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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I have a Pearson 32 with an Atomic 4 engine. The boat has a folding prop but I am having problems with it. I race the boat so I want a prop with low drag, but I am nervous about getting another folder. Do you have any advice? ...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I am having a problem starting the Universal engine on my Ericson 34. It seems like I just don’t have enough battery power to start it effectively. I have checked and replaced the batteries, and had the starter and solenoid...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I have a 4-year-old Harken furler on my Ericson 35 and I damaged it when pulling my mast last fall. The foils look OK, but I think I bent one of the connector pieces. Is this difficult to repair and can you give me guidance on...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I would like to have your thoughts on what I’m planning to do. I have a 1972 fiberglass Seafarer sailboat, 24 feet long with a centerboard. It’s a nice boat and well kept. On the back of the boat is a bracket that holds a...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I am rehabbing a Cal 2-30 with an inboard Atomic 4 gas engine. This is my first boat and I am brand new to sailing. I am concerned about carbon monoxide from the engine and would like to install a carbon monoxide detector. I have...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Explaining the error of my waves Several months back I set off to answer a question from reader Kristine Olstrom on why longer boats are generally faster than shorter ones. I dove into some physics skills that I apparently had forgotten long ago...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:David Liscio
Dear Boat Doctor, The steering on my Catalina 36 seems a little loose and a friend of mine suggested that I check the steering cables. The cables seem OK but I don’t know how tight they should be. I saw little eyebolt adjusters on the top of the...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:David Liscio
Dear Boat Doctor, I have a Farymann one-cylinder, 9-horsepower diesel and a newer muffler on my 1978 Tartan 10. Last summer I discovered (after replacing the water pump impeller and noting the water gushing while the engine was running) a...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I did a very dumb and embarrassing thing: I accidentally filled my diesel tank with water. It was a long day on the water, and I accidentally chose the wrong deck fill. I now have about five gallons of water in my 55-gallon...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I own an Ericson 35 and I am planning a large electronics upgrade. I would like to place a radar display as well as speed, depth and wind instruments in a pod at my helm. It appears that there are many nice pods on the market but...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I would like to paint my Johnson X Boat, and am looking for some tips. The boat is about 20 years old and in pretty good shape but it needs paint. The boat appears to have been painted a few times. The paint is scratched, dinged...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I have a strange question for you, I sail on Puget Sound and try to get out a lot, and my question has to do with my cell phone. My job allows me a lot of freedom to sail during the work week, but I need to be in cell phone...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, What is the best way to remove VC-17 from the bottom of my J/105? There are some blisters that are forming between the layers of paint, and I would like to remove it all. J/Boats indicates that sanding the gelcoat will void the...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, Several of my reference books state that running a diesel engine at the low loads or cool conditions typical in sailing will cause carbon build-up, that can ruin the engine. However, these books do not tell me how hard the engine...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I sail a Nor’sea 27 on Lake Michigan, the boat has a Yanmar 2GM20 engine. I have not been sailing a lot over the last few years, and thus not burning a lot of fuel. As a result my fuel is a little funky and I have been clogging...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I am setting up spinnaker sheets and guys on my Ericson 34 for the first time and I am trying to come up with the most versatile configuration. I am not sure if it makes a difference, but I have chosen to dip jibe. I think I have...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I own a Hunter 33 that I keep on Lake Michigan. My marina is really easy to get in and out of so I really don’t burn a lot of fuel. I usually go through less than a tank of fuel per season. Every fall I add an algaecide to my...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:David Liscio
Dear Boat Doctor I just put a brand new Yanmar engine in my Baba 40 and I’d like to monitor the condition of the engine via oil analysis. My thought is that I can have the oil analyzed at the end of each season and track any changes. Does this...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I am looking for a better way to handle the mainsail on my CSY 44. I currently have a conventional mainsail with a sail cover that is sewn on, and the head and lower panels of the sail are covered in Sunbrella fabric. The idea is...
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How To/Boat Doctor
Author:Bob Pingel
No one person can have all the answers, even the Boat Doctor. I have gotten great reader input on some problems that I recently addressed. Dear Boat Doctor, In the matter of the exhaust hose replacement on the Tartan 10 from the April issue, I...
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