Pearson 365 and 367

Was having tach problems and my mechanic son traced it to my external voltage regulator. It was randomly telling the alternator to generate power, which randomly made the tach work...

One of the best Modifications I've inherited from PO is the fitting installed instead of an oil plug with a line going up to an electric pump.  Almost makes up for all the bad wiring I have to keep finding and replacing, almost.

Pump is mounted on the engine side of the galley sink cabinet.
Put a container under the exit hose, press the button & the oil pumps into the container... takes less than five minutes.

If you ever pull your engine, at least add the conversion fitting and a capped line, a pump can be installed later. (Actually, a temporary pump could be used, manual or electric.)

Thanks! for getting it sorted out.

Is SV Third Day still on the hard in Avila, or are you afloat again?

I'm having the same problem get this message everywhere:

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I have a modified anchor platform that was installed by a PO. - some pics here:

http://slokat.com/Wind%20Tamer/Wind_TamerJune2009.htm

I have original tank, had it inspected about 6 months ago thinking from all that others have gone through that I would need to replace.

No rust, no leaks, no sludge, no algae...

Inspector said probably has always been kept full & stored good fuel?

I know my boat used to be in Florida, then in San Diego.
So it's not a location advantage.... maybe all the PO's left her in the dock?

One of the things that a PO did right was to change out the drain plug with a fitting and add a pump to change the oil on Wind Tamer. Simple solution that simplifies maintenance.

Mine is in the locker above the port settee.

They are carved in, in case the boat is wrecked and/or submerged the number can still be found.

Depends on the poured foam...

I've repaired several dinghies that I also added more floatation to using poured foam. Can't remember off hand the brand, was 50/50 mix type and specifically said was for use with marine epoxies. I think it's the same foam used in surf boards..

http://www.uscomposites.com/foam.html

the link is to the type of foam but not the exact brand I used...

Wiring in the overhead is dicey.

Our galley overhead light always had weird intermittent problems until I moved the main winch on the cabin top. Turns out the original factory wires had been smashed by one of the winch bolts.

I've also had to cut and abandon two fish tapes while trying to run wiring for my forward solar panel.

This may sound weird, but I thought the inspection ports were installed by the factory.

Did you add second ports?

Or are my ports in all three tanks atypical (or added by PO) none of them leak, always open on each tank to watch progress and occasionally skim random floating objects while filling tank.

Other people may have different opinions, but I posed a similar question to my solar subcontractor who sets up systems for cabins and ranches.

His reply was twofold:

Set up charger for newest batteries is first priority.

Set up charger for AGM and use ACR (or other pass through switch) to the flooded batteries, so that they charge after AGM.

While noting that charger won't treat the flooded with an aggressive cycle as they should have, but conversely you will protect the AGM batteries.

It's a common problem in house banks for people that live off the grid and can't replace all batteries at once, or are cycling in new technology.

His other advice was to charge different banks at different times, in the manner that that need to be charged.

So since you can't change settings, charging banks independently might be the simple solution.

I installed an air filter on my Westerbeke 40, since there are plenty of things that can be sucked into the intake.

I used a K&N rubber elbow to point it horizontally forward for clearance, Punched a hole in the elbow and added a barbed fitting to attach the crankcase vent tube. For the filter used a round cone shaped oiled permanent K&N filter designed for a diesel dragster.

The oiled filter also keeps moisture and salt air out of the cylinders.

I was using a MinnKota all terrain 40lb thrust when on mooring in Morro Bay, it pushed my 8' fiberglass rowing dinghy with no problem & also my flat bottom jon boat. Also worked well with my 8' Avalon inflatable, loaded down with stuff and people.

Used a small trolling battery for simple trips & size 27 deep cycle if we were ferrying people (or stuff) back & forth.

Here's what I ended up doing for panels. (see pic @ link below)

http://slokat.com/Wind%20Tamer/pics/panels1.jpg

I added the switches for running lights, blower & sailing instruments at the upper right because they are the switches I always fumbled to find from the cockpit.

The bracket is my radar display swing arm.

Under everything are the switches for the bilge and sump/back up bilge pump.

The main switch turns on both engine/house systems separately/simultaneously or combines the engine battery and the house bank if needed.