Brian, my story got me in a caundry. My exhaust water lock ie muffler need replacing. Called around giving measurements. The smallest FG was 12x12x12 in rough...
Hello Jack. I had the same setup as you. Brother Ron had the same too. He wrapped fiberglass around his old muffler. I installed the new fiberglass muffler...
The original sales flier that came with my 1977 34' aft cabin Puget Trawler (aka CHB) states that it has 2 150 gal fuel tanks. Laurence Hill Bellingham, WA...
I cut out the side of the FG muffler to clear the shaft and then built a concave FG patch in the cut-out. Has been fine for about 15 years. Andy Clark ANTARES ...
Laurence, I would not necessarily believe a contemporary auto brochure, much less a brochure for boats that were made essentially by hand in a Taiwan yard in...
Andy, Having recently replaced my pillow block shaft bearing, I can be sure of the distance between the shaft and my fiberglass muffler. It's a bit less than...
Thanks, great information - does anyone on the site have brochures or builder informationa on a 48' Ponderossa, made in 1986? Thanks, Phil Mhoon Luna III 48'...
Don't have brochures but do have a Ponderosa 47 Sundeck and interested in same information. Alan Goin' Divin' La Paz, Mexico ________________________________ ...
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johnesch88@...
Apr 3, 2011 1:03 am
... I'm also interested on brochure for 48' CHB. Seamaster/Ponderosa or other names. Thanks. John & Cyndi Esch, AGLCA #2728 Carrollton, TX 75006 Fet-Esch,a...
Who has water in the fiberglass pan area under their engine? It is a pain to shop vac it out and gets stinky if left for a while. I am looking for where the...
Eric, Chances are the water is dripping from your engine somewhere. Maybe a leaking hose, or your raw water pump? Cut a large piece of kraft paper, place it...
Hello Eric. The front of the engine bilge is sealed to keep regular bilge water out. Mine begal leaking very slowly. It let bulge water seep in and under the...
Erik, I've had a small amount of water accumulate in the bilge and have searched diligently for where it may be coming from. It hasn't been so much I can't dry...
I'm on the road where there is snow & ice this week, but on the weekend when I am home, weather permitting, I am going to start gluing down teak deck boards to...
My problem seems similar to Dick's. It seeps in slowly and then stays. I have dried and wiped clean the bilge. I have placed epoxy in the bad area in the back...
Andy, Your "fix" was outstanding. Why didn't I think of that?? :=) You are all so right, when I stuffed the "new" fiberglass water muffler in there, I...
Armand, Fortunately there is no flutter in Mogambo's shaft, as the distance between the transmission and the pillow block bearing is about two feet, so the...
Andy, Your "fix" was outstanding. Why didn't I think of that?? :=) You are all so right, when I stuffed the "new" fiberglass water muffler in there, I...
Van, Well, no "flutter" in Delfini's shaft either, but working on the premise that one flaw can quickly escalate into several, I just felt that "too tight" was...
Erik I'd love to see a picture of the PVC pipe you're referring to. On my '76 the pipe you reference is smashed and plugged with a big blob of epoxy. Previous...
Armand, Thanks for your reply on the muffler cost. I thought it would be a lot more than that. Hope someone else can use it. I've had that close tolerance...
Yes. Cleaned with acetone before bedding, and no, none have loosened since installation. Also put in SS screws in place of the cheap Chinese brass ones. No...
A couple more questions Andy. I should learn never to take a note pad to dinner in a rural restaurant / bar / video lottery lounge - hey its the best place in...
See answers interleaved. Andy Clark ANTARES 1978 34 CHB DC Home Port Everett WA. ... From: "carina_5983" <Glenn_Taylor@...> To: <CHB@yahoogroups.com> ...
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btlifes2short@...
Apr 5, 2011 12:51 pm
Thought this might be some good info for Gulf Coast Cruisers. Todd Lanning Life's2Short Life's2Short is now for sale: http://l2s4sale.blogspot.com/ ... ...
I am wanting to install a" Norm Switch" and need information on what I need for it. I luckily have an easy way to connect to an alarm because I have an alarm...
I will post my pics. I am trying to figure out an easy way to do that. After I sealed the area surrounding the rear pcv pipe that goes under the fiberglass...
Hi, I've had a homestyle satellite dish installed on the Lipstick for the past 6 years (provider is DishNetwork), working great but it's pretty much...
