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It varies but a lot of fuel pumps are mechanical, powered by a pushrod off the camshaft. If it's mechanical and you don't have pressure you might try blowing out the line(s) and replacing any upstream filter, before ordering a new diaphram
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Hadlock posted:It varies but a lot of fuel pumps are mechanical, powered by a pushrod off the camshaft. If it's mechanical and you don't have pressure you might try blowing out the line(s) and replacing any upstream filter, before ordering a new diaphram https://waterskis.com/mastercraft-oem-fuel-pump-module-202/
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gvibes posted:Zero fuel pressure on ye olde mastercraft ski boat. Not good! Left my multimeter at home so couldn't check to make sure the pump was powered. I'm not even sure where I could test. Humans aren't the only "intelligent" animals that gently caress with others or kill for no reason. Killer whales have been known to deliberately attack great white sharks. And dolphins are know to gently caress with porpoises for fun and kill them and poo poo.
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Had a very fun maintenance day yesterday where we discovered a bird nesting in our engine vents (by looking in and having a bird fly in our face), and also realizing why disconnecting the backstay when you have your boom and sail rigged and adding weight is a really really bad idea.
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That sounds like fun, oof.
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Yeah, the original thought was "disassembling the bimini beams seems like such a pain, let's just take the backstay off and feed it through", which has to be one of the all time worst decisions we've made with this boat. The bird was just insult to injury.
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I use a halyard as temporary support when I’m removing a stay.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDxIx6I89rQ
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   at the climate change imagery of houseboats catching fire while huddled in (what visually amounts to) a puddle. Double since the water has been so low on Lake Powell, nobody has really been using these houseboats, which means thousands of hours of deferred maintenance across that marina.
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I hope MacGyver got out ok 
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I know canoes should be stored upside down resting on the gunwales, but what about in the garage right side hanging by straps wrapped around the hull?
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That's probably the ideal solution if it works for you.
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two_beer_bishes posted:I know canoes should be stored upside down resting on the gunwales, but what about in the garage right side hanging by straps wrapped around the hull? Should be fine
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Great, thanks!
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Even better when you find your 5 year old nephew somehow crawled up in there and is now playing river captain 8' above the ground
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Kind of neat https://www.printables.com/model/499752-bayliner-cierra-285-fresh-water-cap Pretty sure this is a universal thread/diameter. Wouldn't recommend this for gasoline but if printed in ABS would be ok for diesel for a couple of weeks. I think in this case he's using it for the water fill  
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Surprisingly, no, they aren't a single thread diameter. That would make my job too easy. 
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Vampire Panties posted:
Houseboats are already basically Deferred Maintenance: The Boat. That marina is basically a
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Tell me you’ve never lost your fill cap without telling me you’ve never lost your fill cap.
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Fill cap is quite possibly the only thing I've never lost overboard, recovered or otherwise Edit: that and the rig
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I've lost one, luckily they are not very expensive to replace 
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Big Taint posted:Tell me you’ve never lost your fill cap without telling me you’ve never lost your fill cap. I lost mine on the side of the road once, but fortunately the road was in front of my house and I was able to recover it when I got back home.
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Hadlock posted:...the only thing I've never lost overboard... So.. uh... that's not good.
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Crew? Spinnaker? Fuel? Yes yes yes Sunglasses, winches, cushions, lines, shackles hats jackets beer subway sandwiches cigars All yes Pretty sure I dropped an emergency tiller overboard at one point
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Hadlock posted:Crew? Spinnaker? Fuel? Yes yes yes Objectively missing from this list: - 6 hats - my extra pair of wool socks - my phone Sorry about your Spinnaker née water anchor
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No worries $450 later at the sail maker and it was good as new I literally have a leather bound book with "things <seaborneClink> has dropped overboard" laser engraved on the cover at home I can't find it right now still unpacking. So far the first three pages are full IIRC Edit: I don't think I've dropped a deck of playing cards overboard yet Hadlock fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Jun 8, 2023 |
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Did you drop the notebook overboard? A couple months ago I dropped my VHF overboard while we were trying to dodge a rain storm. Fortunately it floats and we were already motoring, so retrieving it was easy
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Thoughts on a Bayfield 29 as a first boat? I'm pretty sure I've read every written word that exists online but always appreciate goonpinions. Seems like a perfectly stable and unremarkable lil' ship.
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What sort of sailing experience do you have? Personally for me 29' feels on the large side but maybe reasonable for a first boat, but I'd personally be looking for a sloop vs a cutter just for simplicity's sake if I was completely green.
