Show us your ER

Very nice, Mark. Love the spare shut-offs available on the strainer. It all looks so very well laid out.

I'd love to come by and see her in person sometime after she arrives, maybe when passing through Martinez.

FlyWright wrote:
I'd love to come by and see her in person sometime after she arrives, maybe when passing through Martinez.

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*send me a PM when you've scheduled your "passing through."

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We're hoping for a run to Angel Island sometime in early June if the weather and work schedules cooperate. I'll let you know when the plans gel.

Mark,* The ER images look great!* New is a beautiful thing.

I hope you enjoy her a very long time!

Cheers!* JohnP

Oh be still my heart! Beautiful engine room porn!

dwhatty wrote:
Oh be still my heart! Beautiful engine room porn!

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Ditto!

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Peter B wrote:
I will look into it, but your way works, and I can visualize how it goes, so the filter element number would be useful to have, thanks.

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*Peter:

Here's what it looks like.* You can see the top nut holding one of the lengths of threaded rod.* The FRAM filter no. is CA3924.

- Darrell

Thanks Darrell, that looks just the job. The problem with the other idea I had of a filter that was complete in itself & which might just be the right diameter to clamp straight on the intake, is you can be sure if obtainable there would be no entry point for the rocker cover breather/scavenger. Thanks again for that. !st job back in Oz. See also comments on your "she swims" thread.

markpierce wrote:
some interior engine room pictures arrived today

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*I am impressed with the workmanship, Mark.

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Moonstruck wrote:markpierce wrote:
some interior engine room pictures arrived today

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*I am impressed with the workmanship, Mark.

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*Me too!*

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After removing the old rusted fuel tanks last fall, I cleaned everything and painted. Now I'm making shelves to use that space.

Old Stone wrote:
OK, Here we go with another member making us jealous! Whoa - nice job! I'm jealous, will be the first to admit.

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Don't be too jealous, it took almost as much Advil as it took paint.

I'll write a book someday that will be called: Yoga for Boat Owners, a Practical Guide to Working in Impossible Positions.

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Here it is with the shelves.

Fotoman wrote:
After removing the old rusted fuel tanks last fall, I cleaned everything and painted. Now I'm making shelves to use that space.

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*F-man so where are the fuel tanks now?

*SD

Cut them up and sent them to recycling.

So you now have a trawler without fuel tanks? You just can't beat THAT fuel economy.

"My Europa Sedan is so efficient, I don't even have fuel tanks!"

FlyWright wrote:
So you now have a trawler without fuel tanks? You just can't beat THAT fuel economy.

"My Europa Sedan is so efficient, I don't even have fuel tanks!"

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Loll

The po installed new ones aft of the original tanks. He just left the old ones in place, hoping they would rust away i guess.

So how much fuel do you carry now and does the smaller (?) Tanks effect the displacement of your boat and the way she handles?

SD*

I now have 80 gallons instead of 160. Hard to tell the difference since i didn't use the boat before the change but i think she is a bit heavier aft. Don't feel it's a big issue.

Just curious 80 gallons is a lot of weight at 7.1 pounds per gallon or 568 pounds.

but if you have no previous point of refrence the point is moot.

Anyway that space you now have. Man could I do a lot with that.

I'm sure you will too.

SD

Man if I had that space I would fill it up with fuel.
As they say you can make water but you can't make fuel.
I think along the lines that you can never carry too much fuel, it is the one thing that drives you into port.

Benn

An old pilot adage is the only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. I think this applies to boats, too.

With old fuel one could have another set of problems. I wish my tanks were smaller.

Fotoman,***** I love your "frames" in the bottom of your boat. Looks really strong and stiff. Are they overlayed on foam, wood or what? Are they original? Do you feel much vibration from the engine? Is this typical of Marine Trader?

Here's a good shot of the engine rooom on my last boat...

You Sir, are evil.*

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This will haunt me the next time I'm head down trying to clean up the oily bilge under my 6V-71.

Is that mechanic for hire?

I have some better ones, but due to forum rules, I can't post them here...

nomadwilly wrote:
With old fuel one could have another set of problems. I wish my tanks were smaller.

Fotoman,***** I love your "frames" in the bottom of your boat. Looks really strong and stiff. Are they overlayed on foam, wood or what? Are they original? Do you feel much vibration from the engine? Is this typical of Marine Trader?

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*They are great until you have to do any work down there, then you always have one pressing on your knees, ribs, back, etc.

The core is solid wood. I'm assuming teak since I have yet to find anything that is not made of teak on this boat. They do provide stiffness and I don't feel the engine's vibration much.

*Made some progress installing the day tank over the weekend.


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Fotman,

I'd rather see those struts installed by fiberglass overlay rather than the bolts I see as water ingress to the wood will ultimately happen.

Why are Volvo's called Penta? Why not just call them Volvo's?

I think I could run my Willard for well over an hour on the fuel in that filter.

Keith wrote:
Here's a good shot of the engine rooom on my last boat...

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*checking fluids i am guessing?