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- Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:47 am
- Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
- Topic: Changing An Email Address
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3744
Changing An Email Address
I wish to change my e-mail address in my profile. I login to Boat Buzz with my username and password. I go to the Control Panel and then to Edit Profile. On that screen I can change my e-mail address, then enter it again to confirm. At the bottom it asks for my password to confirm changes. I enter t...
- Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:46 am
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Cushion Size U22
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5246
Re: Cushion Size U22
I strongly suggest that you measure your boat. I replaced all of my upholstery on my 1948 U22 last fall. I have a number of U22s in my area and I looked at several of them prior to taking on the upholstery job. I found that no two U22s had the same cushion configuration although I would bet they wer...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:10 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Boat Shipping
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6628
Re: Boat Shipping
To Jim Staub's reply. The new owner is getting quotes from U-Ship-It. The plan is to use an unenclosed flatbed. Since there will be no control over the boat once it leaves my marina I have encouraged the new owner to shrink wrap over the waterline cover. That way we can load the loose cushions, cock...
- Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:24 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Boat Shipping
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6628
Re: Boat Shipping
Gentlemen. Thanks for the ideas.
Mike
Mike
- Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:26 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Boat Shipping
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6628
Boat Shipping
I would like to advise the new owner of my 17' Deluxe Runabout as to the best way to cover the boat for a trip of about 1200 miles over the road. The new owner is considering the on-line company U-Ship-It. I am guessing that they would use a flat bed truck to transport the boat already loaded on its...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:34 am
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Transom Frame in U22
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3549
Re: Transom Frame in U22
i believe that piece is known as the transom cheek. In my opinion you need to replace the entire piece. The reason the cheek is that large a piece is that it incurs quite a large torque load from the engine and propeller. Trying to scarf in half the cheek is not very strong. I have done the replacem...
- Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:30 am
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: Engine Hatch Hinge
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2589
Re: Engine Hatch Hinge
The piece shown in the photo is the engine hatch lock which keeps the hatch locked open. It operates in the same manner as a jack knife. I have one on the engine hatch of my 17' deluxe runabout. The two halves are meant to be parallel so no bend.
- Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:16 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Reduction gear
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3670
Re: Reduction gear
I am by no means an expert in joining metals but I have always had issues trying to weld cast iron. I would try brazing the cracks using an oxygen and acetylene torch. Brazing has worked for me closing cracks on cast iron exhaust manifolds.
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 4:27 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Re - Building Transom
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7305
Re: Re - Building Transom
If you are speaking about the transom bow (the aft most piece that the ends of the bottom planks fasten to) I would suggest steaming bending white oak if that is what was used originally. Oak does not laminate well. I am not certain if the 1950 Riviera used oak for the transom bow but assume so. If ...
- Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:07 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Eizenglas encloser shrunken...???!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6175
Re: Eizenglas encloser shrunken...???!!
I have a 1978 30' Sportsman with Eizenglass side panels. I have had the same problem if I winter store the boat with the panels off. In the spring they are not close to snapping in place. When I launch I snap whatever I can and leave the rest loose. On a warm, sunny day they will all snap back in pl...
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:02 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Engine Cover Rehab - U22
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2970
Re: Engine Cover Rehab - U22
Thanks very much.
Regards, Mike
Regards, Mike
- Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:01 am
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Engine Cover Rehab - U22
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2970
Engine Cover Rehab - U22
I am midway through the restoration of my 1948 U22's engine box/cover. The box is largely constructed in plywood and is original. The covering from the factory was blue tolex which was the same as the seat upholstery. Currently the upholstery is red vinyl and I am returning the interior to a blue vi...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:48 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: KLC water cooled exhaust elbow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2770
Re: KLC water cooled exhaust elbow
You don't need lubrication. Use as many wraps as you can and still get the threads engaged. You will most likely need to tighten the nut a couple times after running the engine. An additional wrap or two may be required after running the engine at temperature. At least that was my experience.
Mike
Mike
- Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:25 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Bubbles bubbles bubbles
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12045
Re: Bubbles bubbles bubbles
I have just completed the refinishing of the ceiling boards on my U22. I used Captains for the build coats because of the quick drying time. I roll and tip using 4" white foam rollers from Lowes and tip with a 3" foam brush. When using Captains I get a lot of bubbles but they usually disappear in th...
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:54 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: U22 with Cedar Bottom
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2474
Re: U22 with Cedar Bottom
Hello Lowkey: I also have a 1947 U22 with a cedar bottom, cedar ceiling boards and cedar instrument panel. My hull sides and deck are mahogany. My bottom is original. Cedar was used because of the shortage of mahogany after WWII. What I find most curious is that when the bottom was replaced that som...
