After all that, I failed to answer the question you posed. Inside the boat, with a latex or 1-part poly or alkyd-enamel, I would not use fans, as Alan...
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Tim Keefe
tkeefe76
Apr 23, 2012 1:28 pm
Just Google "one pot meals" and you'll light up the board. tkeefe From: watkins@yahoogroups.com [mailto:watkins@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of w27cb Sent:...
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Jim
w27sail
Apr 23, 2012 1:35 pm
Rick, good point. I used a non marine finish on my inside teak and it has done well for 15 years. On the yellow and orange striped wall covering in the head I...
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gpdno1
Apr 23, 2012 6:54 pm
Rick, Thanks again for the detailed advice. Greg...
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Paul
lapoints...
Apr 23, 2012 7:16 pm
I have replaced the sheaves (4 on each end) located in my boom. I used US Spars and Rig Right. Lots of good information and you may get a better price, I...
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Brooks Glass
zeemjap
Apr 23, 2012 8:02 pm
My '79 Watkins 27 is named Southern Exposure too. Fairhope, AL Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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lapoints@...
lapoints...
Apr 23, 2012 8:16 pm
Just got back from 11 days at my boat and first time I have seen the pictures. Dam man, I have never seen a W27 with a shaft like that. I had a 79 W27 and...
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Paul
lapoints...
Apr 23, 2012 9:16 pm
I sailed with a real old time salt named Dave Parker. He had several ocean voyages under his belt and wrote a book or two about ocean sailing and such. Dave...
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w27cb
Apr 23, 2012 9:46 pm
I too have used a bolt and locknut..used a longer bolt with a shoulder and cut off the excess....
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Timothy
tkeefe76
Apr 23, 2012 9:52 pm
I was looking through our Facebook member pictures this afternoon and noticed that one of our members has two gas cans stowed on the bow of his boat, and I...
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Alan C. Wilson
kacansas03
Apr 23, 2012 10:11 pm
Almost all gasoline pump fuel contains some ethanol. However it rarely reaches the 10% level and I believe we will not reach the proposed 15% for 5 to 8 years...
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Tim Keefe
tkeefe76
Apr 23, 2012 10:44 pm
Thanks for the confirmation.Right now, in SW Florida, there isn't much of a price difference between marina diesel and service station diesel so why would...
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rick_rew
Apr 23, 2012 10:53 pm
Alan, There service station down the street from me sells "off-road"; diesel. It has read dye, and it's about 40 cents per gal less expensive (no road tax),...
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Alan C. Wilson
kacansas03
Apr 23, 2012 11:31 pm
Yes, your Yanmar will benefit from "off road" or farm diesel. Now comes the but. They can not sell it to just anyone, you have to have a genuine off road use...
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Alan C. Wilson
kacansas03
Apr 23, 2012 11:36 pm
I forgot to say in my last post that our W33 + trailer is around a 16,000 to 18,000 load to tow and I get 14 to 15mpg with my truck when towing it. I have...
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rick_rew
Apr 23, 2012 11:39 pm
Thanks Alan. I'll check the specs on line if it's listed. Sounds like I should just buy the cetane booster anyway. Rick...
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Jim
w27sail
Apr 24, 2012 12:51 pm
Rick, I use off-road diesel in my boat and see no difference. None of the marinas near me have diesel so the off-road is handy. Jim ... From: rick_rew To:...
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Jim
w27sail
Apr 24, 2012 12:56 pm
The off-road diesel place in Yorktown Va. will sell to anyone that is not pumping into a car or truck (cans or farm equipment only). Jim ... From: Alan C....
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rick_rew
Apr 24, 2012 3:20 pm
Yeah, my service station down the road always asks if I am buying for my car/truck, or if I'm buying for an off-road vehicle. They seem kind of nervous, like...
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Alan C. Wilson
kacansas03
Apr 25, 2012 7:13 pm
Yeah, the off-road is red colored. They probably seem nervous for they are probably scared that they would get in trouble somehow which isn't the case. You...
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Jan Sopoci
j_sopoci
Apr 25, 2012 9:42 pm
Alan, Â Well that explains it!!! LOL. I was poking around in my engine compartment, tightening belts, checking hoses, etc., and noticed the fuel filter was...
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John Myers
watkins25
Apr 26, 2012 1:14 am
One point that I don't think I saw anyone mention so far. It takes about three years for me to use 15 gallons of fuel. Although I add about 5 gallons each...
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w27cb
Apr 26, 2012 11:46 am
IMHO..not so much the age of the fuel..but the age of the tank along with the sediment that resides in the bottom of the tank..these aged aluminum tanks are...
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Jim
w27sail
Apr 26, 2012 12:59 pm
When I re-powered I had my fuel tank removed, steam cleaned, and inspected. Thanks to that, filter changes, and additives I have had no fuel problems. As for...
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rick_rew
Apr 26, 2012 1:09 pm
Amen to Boatus unlimited towing. When I repowered, I removed the old 20 gal aluminum tank - it wasn't leaking, but stories of aged aluminum tanks leaking...
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Paul L.
lapoints...
Apr 26, 2012 2:25 pm
When I bought my W33 in 2008 I had the tank cleaned professionally. It was surprising clean of sediment, water and any other contaminates. I say surprisingly...
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Kevin Egolf
klegolf
Apr 26, 2012 3:50 pm
I had problems with clogged filters when out in rough weather. After changing filters a lot I decided it was time to clean out the tank. I used my suction oil...
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rick_rew
Apr 26, 2012 5:26 pm
With a suction "wand" and moving it around the bottom of the tank, that will clear out a great deal of the sediment. Rick...
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John Collins
skollinspu
Apr 26, 2012 9:00 pm
The red color is really for IRS tax enforcement. Road fuel pays Federal fuel taxes, off road does not. If they find red dye in the tank of a trucker (or a...
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Jan Sopoci
j_sopoci
Apr 26, 2012 9:56 pm
Skip, Â Interesting, and it makes sense. Â Jan ________________________________ From: John Collins <transbls@...> To: watkins@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
