[C38] eBay Starter?

[david at dlrfilms.com]

Can do!

I'll re-enact the first bolt removal and then get authentic footage of
whatever travails accompany the second bolt, wires, etc.

-D


> I guess it's too late to request having this on video to be uploaded
> it into youtube?
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:14 AM,  <david at dlrfilms.com> wrote:
>> UPDATE:
>>
>> The lower bolt is out. Three cycles of fire and PB blast, plus a 3"
>> extension on the socket.
>>
>> The upper nut needs a longer extension, which I don't have. So back home
>> for a sandwich and then cross your fingers teh local hardware store has
>> something.
>>
>> The starter is on its way overnight from GA. Will we be bolted back up
>> and
>> running by tomorrow night? I hope so!
>>
>>
>>
>>> Well the below starter checks out against the engine model number and
>>> the
>>> Universal part number.
>>>
>>> FYI, from Universal the starter is ~$2100
>>>
>>> From Torrensen Marine the API marine equivelant is $262, plus shipping
>>> and
>>> can't get here till Tuesday at the earliest.
>>>
>>> From Crank & Start it's $150 including overnight shipping to arrive
>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>> So against the possiblity of losing/keeping some of this weekend's
>>> business, I went ahead and ordered it. Cross your finger for me this
>>> isn't
>>> a "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably it is."
>>>
>>> The worst of it is, on a typical trip I don't need the motor but for
>>> about
>>> 30 seconds to get around one irksome bend in the channel.
>>>
>>> But then we're sailors, and we don't prepare for the typcial day, do
>>> we?
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> -David
>>>
>>>> Up early worrying about today's adventure. Found this on eBay:
>>>>
>>>> http://bit.ly/nqvde6
>>>>
>>>> Says Universal M30 5424, but not being an engine guy, I don't know if
>>>> that
>>>> means it will fit.
>>>>
>>>> Advice welcome!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> So tomorrow morning I'm down to the boat, wrenches and sockets in
>>>>> hand,
>>>>> PB
>>>>> Blaster and a MAP gas torch.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wish me luck!
>>>>>
>>>>>
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