I was planning to change the antifreeze/coolant in my Universal M4-30 and not
sure the best place to drain the existing coolant. I looked at the diagram in
the manual, and there is an engine block drain plug, but it is hard to tell
what the photo of the drain plug is pointing at. Of course tha
David, that drain point isn’t as bad as the picture shows. I believe it’s the
lowest and best point to drain from. It’s been a couple years since I changed
mine but it wasn’t too bad as I recall but I have pretty good access in the
37+. If you use any other place you may not get enough coolant o
I'm looking for drawings or description of the retaining nut at the top of the
rudder post. Access is from the deck. Sorry I don't have a photo. There's a
lot of play at that point and I'd like to take it apart to review/fix.
While on the hard, I presume I need to support the rudder from u
Yup...Finally need to go at it. Large piece of fairing delaminated from keel
to hull stub. Seems as though there was a black substrate filling in the 3/8"
keel to stub difference underneath a glass coating. Any idea what that black
stuff was?
Or I needn't care as I should just grind, sand
Pete,
My rudder is lying on the ground underneath our boat. I’ll be over there
tomorrow working on her and will take some photos for you. Although it’s been
so long since I dropped the rudder, I’m pretty sure that that nut is just for
the emergency steering gear. I have the same play in our boa
Pete
Yes you need to support the rudder. It’s just a delrin ring under it.
Joel
On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 4:46 PM Dave Godwin via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Pete,
>
> My rudder is lying on the ground underneath our boat. I’ll be over there
> tomorrow working on her and will take s
Hi there. I'm only receiving replies to original posts. I think this was an
issue with others, too. Solution?
Peter McMinn
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Thanks for the responses and I appreciate photos.
Fortunately it's never been in salt water, but still suspect time will not be
kind. Part of the charm with a 36 yr old boat.
-Original Message-
From: Dave Godwin via CnC-List
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 3:46 PM
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Welp Don't forget to torque the keel bolts while you are there.
Grind a deep v-groove extending about 1/2 inch on either side. Fill with
thickened g-flex epoxy. Grind smooth. Glass with a 2 inch wide layer,
sand, then glass with 4 inch wide layer. Sand. Fair. Epoxy barrier
coat. Bottom