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:12 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Engine Oil
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9189
Re: Engine Oil
I don't have an answer to your multi-grade question but can say that 30 weight is very easy to find on the internet. I use Brad Penn 30 weight and buy it by the case using Amazon.
Mike
Mike
- Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:05 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Cedar Ceiling Boards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4958
Re: Cedar Ceiling Boards
Thanks for the replies. I understand the blonde color comes from the varnish. Do you think natural stain was used to help fill the grain?
Mike
Mike
- Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:35 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Cedar Ceiling Boards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4958
Cedar Ceiling Boards
I own a 1947 22' Sportsman (U22), Hull #1216. The hull sides and deck are mahogany. The bottom boards, ceiling boards and instrument panel are not mahogany. From what I have read on The Buzz and heard from locals these boards are cedar. No one has actually identified the wood species in person for m...
- Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:30 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: MCL Baulky At Slow Speeds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2388
Re: MCL Baulky At Slow Speeds
Jim: Since no one else has replied I will tell you an experienced I had this spring with my KLC. The symptoms are very similar. I have owned my boat for 4 years and in the first year a local engine mechanic convinced me to change my existing small diameter distributor that has points and condenser t...
- Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:50 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Engine Color for 1948
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4712
Re: Engine Color for 1948
I have a 1947 17' Deluxe Runabout and after reading the sources noted by Don chose the darker shade of the two post war blues. It is available from Jamestown Distributors and manufactured by Moeller #25320.
- Wed May 28, 2014 5:11 am
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: Engine Compartment Ventilation Cowls
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3586
Re: Engine Compartment Ventilation Cowls
Gentlemen:
Thank you for the replies. I think I will go with red. In my opinion it looks better.
Mike
Thank you for the replies. I think I will go with red. In my opinion it looks better.
Mike
- Tue May 27, 2014 6:01 am
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: Engine Compartment Ventilation Cowls
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3586
Engine Compartment Ventilation Cowls
I have a 17' Deluxe Runabout, 1947. The four chrome plated deck mounted cowls that provide ventilation to the engine compartment had the inside surfaces painted red. Also the inside of the flag staff fitting was painted red. Last winter I had these parts re-chromed and am now wondering if the red pa...
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 3:22 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: topside planks - dealing with open seams
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4698
Re: topside planks - dealing with open seams
Capt. Nemo has it correct. The gaps come back when the boat dries out in the winter but there is nothing in the seams to squeeze out the next spring.
- Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:32 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: topside planks - dealing with open seams
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4698
Re: topside planks - dealing with open seams
I have not done this process yet but a fellow I know refinished his U22 and that is the method he used. I have a 17' Deluxe Runabout and refinished the hull last winter. I took the chance that the topsides would not swell enough to cause the excess varnish to push out of the seams but was not lucky....
- Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:29 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: topside planks - dealing with open seams
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4698
Re: topside planks - dealing with open seams
Hello: First, I will qualify my self as "not an expert" so use the following suggestion as you see fit. If you do not want to restack the planks and I don't blame you for that just strip, sand, stain and varnish the existing hull. Do not fill the seams with any compound whether it is hard or soft ex...
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:15 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: KLC Info please
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1999
Re: KLC Info please
I bought a 1947 Deluxe Runabout 3 years ago. My hull card stated that the original engine was a K but the boat came with a KBL but without the triple carbs nor the engine hatch detail required to fit the carbs. The engine had a single updraft carburetor. When I finally started the engine it only ran...
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:10 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Transome Strake Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2668
Re: Transome Strake Question
Thanks Jim. The further I got into it today the more I was convinced they are original.
Mike
Mike
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:39 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Transome Strake Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2668
Transome Strake Question
This is a photo of my 1947 Deluxe Runabout transom. Prior to my ownership there was quite a bit of shoddy work done in the transom area. I am in the process of redoing this area along with the aft deck that also suffers from the same shoddy work. The center strake is getting replaced along with the ...
- Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:44 am
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: Bilge Pump HELP
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12089
Re: Bilge Pump HELP
John:
Try Midwest Marine in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. They are a distributor only and will not sell to a retail customer. But if they have one you could ask your local marine store to order it for you.
Good Luck!
Mike
Try Midwest Marine in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. They are a distributor only and will not sell to a retail customer. But if they have one you could ask your local marine store to order it for you.
Good Luck!
Mike
- Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:35 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Polished aluminum - preserving?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3342
Re: Polished aluminum - preserving?
Sorry for the late reply. It is my experience from painting aluminum for 35 years that either you anodize it or paint it. Aluminum will begin oxidizing immediately after it is sanded. The wax will do very little to preserve the shiny finish. The wax will also leave a residue on your hands much the s...