Ah, my eyes must be going, thought it was aluminum or stainless. I think I finally have the fueling issue figured out with mine, so i'm looking forward to having a reliable motor as well.
The Official "What Did You Do To Your Mac Today" Thread!
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I used this truck to tow my 26S in the past and about three years ago stashed it in the spot shown in the picture - stopped registering and insuring it since I wasnt using it but wanted to keep it. It sat in this spot for all that time (3 years) with the same gas. I would start it maybe two or three times a year, drive it a very short distance (not legal to drive) and kept the battery charged. I just re-registered and insured it, drove it 100 miles on that same tank of gas. Didnt seem to have any issues.
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I installed my new Standard Horizon GX2200
And I finished the new through deck fittings. One is for a new run of RG-8x coax cable going up to the new 36" mast-top antenna, the other is for the new steaming and anchor lights. (It's a 3 prong polarized plug. Below decks, here, its a duplex wire and a negative primary. Above and up the mast, it's a triplex wire)
And I finished the new through deck fittings. One is for a new run of RG-8x coax cable going up to the new 36" mast-top antenna, the other is for the new steaming and anchor lights. (It's a 3 prong polarized plug. Below decks, here, its a duplex wire and a negative primary. Above and up the mast, it's a triplex wire)
I broke all my main sail slugs. Caught a big wind as I was lowering the sail, and trying to get the motor started. My wife found some on Amazon for a few dollars. Just hve to put them on now...
Sorry to hear that. But then it's better to have the sail slugs break than rip your sail or damage your mast. Were they the all plastic sail slugs or were they the nylon slugs with stainless loops? Glad you were able to find replacements.
This morning I finally finished up the new gasket on the forward hatch, laying down a coat of contact cement to the painstakingly cleaned area, and then re-gooping the hinges.
I'll do the final hinge tightening in a couple of hours.
I'll do the final hinge tightening in a couple of hours.
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I had previously posted the underside of the new the new through-deck electrical fittings, here's how they turned out topsides:
the 12v wire sends power to the anchor light and steaming light, the RG-8x coax goes to the antenna. new anchor light on the mast cap:
Anchor light and new VHF antenna:
and I finally finished the bow chocks. I had cut the flat spot into the toe rail a couple weeks ago and taped them off till i could get back and epoxy them. I drilled the holes oversized, used releasing paste on the chocks, and let the epoxy cure. this gives the chocks a much stronger bed to be mounted to and pull against when there is a line through them. I then drilled holes to the proper size for the hardware, which you can see here:
1 week till our 4 day San Juan Islands trip! ... and still projects to check off my list :cry:
the 12v wire sends power to the anchor light and steaming light, the RG-8x coax goes to the antenna. new anchor light on the mast cap:
Anchor light and new VHF antenna:
and I finally finished the bow chocks. I had cut the flat spot into the toe rail a couple weeks ago and taped them off till i could get back and epoxy them. I drilled the holes oversized, used releasing paste on the chocks, and let the epoxy cure. this gives the chocks a much stronger bed to be mounted to and pull against when there is a line through them. I then drilled holes to the proper size for the hardware, which you can see here:
1 week till our 4 day San Juan Islands trip! ... and still projects to check off my list :cry:
Our 100qt cooler has a little hatch on the lid, so I made a partition insert. I got a 1/2" thick cutting board from a restaurant supply store, and cut it to fit the contours of the cooler. I then stuck rubber weather stripping along the edge so it would stick in place. The idea is to be able to open the hatch to grab cold drinks without losing cool air from the food side. The cooler is below decks - out of the sun - under the cockpit and to starboard of the companion way, so we can easily grab drinks out of this compartment and access it from the settee when preparing meals. I also used some extra weather stripping to seal around the lid to hopefully give it a little more efficiency. Those 3 gallon jugs of frozen water to keep it pretty chilly.
Replaced the original tan mainsail cover and bimini with Pacific Blue ones. Added a tent, which was much appreciated during the heat of the morning and the afternoon rain. Attaching a new Magma grill then heading home. Still trying to figure out where to mount new chart plotter. Still, all ready for next weekend!
