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February 1998 Vol 16 #1 

  • Replacing fixed cabin windows
  • Intermittent macerator pump problem
  • Battery buss bars
  • Cushion recovering, rigging harness
  • Teak finish
  • A new TV shelf idea

May 1998 Vol 16 #2

  • Frozen bolts
  • 3 bladed prop
  • Sharp wire ties
  • Neglected area-- bottom of wing keel
  • Prop coating
  • Dying hatch gaskets
  • Heat exchanger
  • Faster sink drains for head
  • Four battery hold down frame - four 6V golf carts
  • Engine dies: diesel fuel clogged pickup screen to blame
  • Diesel engine timing
  • Galley sink covers and cockpit table extender

August 1998 Vol 16 #3

First edition with separate Tech Talk section

  • Plumbing leaks
  • Teak & holly sole dings
  • Bilge pump back siphoning
  • Wire protection
  • Perko switch 
  • Transmission oil refill trick
  • Heat Exchanger end caps
  • Mark II engine access (sometimes things go backwards)
  • Improved refrigeration efficiency
  • Aging Boats Followup: exhaust risers, fuel lines
  • Venting the Oil Pan breather

November 1998 Vol 16   #4

  • Electric fuel pump
  • Head upgrade
  • Stuck macerator
  • Dialectric grease
  • Lubricating thru hulls
  • Sharp screws
  • Erratic knot logS
  • Sudden vibration
  • Garhauer Marine Upgrades: traveller, rigid boom vang, ball bearing sheave blocks
  • Dollar Bill Test: for the exhaust riser
  • Lewmar hatches
  • Strange water leak: dripless stuffing and rudder packing gland
  • Elliptical vs Standard Rudder
  • Propane Changes
  • Autoprop Update

 

 

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