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Post by Avenger on Apr 23, 2020 17:39:52 GMT -5
Not a ton of progress to report. You'd think with the lack of work we'd have more time to work on these projects. But with the lack of work comes a lack of $$$ to pursue them as well. Since the rear mounts were rotten and shotten I went to a steel shop and had them cut and bend some plate to match what should have been there. Just finished machining today. I had them add some material for future attachments. On one side we're adding a fuel filter. On the other it will help support the muffler. More to come,... eventually.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Apr 24, 2020 7:02:50 GMT -5
Good idea planning ahead. Thats usually lacking in OEM design work. Now I hafta get personal, because Ive seen the quality of work you did on those outriggers... You actually PAID a shop to make those plates, or did ya call in a favor? Round off those upper corners some more too! ws
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Post by Avenger on Apr 24, 2020 9:27:43 GMT -5
I paid them to shear and bend them. Mainly I paid for the bending. It's 1/4". Far beyond my ability to do a quality job without torching them. I think it cost less than $10 for them to make the pair. I thought it was worth it.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Apr 24, 2020 19:43:41 GMT -5
At least in time. No stainless? LOL...We are now on a hunt for a deep freezer. ABSOLUTELY sold out everywhere. Damn democraps. ws
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Post by Avenger on Apr 24, 2020 20:56:27 GMT -5
Hindsight and life being what it is, I got a non-rotted set of mounts when I picked up a spare engine for the 7.7. So, other than places to mount other things it turned out to be a waste of time and money.
And since you mention a freezer shortage, I finally convinced the wife that we should keep more food stock... actually the current situation convinced her, but now she thinks it's her idea. So we're considering a freezer. But apparently it's too late.
Kind of like trading the car.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Apr 25, 2020 4:33:08 GMT -5
I hafta admit the freezer idea was Pats, and I blew it off as a mild bit of hysteria. I did convince her to buy some bulk stuff to keep like beans and canned goods with a long shelf life. She thought I was nuts. So now we are both on the same page, itemizing canned goods and looking for a freezer. Being up here in farm country, shortages havent been too bad; only the shortages on store hours for daily disinfecting.
None of the places we called had ANY freezers and a restock date is unknown. The were all talking July-August. YGBSM! I cant even watch the news anymore. Its all about that, and the draft pic for football; like I give a shit. Two days ago while doing some boat work, I got to listen to a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers. The announcer was Bob Uecker. WAIT A SECOND... it was a 2006 game replay. Cubs won BTW LOL... ws
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Post by Avenger on Jan 25, 2021 17:49:17 GMT -5
Today marked a significant step on the Westerbeke project. It was finally accomplished that the engine was bead blasted and sprayed with primer. This is a job I've been dreading beacuse of the time involved and the awkwardness in getting the engine in and out of the blast cabinet and maneuvering it around in there to get to all of the surfaces. It was time consuming and somewhat painful. Which, of course, is why I've been putting it off. I'll have to weigh the engine, but I'm going to guess it's well upward of 85 lbs. Which isn't a disaster to just pick up, but wiggling it around in the confines of the cabinet brings the awkwardness to a high level. One bit of fortune was that I was able to rotate the engine 360° in one axis while in the cabinet which saved me from multiple pull-and-turn exercises. So I only had to end for end it once. While still awkward it was a huge time and back saver. For your viewing enjoyment, a picture in white (somewhat) since I was aiming to get primer on it before we wrapped for the day. It would kill me to see rust on the bare iron in the morning. And trust me, even this time of year that can happen fast on a freshly blasted surface. And one in primer. The valve cover will get done separately. Then we tackle the flywheel housing and the front motor mount, as well as a few other odds and ends. Then she goes in the booth for some color coats. Once that's done we unbutton all the plugs, seals and covers that are hopefully keeping the sand out of the critical bits. Then it can start going back together. No promises, because Murphy is always listening, but the pace should pick up a bit at that point. ***And speaking of freezers, a while ago my friend called me and said his daughter was tossing a perfectly good chest freezer, did I want it? It was priced to move, so we stuck it at mom's intending to use it as a bait freezer. It sat there unused for almost a year when I watched two hurricanes miss us. I decided it was ridiculous to just wait and see if it was going to drown. So I shlepped it to my house and bounced it down to the basement. Now we're hoarding frozen food and the garage fridge can thaw in the winter without costing me a fortune in rotten food. When we actually have bait to freeze I'll buy or scavenge a smaller one for mom's. One that we can put on a shelf well off the floor.
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Post by skycheney on Jan 25, 2021 20:32:35 GMT -5
Lookin good! And at least you have a blasting box. For me, I'd have to get all suited up to blast something like that. (and waste a ton of sand)
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Post by Avenger on Jan 26, 2021 11:56:06 GMT -5
Lookin good! And at least you have a blasting box. For me, I'd have to get all suited up to blast something like that. (and waste a ton of sand) It is really nice to have. We need it because probably 95% of our rebuilds need components blasted. OTOH, there's a lot of things I should just let go or do a quick brushing on, but hey, I've got a blast cabinet. Let me make a big project out of it.
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Post by Avenger on Feb 7, 2021 2:58:24 GMT -5
Set up to paint. The engine stand makes it a lot easier to get around all sides. Plus the ability to rotate it lets you get to the underneaths. My inner Earl Schieb comes out. I have several spray cans of International Harvester Red (actually the label says "Closely matches International Harvester Red") from when we used to paint some rebuilt pumps red. However, we haven't painted anything red in decades. So the cans don't want to spray anymore. Either they plug up or have low pressure. My German heritage does NOT allow me to throw out something like that. Rattle can paint being ready-mixed for spraying, I needed to figure out how to recover it for the touch-up gun. The technique I concocted is to drill a small hole in the spray can to vent the pressure. Then you need to let it sit for an hour or preferably more. There's a lot of dissolved propellant in the paint and it needs to boil off. Don't ask how that lesson was learned, but it involved a lot of clean up. Once it's settled down, dump it in a spray gun and have at it. Baked enamel finish. Thanks Tyrone. Not that I was going for authenticity here; I was going for a color I already had a lot of. But I found it interesting and tremendously convenient that "Closely matches International Harvester Red" closely matches Westerbeke Red. I'll have a comparison picture for you later. Before it comes off the engine stand I'm going to uncork all the plugs and covers we made for cleaning. By rotating it so the openings face down when we open things up, gravity will be our friend instead of being "that guy" if any water or sand got past our sentries. BTW, I weighed the bare long block and it's 135 lbs. So awkward to move around in general and especially in the blast cabinet. The flywheel is almost 45 lbs, so fully dressed this dinky .6 Liter two-cylinder is right around 200 lbs. Now we know why we don't have diesel lawnmowers. Bonus picture. Because I thought the other side looked pretty good too.
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