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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 538
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: What is a "Catalina smile" in regards to the Keel?

We had one on our boat, which required weeks of work and a few thousand dollars to repair correctly (in our eyes). Here's a link to a post with pictures of our smile: Take to the sea: Stranded at the...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-12-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

As an update, we received a replacement flange and locking nut from a friend who came to visit us from back home. We also decided to replace the engine mounts, as one of the adjustment bolts spun in...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 02-02-2013
Replies: 8
Views: 1,725
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Nightingale 30

Holy cow! I own a Nightingale 30 sloop and I thought it was the only one he ever made! I know this is an old thread, but I'd be curious to know if the original poster ever picked up this boat. I'd...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

Thanks Gary for the good advice. Unfortunately the hammer blows were my no-no. I used a wood chisel to pry the two coupling pieces apart. I think heat/dirt/rust conspired to glue the two pieces...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

Ha! Harmony already got out the wood burner and engraved it in the transom.

Thanks for the tip on Cabo Yacht Center, gentlemen. I've got a poorly worded Spanish email waiting in their inbox as of...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

It would be a pain to put the flange back on to try now, but from what I remember, once the flange was pushed all the way in it was a tight fit.

Capt. Gary Randall, I'm with you that the flange...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 405
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Solar and Wind setups...?

You and I are probably in different leagues, but on my boat I have one charge controller for two 70W flexible panels and a ~60W wind turbine. All generation sources are tied straight to the 200Ah...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

Here's the best I could come up with using the part number from my Yanmar guy in Portland.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j239/burrighj/NewPicture_zpsfd8f7e2e.jpg

This syncs up with the...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

This is the same nut that originally failed. I reused it by filing off the older calked spot. The threads look good on the nut still, nearly perfect with minor scoring. I plan to replace this nut now...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

This is how it looks in the schematics for the transmission, plus you have to have it this way in order to do the calking.

We used to keep the transmission in neutral under sail, but on the ocean...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

Faster: That's correct, the two coupling faces did not separate. The entire coupling came off the back of the transmission via the output spline, after the locking nut backed off.

I agree that...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-30-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,180
Posted By JeffBurright
Transmission output flange fell off Yanmar 2QM15 - Theories re: why?

Hello,
I recently had the output coupling from my Yanmar 2QM15 transmission fall out while underway (we didn't hit anything), disconnecting the prop shaft as a result. I'm in the process of...
Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum 01-14-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 614
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Seattle - I am looking for a liveaboard slip

Howdy,
I went through the process of finding a liveaboard slip in Seattle a few years ago, so I can tell you what I remember. I called around to all the marinas I could find in the span of a week or...
Forum: Seamanship 11-29-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,616
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: How do you fold sails on deck?

Oh, to have hanks! Unfortunately in this case, we have a head foil system with luff tape on our foresails. It sure is nice for raising/lowering quick, but the hanks would be so much nicer for...
Forum: Seamanship 11-29-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,616
Posted By JeffBurright
How do you fold sails on deck?

Like the subject says, I'm looking for ideas on how to fold our foresails when we are at anchor and don't have the square footage of a dock to lay them out. We have a 30' boat, so deck space is...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 09-17-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 553
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Rot in hull/deck joint - thoughts on necessity of reinforcement?

Hmm, now that you parse out the two types, I'm not sure. When we bought it four years back we were told that it was cold-molded in the style of the Gougeon Brothers, but it's also true that it is a...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 09-17-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 553
Posted By JeffBurright
Rot in hull/deck joint - thoughts on necessity of reinforcement?

Hi all,
Our cold-molded cedar strip/fg sailboat is up on the hard before we start a two-year Pacific cruise, and among other terrible rotten things we discovered over the past couple weeks we found...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 09-13-2012
Replies: 25
Views: 1,506
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Overkill Solar?

As another Unisolar 68W panel user, I'll chime in with my experience. I mounted my two panels on the stanchions at the bow like so: (ignore the people in the foreground)

<a...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 07-17-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 4,797
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Roll-up solar panels

Allio, good points about structural stability. You might be surprised how sturdy the frame is when it's cinched up tight. The PVC spine does lend it some flexibility, but my guess is that the frame...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 07-17-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 4,797
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Roll-up solar panels

Hi all,
As an update to this topic, I have some pictures of my flexible solar setup posted to my website here:

Take to the sea: Cheap and complicated, just like me...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 07-15-2012
Replies: 389
Views: 39,712
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: How many young people (say 35 or under)out there

Oh no doubt, no offense intended! Just collating data, as they say.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 07-15-2012
Replies: 389
Views: 39,712
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: How many young people (say 35 or under)out there

Checking in. I'm 30 and my wife is 28. We just moved aboard and we're gearing up to begin a 2-year voyage starting this fall. Any other younger folks going to be in Mexico at the end of the year?
...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 04-23-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 4,797
Posted By JeffBurright
Re: Roll-up solar panels

Good find! As another option, there's a company that makes 3' x 6' flexible panels at 97W. They basically just changed the layout of the cells, but it might make placement on the boat a little...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 03-04-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 4,797
Posted By JeffBurright
For my controller, like with most other things, I...

For my controller, like with most other things, I went as cheap as I could. I bought a Coleman Air charge controller kit (Coleman Air 40A Amp Wind/Solar Diversion-Charge Load Controller No Enclosure...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-27-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 4,797
Posted By JeffBurright
Here's what I got

Howdy,
I came to a similar conclusion but instead of a marine/RV panel, I decided to get a rooftop 68W flexible panel from Amazon for $230. Here's the link: Amazon.com: Uni-Solar PVL-68 PowerBond...
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