Generator Question...

I have a 30 year old 4,000 watt generator made for Sears Roebuck.  I've never had a problem before ( I usually start it twice a year).  I use fresh fuel always, the carburator doesn't stick, spark plug is cleaned, gapped properly, and sparks well (my 15 year old stepson got a good jolt when he was supposed to be holding the wire close to the plug to see if we had a good spark Ha, Ha, ...I mean oops, should of warned you Andrew!...).   The generator turns over but will not keep running.  I don't appear to be flooding it - as stated, I run this thing a couple times a year in the past with no problems.

 

An aquaintence said that in his opinion, the coil is shot and will need to be replaced.

 

Any thoughts from you multitudes who are much better mechanics than I will ever be????

 

Thanks,

 

Andy

Close Call...

Had a close call Wed night:  A wild wind storm ripped through our town here in NW Wisconsin at about Midnight.  We are a small town of 8,200 people.  We lost over 800 (mostly mature) oak, ash, maple, basswood, pine, and spruce in the city limits with many, many homes and/or cars damaged.  My in-progress daysailer missed a crushing blow by mere feet from a 70 year old white ash.  Unfortunately, we had really hairy "twisting" winds (weather service says straight-line winds...  Me thinks tornado that did'nt touch ground) and the ash, which had a heck of a lot of good board feet in it, was totally shattered, no lumber salvageable.  My own buildings were virtually unscathed but my neighbors were not so lucky  - severe damage every where you look.  Over 2000 homes in the county went without power, some still don't have any.  My power was finally hooked back up late this afternoon.  I couldn't get my darn 30 yr old generator to fire up (see new message) and lost alot of the perishable fresh cut flowers that my floral shop uses.

 

Bright side - work shall continue on the daysailer!...

 

Regards, Andy

Ms.OverKeel

Here she is My First Wooden Boat Build....small no doub't but quite a learning experience!!!!  What do you think?

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Chris Craft kit boat

Dear Members, I may have mentioned previously that I am restoring a 1956 Chris Craft kit boat, the Barracuda model with a walk through seating arrangement. We are getting ready to revarnish and repaint her and would appreciate your photos yet unposted of other member's kit boats and/or locations of current postigs, if any. Since the finish of these kits was left to the original builder (assembler) I do not believe any standard colors or finishes existed. Please share with me any our your collective knowledge as I would like to finishe this project soon and begin to show her. This project means alot to me since I actually assembled an identiocal model in 1956 and used her for a couple of years (until I discovered girls). 

I had the pleasure of visiting the Antique and Classic Boat Society show in St. Michaels this past weekend at the wonderful Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and saw over 100 examples of beautiful old boats. As you may have seen previously, Jim Shotwell was showing his new kit boats, under the name of James Craft Kit Boats, built on the plans of the actual mid-fiftys CC kit boats. What a great way to perpetuate this unique segment of recreational boat history and at the same time providing meaningful projects for families and individuals, and at a reasonable price. Thanks Jim!!

Thanks in advance for yor assistance.

Dick Burkhard,

dickburkhard@verizon.net

Slip needed asap

My days are numbered at Consolidated Yacht in Miami. The yard has been sold  and all advised to vacate by end of July to make way for condos. I'm about 90 days away from sea worthiness. Anybody know of a slip in Miami?

 

Thanks,

 

Geo

Added new pics

If anyone is interested, I've added some new pics to my daysailer photo album (page 1) - I finally dredged them up from under a stack of catalogs and mags.

 

Things are on hold however right now has I make plans to move my floral business (and consequently my boat).  Hope to get back to "it" by August (yes, of this year).

 

Hope everyone is having a good spring!

 

Andy

How do I rig ??

Hi guys, could you show me a drawing of how to rig my aft main sheet to my [one man] dinghy,It had only one fairlead at the starboard side when I got her I fitted one to the other side but the tiller protruds above the transom,So any sheet going across the transom would try to trap the tiller.

I am learning to sail on a wayfarer,which has a bar over the tiller level with the top of the transom so the main sheet pivots from directly above the tiller.

Any pictures,photos web pages would be appreciated,

Thanks bogdolics