Sorta sailing related

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Chief RA

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Nov 26, 2012
2,315
Catalina 250 Bodega Bay CA
centerline: Good presentation. To prevent such problems motorcycle oil is basically for both type engines since we have both air and water cooling. I am sure you knew this but others may not. Chief
 
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centerline

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Mar 20, 2012
3,983
Cal 34-III, MacGregor 25 Salem, Oregon
Chief RA said:
centerline: Good presentation. To prevent such problems motorcycle oil is basically for both type engines since we have both air and water cooling. I am sure you knew this but others may not. Chief
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right on!.... older snowmobiles and such... air cooled engines:D

nearly all the watercooled motorcycles and snowmobiles are 4 stroke now... but all the 2-cycle oil in that industry is still formulated for air cooled engines.
 
rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
12,935
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Kermit said:
After reading the manual I realized I should have read it before starting this thread. But what fun would that have been? I'm loving all the responses. And I had already seen the mythbusters episode. They never said it was practical. Just possible.
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I use my leaf blower for all kinds of things. I clean out my gutters with it... awsome... just walk the roof line pointing the blower at the gutter....

I clean my truck..... I have a crew cab.... so I open all four door sand blow.... All kinds of dust and sand come flying out from under the seats... Much fast and more complete than vacuuming. :D

Oh yeah... and sometimes I blow leaves...;)
 
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gettinthere

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Nov 26, 2008
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Endeavour 42 Cruisin
You could seal up your boat with tape and pressurize the interior with one or more leaf blowers. Then spritz soapy water around toe rails, deck joins, fittings, stanchions, etc and look for soap bubbles telling you where you have potential deck leaks.
 
WayneH

WayneH

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Jan 22, 2008
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Tartan 37 287 Pensacola, FL
gettinthere said:
You could seal up your boat with tape and pressurize the interior with one or more leaf blowers. Then spritz soapy water around toe rails, deck joins, fittings, stanchions, etc and look for soap bubbles telling you where you have potential deck leaks.
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This is one of the reasons I'm always on this board. Maybe I can find that vagrant leak over the icebox. Or at least eliminate the spot I "think" it's coming from.

We've already done the creeper races with leaf blowers at the shop. The 95 pound lady won because she had less mass to move. Dangit.
 
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