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  1. MICH MIKE

    Fuel tank disaster... Now what??

    taxi? my guess is tank top rust out, 300 gal. + what was in the tank already probably overfilled est. 350 gal capacity. happened to me once. my dipstick fuel gauge reads empty when the tanks are still 20% full of fuel as my tanks get deeper as they follow the hull toward the center, fore aft...
  2. MICH MIKE

    Engine Swap help needed

    for sale, Marine Trader 32. less than 150 hours on completely overhauled Lehman 80.
  3. MICH MIKE

    mast and sail info for a trawler

    lost my non-original mast to Irma, will try to send you pics of original wooden boom and fittings w/ rough measurements. i have blueprints of MT 34 double cabin in MI you might copy, i expect to return before june. best, mike. 1two3four5@live.com
  4. MICH MIKE

    Dont Blow this horn!!

    I like the stand alone horn, hand air pump to very loud horn. no wires no pressure can. lifespan unknown?
  5. MICH MIKE

    Ship's Library

    Herbal Antibiotics & Herbal Anitvirals by Stephen Buhner. His book on beer recipes is OK.
  6. MICH MIKE

    Wanted: 2 1/2" thru hull to cork hole

    Thank you. The transducer measures 2 1/2" , the hole is a bit larger. I can't measure the hole until I get the ducer out. I have it soaking in Kroil as I wait for a third hand and look for a c-clamp to get the big nut on the inside. I will be the big nut under the boat!
  7. MICH MIKE

    Wanted: 2 1/2" thru hull to cork hole

    have clean 2 1/2" hole in hull where tducer popped out thru hull with pipe plug or cap should band aid real sea cock would do it, but $$, space, and basic weakness.... ideas welcome thanks
  8. MICH MIKE

    For Sale: 34' Marine Trader for sale Marathon FL

    2 Volvo Penta Diesels tmd30a Kubota Gen Set 1 new turbo 4 new 6V batteries new exhaust elbows,zincs,hoses,belts etc Living THE DREAM now a nightmare! Irma took mast,rub rails, bimini,SSB antenna,windshield, etc angels set her down nicely in a flower bed, but she took some damage on the way...
  9. MICH MIKE

    Marathon Key, FL

    Conch Life is a beautiful thing! Iknow the keys will return better, I call it Irman Renewal.Finns call it SISU. I am back in Marathon in a landyacht at Bonefish RV trying to sort things out. I think 2 winters on the hard should give me time to get my boat right. Marina 54 shows some promise if...
  10. MICH MIKE

    Marathon Key, FL

    Mr Ape, Incognito landed in flowerbed at resort that wants her gone. I am also in need of local knowledge Marathon if you might be so kind. Logistics nightmare, too many fared much worse. ie. wire height O.S.Hwy 1, bottom repair yard (with less than 2 month wait to get on waiting list) etc. Mr...
  11. MICH MIKE

    Marathon Key, FL

    Marathon Marina The Boat House, 12399 Overseas Hwy had a nice pool preIrma. Some dock owners are/were investors who rent slips. I own a slip there where i keep my boat. I know nothing about the technicalities of renting there, but some itinerants have said the pricing was good. I hope to...
  12. MICH MIKE

    Healhustler in Irma bullseye

    my boat is docked marathon Boathouse Marina Coral Lagoon oceanside car at sisters winter home Cudjoe i am in michigan in a dither i'd like to be in the keys soonest all advice appreciated thanks, Mike
  13. MICH MIKE

    Marathon Key - oceanside Coral Lagoon

    IRMA Marathon Key, Boathouse Marina I have renamed Incognito, now she is Schrodinger. She looked good when i left, but i thought the cooler lashed on the flybridge and the scuba tanks tied on the swim platform were a bit sloppy. If you are near Vaca Cut please be prepared to duck.
  14. MICH MIKE

    BoatUS Fees

    My boat club once got a group discount on Boat US membership, don't know if it still applies
  15. MICH MIKE

    Help - Infamous Leaking Taiwanese Windows

    i have similar problem, after capt tolley and tub n tile caulk - still leaked taped hefty bag over window on the outside, still leaked - so i assume leak is somewhere above, i have taped a section of cheap plastic gutter to the interior wall to collect the drips. a dockmate who once sold MTs...
  16. MICH MIKE

    Best Lube for Shift and Throttle Cables

    Dri-Slide, molybdinum disulfide in a fast evaporating penetrant, verry slippery. i also use it on dirt bikes and firearms, it won't grab dust. an 'empty' can still has much MoS2 in it that can be reclaimed by prying the cap off and adding more lube. i don't know of a fast evaporating penetrent...
  17. MICH MIKE

    Perkins multicooler project

    WOW !!, a beaut have you ever used KANO Kroil? when i had a real job i got it by the gallon and mixed it 50/50 w/ ATF in an oil can. I use PB more often now that i have more time than $$ and hoard my kroil for the tuffest jobs. i currently am annointing two seacocks to heads flushers that are...
  18. MICH MIKE

    Wanted: Stabilized Binoculors

    high power great 4 looking at stuff, lower power good 4 looking 4 stuff ie MOB i have canon 15x50, got 1/4x20 camera strap to save eyepieces from original strap i use old 7x35's to find stuff fujinon system sounds nice
  19. MICH MIKE

    Repairing FRP Exhaust "Wye", Advice Needed

    If you do the temporary repair while waiting for the new part, I would suggest 'stop drilling' small holes at the ends of the crack before applying the bandaid.
  20. MICH MIKE

    I'd like you to meet my friend Murphy.....

    Runaway starter.....maybe due to starter relay/solenoid switch contacts 'welding' together (in crank position) from heat from high resistance of dirty/corroded contact surfaces.
  21. MICH MIKE

    question: fiberglass VHF antenna

    Paint w/ non-metal pigment white paint to contain the itchys
  22. MICH MIKE

    rusty fuel tanks and ss water tanks

    If I were to scrap the fuel tanks and replumb the water tanks to carry diesel and carry milk crates with gallon jugs of water where the fuel tanks were, I might could move the crates out when I wanted to move myself outboard of the engines to do stuff. It would be fairly easy to remove the...
  23. MICH MIKE

    OATEY plug

    from Home Depot, I think real plumbers use for pressure testing
  24. MICH MIKE

    New Owner of 1978 Marine Trader 34 DC

    Pvc mast I don't know what's inside, yet. I'd have it full of structural foam. I once bought some quality FRP tubing from an antenna supply. o.d. & i.d. 's were slip fit so you could telescope and clamp. I used the stuff to redo the shaft log on my 32, also to make a bridge measuring pole for...
  25. MICH MIKE

    New Owner of 1978 Marine Trader 34 DC

    I think we need a dedicated thread for the 34. Mine has a PVC mast now. I have some blueprints that came with her in Mich, i don't recall if rigging is detailed. They are old but cool, plan to get them cleaned up and posters made someday. Have not unpacked camera yet, Zodiac still where my back...
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