Very close George
wish I was there to give you a hand !
Very close George
wish I was there to give you a hand !
2000 28ZX Scorpion SOLD
1979 Criterion
1986 Z29
RED/WHITE
TWIN SBC 330HP
ALPHA 1'S
Mcleod design Interior
I'm guessing George wishes we were all there giving him a hand.
Ken
George, I'll bet that was frustrating but you have probably already figured out what went wrong. It sounds like you are 2 feet from sliding into home plate now.
1971 Donzi 18' 2+3
1985 Eliminator 23' Daytona Offshore - Kevlar hull
1988 23' Donzi CC F-23 with 250HP EFI Mercury OB
1989 28' Team Warlock Offshore - single 548CID/600HP
1990 23' Warlock Offshore - single 525HP
Bill from Denison, TX - Lake Texoma
I solved two issues this morning: (drum roll).................................
I finally found the dipstick I apparently lost about 6 months ago! Just sand it a bit and paint the handle!
Second and most important, I tried to use the wrong tether and clip last night. I found my other safety switch, clip and tether this morning, and I'll probably use it instead of the one I had installed.
Thanks guys for the well wishes!
The most difficult thing now is rolling the much heavier boat back into the shop after taking it partway out last night.
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
I wonder if seven years of effort is now only days away from launch. "Labor" Day has a nice ring to it.
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
Greg, unfortunately, it won't be this weekend.
When I had the starter problem (http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthre...emoval-Problem), I removed the electrical bracket on the rear of the STBD cylinder head to check the slave solenoid,
I had to remove the oil cooler too. I drained the cooler, and the last bit of water out the drain felt a little oily. I hadn't pressure tested the cooler, and I wasn't inclined to take any chances, so I ordered a Revolution Marine 3" X 18" cooler vs. the 2-1/4" X 21"
existing cooler.
I remounted the electrical bracket and tried to fit the new cooler to the bracket I had the old cooler mounted to. Unfortunately, the new cooler needs to move up about 3" which will require a new bracket. I ordered a piece of aluminum on eBay this afternoon. While the cooler is larger in diameter, it's also shorter. Hopefully, it'll make reassembling a bit easier.
In the pictures, you can see the original bracket and cooler from some months ago. I mounted the bracket to the top 2 gimbal studs, which I replaced w/some extra long studs for this purpose.
Next is the 2 coolers for comparison.
Then the electrical bracket installed w/o the cooler or bracket.
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
such an awesome job!
24' Nova Sprint 1971
You are what you drive!
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
Let's just give George a break on the constant "when is she going to be splashed?"
Let us (me) set an arbitrary date 30 days hence to (Oct.3rd) as a means to pick
the splash date...............Take you time George!........I'll take the over!
1983 Cigarette 35' Mistress
1976 Magnum 27' Sport
1986 Donzi 18' Classic
NEVER FORGET 9/11
Things are moving ahead, slowly.
The shop is about 115* this time of the year.
I'm sure ya'll can understand.
I just finished fabbing a new bracket for the new oil cooler, and need to paint the bracket, cooler, and starter.
Hopefully before the weekend.
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
On the 115 degree thing, I was at a large wholesale Nursery last weekend and they had this thing on wheels that was about the size of a 4x8 piece of plywood. It was on wheels and they said it was amazing how it moved air and kept the temps way down. It was not AC either as they said it was pretty inexpensive to run.
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
You may need a Tstat with that cooler, buddy with a 540 I believe had the same cooler. Running hard he could get 200+ but at cruise it ran about 180, it was a raw cooled setup you may be ok being closed cooled.
Phil
No matter what your beliefs are "GOD BLESS AMERICA"
Fully retired marine tech near 60 years in the biz.
Also, our lake water and the Gulf water is about 85*-90* F right now.
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
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