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  1. tpenfield

    Noreaster Juno

    Here we go again (too) with WS 'Linus' for Monday. . . I am expecting that work places and schools will be cancelling again.
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    Noreaster Juno

    Taking a break from snow blowing . . . got a bit more to finish up this afternoon. The storm has pretty much wound down here, so about 28-30" . . . not too bad . . . the fact that the state issues a driving ban makes the road crew's job a whole lot easier and things get back to normal fairly...
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    Noreaster Juno

    As of 5:15 AM EST . . . a view to my back deck . . . I figure that there is about 18 inches of snow so far, with the intense portion of the storm coming over the next few hours. Snow blower, be ready.
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    Noreaster Juno

    Blizzard is here and I have run out of beer . . .
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    Decarb a Mercruiser 7.4 LX MPI

    Just to put a visual to the MEFI units and the numbers that I saw, here are a couple of pictures of what I was seeing . . . PORT STARBOARD I was hoping to find the Mercruiser number(s) on them somewhere, but they were nowhere . . . Not sure how Mercruiser keeps track, but there must be...
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    Decarb a Mercruiser 7.4 LX MPI

    Happy Festivus - Going through a long weekend marathon of holiday gatherings . . . so just doing a little thread update to hide from the chaos :) I am looking at MLK (Jan 17-19 2015) weekend to get a look at the boat (engines) and check the Delphi and Mercruiser part numbers on the MEFI units...
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    Boat Market Analysis - Formula 330SS - (due to winter boredom)

    OK, 1 more . . . a buddy of mine has a 1996 SeaRay 270. One thing that I have noticed about NADA is that the SeaRay estimated values are fairly strong. You sort of can see that with the number of boat listed below NADA. This boat also comes/came in single engine or twin engine. I used the...
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    Boat Market Analysis - Formula 330SS - (due to winter boredom)

    OK, I found the chart that I made a few years ago when I was looking for a Formula 280SS . . . ended up getting a 330SS instead :noidea: I plotted the NADA values and the BUC values for the model years of 1995 - 2003. Now, keep in mind that I was 'boatless' at the time, so I was really bored...
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    Boat Market Analysis - Formula 330SS - (due to winter boredom)

    AllDodge & Miskyfins, Here are 'your' charts . . . Not as many 27PC's on the market as I thought there would be. AD, I know yours is a single engine, most of them produced are twin engines. Looks like the RInker 265 was produced for a few years in the mid-1990's Of course, there are...
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    Boat Market Analysis - Formula 330SS - (due to winter boredom)

    Every year (or so) I look at the market for the boat that I own, just to see what things looks like. Since I have a fairly common boat, there are quite a few on the market (listed for sale). Well due to winter boredom, I made this chart below of Formula 330 Sun Sports that are listed for sale...
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    Formula 27PC Transom Work

    An additional thought . . . and I made a sketch this time. If you got: a few (3) 2x8 - 8 footers (wood colored in sketch above) a nylon strap (5,000 - 10,000 lb rated) (blue in sketch above) Hydraulic jack (gray in sketch above) You might be able to configure a giant lever arm across the...
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    Decarb a Mercruiser 7.4 LX MPI

    After the decarbing, I ran a set of compression tests and cylinder leak tests. Below is my data set from the compression and leak tests done in the past as well as the ones after the decarb. In the graphs, the light brown lines are the results before I did the decarb and the dark brown lines are...
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    Decarb a Mercruiser 7.4 LX MPI

    My end of season compression and leak test on my Mercruiser 7.4LX MPI engines (2 of them) showed some problems that appeared to be needing a valve job. In the process of doing some research, I came across some information on ‘decarbonization’ that looked like it had some potential for...
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    Orion Space Craft Launch . . .

    Not sure how many folks here followed the launch of the Orion space craft on its test 'flight' the other day. The Admiral and I visited the Kennedy Space Center in October and the tour guides talked a lot about it, but it sort of slipped my mind this past last week . . only reminded of it when...
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    Formula 27PC Transom Work

    At this point it is time to start . . .
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    How are we supposed to get snow ???

    I know the weather services have sophisticated computer models that predict storms with good accuracy, BUT . . . this prediction on Winter Storm 'Cato' has me wondering. . . - In the Boston and Central/Eastern Mass area it has been in the 50's and 60's for the past 2 days - Overnight temps are...
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    Formula 27PC Transom Work

    Formula lifts their stringer/bulkhead grid a 1/2" up off of the hull prior to tabbing it in. So, that is the 'channel' shown in your picture. This is done to reduce contact distortion in the mold, but it does leave a channel for water to accumulate and possibly propagate through to other parts...
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    My test of the "Anti-freeze only" winterization process

    Here is a video that I put together showing the adverse effects of using an "antifreeze only" approach to winterizing your boat engine (I/O). This test was done on the AF that would be left inside a Mercruiser 7.4L engine after sucking 4 gallons of -50F antifreeze and not draining it. A...
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    Mercruiser 7.4 MPI Valve Job . . .

    Well, I did my end of season compression tests on the engines today. The port engine seemed to be OK . . . The Starboard engine, not so much :facepalm: While the compression numbers look OK (not great) I did a cylinder leak test on the starboard engine, since the numbers were a bit lower than...
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    Considering New Anchor and a Windlass Installation . . .

    Now that the boating season is winding down in the northeast US, I am looking towards certain enhancements to my boat over the winter. Top of the list is a windlass and a suitable anchor/rode to go with it. I have scoped out a windlass (Lewmar V700) and various hardware. Project budget is...
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