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Some outings with friends who sail and a four day ASA 101/103-equivalent course on a Catalina 27. Plus other education here and there (Canadian PCOC course, ROC(M) course). So...not a lot! But I'm dedicated and generally know what I'm doing. I've also wondered about the cutter being appropriate, but despite the extra lines hanging around it offers a nice advantage in not having to gently caress around with different foresails to deal with changing conditions, which is a nice plus when sailing solo/with a wife. CmdrSmirnoff fucked around with this message at 11:42 on Jun 9, 2023 |
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Are you on the great lakes? I feel like everyone here just uses a furling genoa and calls it a day. I don't think there's a single hank-on foresail in my marina.
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CmdrSmirnoff posted:Thoughts on a Bayfield 29 as a first boat? I'm pretty sure I've read every written word that exists online but always appreciate goonpinions. Seems like a perfectly stable and unremarkable lil' ship. What is your sailing experience? How many sailboat owners do you know you can call for advice when something breaks? I agree that's a bit on the large size for a first timer What kinds of trips do you want to do on it, first year, second year, dream/stretch trip? That's a lot of boat with not much cockpit size, moderately adequate interior size. Very poor upwind performance due to full keel. I'd be looking at that if I was going to anchor out on three day weekends and do at least one week long trip every year I would look at a 25 or 27' boat as a first timer. Parts, maintenance, wind loads etc will be half that of the 30' class boat you're looking at If you have a wife or girlfriend that's enthusiastic about boating but scared of it tipping over, that's a great boat looks very stable probably hardly rocks at all I'll say it again, that boat has a tiny tiny cockpit. It sacrifices tons of cockpit room in favor of more stabbin' cabin down below. I bet you would have trouble running even a single margarita blender up top. If your plan is to have three couples on board for a summer afternoon cruise it's gonna be a very tight fit, especially if the wind picks up. This image says it all about the cockpit:  Edit; first rule of judging a cockpit is: can you lay down flat in it without weird compromises Hadlock fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Jun 8, 2023 |
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Obviously the solution is to go just a tad bigger. https://www.nautorswan.com/yachts/models/swan120/
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Arguably the best boat on the market is the J/70 IMO 1) cabin can hold a cooler of beer + single marg blender 2) v-berth you can gently caress in (pretty drat important) 3) cockpit you can gently caress in (for when the wind and beer run out, the cooler isn't that big) 4) you can trailer is with a Honda Accord 5) you can trailer launch it in any lake with a Honda Accord 6) it's a keel boat so no worries about capsizing 7) cabin area is big enough to pee in a bucket in private 8) fits on a trailer, park it in your driveway for free j/22 is a pretty good boat if you can find one that hasn't been abused, or, has already been recored where it's got soft spots j/27 is widely considered one of the great midsize boats and trade at a premium
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Trailering isn't a thing for me since I don't have a driveway, but saving some ducats on mooring and wintering is always welcome.quote:What kinds of trips do you want to do on it, first year, second year, dream/stretch trip? First year or two just trips around Lake Ontario, eventually as far as Niagara and Kingston. Maybe dipping into Erie. Taking friends and family for a day sail and maybe a game of D&D. In a decade I'd get a different boat for ocean stuff (that the wife won't be joining me for so I wanna get good at soloing). It's gotta be comfortable enough to nap in/on, at least. I have nothing against smaller boats but everything that catches my eye at a decent price point has been in the 30ish range and built in the 70s/early 80s.
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Suggesting a J70 is good for anything but spending a lot of money on (bad) OD racing is bold. A J22 however, is a reasonable suggestion.
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CmdrSmirnoff posted:Trailering isn't a thing for me since I don't have a driveway, but saving some ducats on mooring and wintering is always welcome. There's a bunch of early 80's 27' boats that would meet those criteria fine (C&C, CS, Mirage are all great boats that are a good balance of solid handling and performance). I have a Mirage 27 in the same lake as you and we can have 2 couples on it comfortably enough, or my kids for a family outing. Done a few overnights and would be comfortable taking it anywhere in Lake Ontario. Sleeps the family fine (4 people), if my kids weren't kids it would be starting to get on the uncomfortable side (one settee is fine for a bed but the other one is on the small side). At 27' you're still typically going to have a proper head, and a very basic galley (alcohol stove, icebox and sink usually). C&C specifically has an advantage on Lake Ontario in that you can still reasonably source parts from NOTL, which is rare for an early 80's production boat.
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