Quote from: High Current on Yesterday at 08:26:16 PMMy main reason to re-bed NOW would be to preserve integrity of the bolts. BUT if I weren't going through this process I probably wouldn't be worrying about it...Correction,
QuoteDoes it crush the solid glass or only the wood core that I don't have?But the entire section isn't compressed, just the topmost (floated?) layer of resin gets compromised.
at 105 ft-lb = ~10,000 lbf
≈ 25 MPa of stress.
Quote from: Schulcb on January 14, 2024, 10:13:57 AMAm I correct that if the sender isn't grounding to the engine (teflon tape), I would get a high temp reading?The gauge **should** pin low if the sender is not grounded to the engine block (or read low if the ground has high resistance.)
Quote from: Schulcb on Today at 03:15:23 PMIf the ground to the instrument panel is the culprit, wouldn't all of the gauges be giving incorrect readings?The voltmeter could read OK because there is very low current to the panel gauges, so virtually no voltage loss.
Quote from: Ron Hill on Yesterday at 02:51:53 PMGuys : Before you start tearing things apart - spend a few $$ on a heat detection gun and see what the temperature of the engine really is!!
A thought
Quote from: KWKloeber on May 05, 2024, 10:42:35 PM@High Anxiety
I've previously posted about my same experience re: the fingertight aft nut and keel bedding so many times that my head hurts every time I repost about it.
QuoteAre you thinking that CTY bolted-up the keel nuts/washers into wet gelcoat? Doesn't seem logical to me. What does, is the known issue on C-30s of torquing the nuts so many times that the washers compress the glass and bury themselves in the gelcoat.
QuoteThat said I'm unsure whether I would trust the yard with anything. Someone who blocks jack stands with 2x4s has (IMO only) questionable knowledge/conscientiousness and at worst doesn't care about their customers' yachts. Gimmeabreak -- don't they have lumber yards in ME?
QuoteSee above for (IMO) the danger of too-often and too-tighting of the keel nuts.
Keel nuts that are 40 ft-lbs shy do not cause the Catalina smile.