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February 1998 Vol 16 #1
- Replacing fixed cabin windows
- Intermittent macerator pump problem
- Battery buss bars
- Cushion recovering, rigging harness
- Teak finish
- A new TV shelf idea
May 1998 Vol 16 #2
- Frozen bolts
- 3 bladed prop
- Sharp wire ties
- Neglected area– bottom of wing keel
- Prop coating
- Dying hatch gaskets
- Heat exchanger
- Faster sink drains for head
- Four battery hold down frame – four 6V golf carts
- Engine dies: diesel fuel clogged pickup screen to blame
- Diesel engine timing
- Galley sink covers and cockpit table extender
August 1998 Vol 16 #3
First edition with separate Tech Talk section
- Plumbing leaks
- Teak & holly sole dings
- Bilge pump back siphoning
- Wire protection
- Perko switch
- Transmission oil refill trick
- Heat Exchanger end caps
- Mark II engine access (sometimes things go backwards)
- Improved refrigeration efficiency
- Aging Boats Followup: exhaust risers, fuel lines
- Venting the Oil Pan breather
November 1998 Vol 16 #4
- Electric fuel pump
- Head upgrade
- Stuck macerator
- Dialectric grease
- Lubricating thru hulls
- Sharp screws
- Erratic knot logS
- Sudden vibration
- Garhauer Marine Upgrades: traveller, rigid boom vang, ball bearing sheave blocks
- Dollar Bill Test: for the exhaust riser
- Lewmar hatches
- Strange water leak: dripless stuffing and rudder packing gland
- Elliptical vs Standard Rudder
- Propane Changes
- Autoprop Update