all, of the posts. The icon is correct on my profile ( thunderbird emblem) but on some posts shows as a set of engine parts. Database Indexing issue perhaps?
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    Closed Cooling System on Port Engine Running Hot(ter)

    Here you go . . . . :D
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    HULL BOTTOM UPDATE: I took a couple of hours today to start sanding the hull bottom. At closer inspection, I am glad that I chose to turn the boat over, because it has allowed me to get a more detailed look at the hull. What I had thought were mostly chips in the gelcoat turned out to be some...
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    Closed Cooling System on Port Engine Running Hot(ter)

    I was out there in 2011 for some skiing . . . actually not much snow then. Saw some snow at the peaks of the Grand Teton mountains yesterday. Among the 4 of us, we have about 4500 digital pics of our 8 day vacation. The regulator parts are here, so next weekend I will install the new regulator...
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    New website style & color scheme ???

    noticing a new style and colors on the website this morning. Not sure what is up . . . :noidea:
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    Closed Cooling System on Port Engine Running Hot(ter)

    In the time being . . . Here are a few more pictures that I have yet to post. Temperature gauges at the helm when the engines are idling and brought up to temperature. Here is one of the MEFI units (ECU) when I swapped them The check sum label which is used to verify the program...
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