February 1999 Vol 17 #1

• Forgotten Lube points (mast collar studs)
• Anchor light dome
• Engine Mount nut security
• Engine blower vent screens
• Emergency one way valve repair (shower drain)
• Clevis pin orientation
• Vessel identification number explained
• Engine Tach Settings – dip switch settings for Teleflex tach
• Emergency Tiller Use – try it before you need to
• Autoprop discount for C34 owners
• Baking stone – oven improvement
• Microwave installation – over-the-galley-sink
• Jammed outhaul – written description, see August 1996 Vol 14 #3 for drawings
• Boom vang followup – rigid vang advantages
• Preventer – Mainsheet Line Kinks, and bow roller – wash in cold unsoftened water
• Electric fuel pump – fuel pump parts and filters
• Extra head storage – another good installation, see August 1988

May 1999 Vol. 17 #2

• Y2K and GPS
• Bilge pump (check manual regularly)
• Engine manuals: reference numbers
• Tension gauge
• Steering check (underneath)
• Shaft coupling key
• Mainsheet line kinks (get non swiveling blocks)
• Another Sink Drain Solution – Y into fridge foot pump
• Traveller Jam Cleats – move aft to under dodger
• Emergency Tiller – extension ideas
• Oberdorfer Pump Parts and less expensive DEPCO source
• C34 Cabin Heater Inquiry
• Wing Keel Elliptical vs Standard Rudder – diagram
• New Rudder Cost
• Adler/Barbour Refrigeration Repair
• Adjusting Valve Lash on the 4 Cylinder Diesel
• Engine Cover Steps

Aug 1999 Vol. 17 #3

• Super Cleaner
• Leaking Wooden Hand Holds
• Engine Parts
• Adding Longevity to Your Line
• Toilet Repair
• Changing Mast Lights
• Cleaning Stainless Steel, Brass and Bronze
• Engine Speed
• Autoprop Group Discount
• Removing Wooden Handhold
• V Berth Storage
• Battery Charger
• Deck Fitting
• Single Hump Exhaust Hose
• Extra Galley Storage
• Hurth Transmission Leaks
• Jammed Outhaul

Nov 1999 Vol. 17 #4

• Adler Barbour telephone # (860)664-4906 
• Diesel Additives Diesel Sludge & Slime Control in addition to biocide and water separators 
• Raw Water Strainer – outside the hull 
• Bilge Pump Float Switch – needs fuse 
• Transmission Shift Lever – replace plastic with stainless 
• Start Wiring Upgrade – check connections before replacing wiring 
• Broken Black Sliding Panel – turn end-for-end 
• Losing Raw Water Engine Prime – check O ring at strainer 
• Stopped Up Through Hull – blow back out with dinghy air pump 
• Rusty Keel Bolts 
• CNG to Propane Retrofit – great information and sources 
• Prop Size – repeated requests result in the definitive answers 
• Fuel Injector Maintenance – how to DIY with diagrams 
• Hatch Board Stowage – try outside in port locker 
• Salt Water Wash Down – nifty bow washdown system with bilge pump 
• Proper Blocking – shipping cradles and holding her up 
• Having Fun Yet – clinometer “Fun Meter”

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

February 1997 Vol 15 #1

• Replacing the cutlass bearing
• Mast pumping
• Easier Main halyard pull – try direct
• V berth water tank
• Sink drain modification

May 1997 Vol 15 #2

• Engine Harness Upgrade: Do It NOW!
• Rudder Post drawing and sealing
• Hints from Hank: oil filter, cutlass bearing, keel hull separation, weeping rudder
• Aging Boats: exhaust system
• Traveler travails: get the long nine inch bolts NOW!!! Photo of damage
• That mysterious squeal (again)

August 1997 Vol 15 #3

• Keel hull crack
• Starter relay installation: solenoid
• Midship cleats
• Improvements: ash batten covers to sliding doors, stove top cover, hatch under stove, Trash can in companionway
• Cockpit cushion storage above port side
• Electrical gremlins (again) oxidation
• Anchor locker fit – Danforth

November 1997 Vol 15 #4

• Mainsail cover
• Fuel hose
• Engine squeal
• Anchor roller
• Oberdorfer raw water pump alternate source
• Diesel sulfur additive
• Cutter rig
• Improved salon table

February 1996 Vol 14 #1

• Adjustable genoa blocks
• Down the Drain – galley sinks again – details and drawing of improvement
• Emergency antenna
• Engine starting – paralleled cable solution
• Holding tank venting, Oil level and changing – one gallon zip style baggie from bottom
• Bi-fold companionway door
• Ice box topper

May 1996 Vol 14 #2

• VacuFlush Retrofit
• Universal Filter replacement Numbers
• Fuel screen removal
• Turning blocks, rigging, cruising spinnaker
• Emergency tiller casting

August 1996   Vol 14 #3

• Emergency tiller cap removal – be careful
• More on oil filters

November 1996 Vol 14 #4

• Electrical system enhancements: Bay Tripper’s Heart Freedom inverter charger, Link 2000R, Powerline 130 amp alternator, golf cart batteries; Whisker’s Ample Power 106 amp alternator, Next Step Regulator, Cruising Equipment’s Amp Hour Monitor
• Apache’s Balmar 75 amp dual output alternator, BRS regulator, gel batteries, Link 10 monitor

February 1995 Vol 13 #1

• An Electrifying Experience – Herb Gets Hit by Lightning
• Head Drain
• Counter removal #88 (see website for Al Watson’s (#55) removal procedure it CAN be done!!!)
• Hurth transmission fluid level – neat sight gage
• Short handed sailing – mainsail control
• Battery charging

May 1995 Vol 13 #2

• More on Lightning
• Midship cleats and other questions
• Battery discharge
• Fuel leak (from fuel hose at deck fitting)
• Cockpit radio
• Anchor roller (CR-1) (Ron’s with photo p 30)

August 1995 Vol 13 #3

• Wind Machine Installation
• Changing Transmission Fluid, midship cleats
• Portlight replacement (Beckson to Lewmar)
• Starting problems
• Overhead hatch squeal
• Caulk caps
• Fan belt size
• Coolant hose replacement (less expensive from auto store Gates 7/16
• Packing gland joints better at 45 than 90 degrees

November 1995 Vol 13 #4

• Refrigeration: Adler Barbour repairs electronic modules
• Battery charging: another Balmar 75 amp installation, and wiring
• Engine Maintenance: HX upgrade on M25 to M25XP larger exchanger
• Electrical gremlins: check the ground wire, too
• Interior mods, racing performance: V berth storage access with large door, teak head grate, aft cabin portlight in #639, photo of entertainment center over nav station (Gerald described this in writing on the website)