I noticed my Mac was no longer floating. Lake levels dropped so much she is teeter tottering. I guess my season just came to an abrupt end.
While we tried out a boom sunshade as well as a hitch extender from E-trailer, we mostly tried to make the most of the last usable days on the water by being on the water. Our old Mac has the original trailer and has to go deep to float on or off, but the extender helped. Water level has dropped so low that the edge of the 'floating' docks at the ramp are pretty far from the edge of the water...
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Happy to report that now, at the end-ish of the season we've got the motor all tuned up and ready for redemption. At some point - likely this spring in the heat - the fuel decided to explore the crankcase and was free to do so thanks to a SUPER gummy carb. All clean, flushed and barrel-of-water tested. You even THINK of pushing the starter button and it purrs to life. Found the fish finder head unit (thank goodness), stuck the transducer down in a glob of sillycone and deflated and rolled up the tender. Headed for water on Saturday or Sunday and a first family overnight booked for the 19th. It will hopefully be a great end to a bit of a frustrating "getting to know her, getting to know all about her" kinda summer.
Went out Monday for a couple hours. (Went Sunday for longer) but winds were almost dead. I found some shallows about 4' deep and slipped in and dropped anchor for a swim. Saw a few barnacles so I asked the Admiral to toss me a brush. I wiped down the hull and knocked off the barnacles. She then handed me the long handle brush and I cleaned the entire bottom. It was just a light coating of slime but hey. It was as good as a sailing day standing in chest deep water giving 'Ohana a little bath. Water was great and had a good time.
I'm real good about lifting (tilting) the motor out of the water and the rudder too, but for the last couple weeks I forgot to lift the ladder and it had all kinds of sea growth in it so I cleaned that up as well. Darn it, I forgot to bring it up when I closed the boat up!
Actually, I was nice to swim in the Chesapeake without getting caught up in jelly fish. Just haven't seen near as many this year! I'm ok with that!
I'm real good about lifting (tilting) the motor out of the water and the rudder too, but for the last couple weeks I forgot to lift the ladder and it had all kinds of sea growth in it so I cleaned that up as well. Darn it, I forgot to bring it up when I closed the boat up!
Actually, I was nice to swim in the Chesapeake without getting caught up in jelly fish. Just haven't seen near as many this year! I'm ok with that!
Bought a new jib . For $200 23 luff and 14 foot . It belonged to an oday. Looks crisp and brand new .
Went out sailing for a few hours when I started the engine and put it into gear the engine kept on shutting down so I sailed to the marina entrance and dropped sail. Call US Tow boat they got to my locationwithin 45 minutes. It was nice though the sun was setting ( wife was stressed as if the boat is taking water) took them about five minutes to tow us in.
A good fourth run .
Went out sailing for a few hours when I started the engine and put it into gear the engine kept on shutting down so I sailed to the marina entrance and dropped sail. Call US Tow boat they got to my locationwithin 45 minutes. It was nice though the sun was setting ( wife was stressed as if the boat is taking water) took them about five minutes to tow us in.
A good fourth run .
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Willsnows cooler project reminded me of a project I finally got done.. putting all the pictures of the two chamber ice chest experiment in one spot
http://analogengineering.com/sail/mac/fridge.html
http://analogengineering.com/sail/mac/fridge.html
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I figure this will give me something to hang stuff on, as the old one was a bit too convoluted.
A slight taper, beveled at the bottom to make for a split-free installation.
I'll do a light wash coat of shellac, a stain to match the neighboring bulkhead, and then a lot more shellac.
Old growth compared to new growth forest.
I figure this will give me something to hang stuff on, as the old one was a bit too convoluted.
A slight taper, beveled at the bottom to make for a split-free installation.
I'll do a light wash coat of shellac, a stain to match the neighboring bulkhead, and then a lot more shellac.
Old growth compared to new growth forest.
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We just spent Saturday night there! There's a local harbor seal that has gotten very fat by swimming along all the boats in the marina and begging for scraps. We saw him multiple times a day both days.
Hope you guys are having a blast!