[C38] Spectacular!

[Don Strong]

Wow! Way to go! Where does Dulcinia lie? I would love to have a look at her.


Don

On 6/26/15 8:27 AM, Steve Smolinske wrote:
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> Nice job Michelle,
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> *From:*Listserve [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Michelle
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:15 AM
> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Any advice?
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> We have been in the process of a full restoration of #110 Dulcinea 
> since purchasing her in September 2013. All systems have been 
> replaced. When we tacked the engine, we decided to go with a full 
> rebuild of the original 5424 instead replacing with a new one. Bill's 
> Marine (Bill Ingle) did a fantastic job here in the SF bay for a 
> fraction of the cost of a new engine and install. We replaced all the 
> fittings, filters, wiring, gushed and also pulled the old metal gas 
> can, glassed in a new cradle and put in a smaller 24 gal Moeller poly 
> tank. She's good as new (in fact <20 hours) and will last us another 
> 30 years.
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> MD
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> Michelle Diaz, BSN, RN
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> Sent from my iPhone...
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> On Jun 23, 2015, at 22:12, Patrick Harpole <1derful at comcast.net 
> <mailto:1derful at comcast.net>> wrote:
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>     Pictures would be helpful
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>     Thanks
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>     Sent from my iPhone
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>     On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Max soto <maxsoto at gmail.com
>     <mailto:maxsoto at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>         Hi Patrick,
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>         I just installed a 40hp Yanmar 3JH4E.
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>         Same height and and width, but 2" shorter and 40 pounds
>         lighter than the old universal 5424.
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>         The muffler and exhaust hose also had to be replaced for a 3"
>         diameter and I also moved the engine 2" forward..
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>         At the end,  the waterline on the stern raised 3/4"..
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>         The engine bed had to be raised a little bit on the front, but
>         that will have to be made for any new engine, because of the
>         weird three mount configuration of the original Universal 5424..
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>         This was the only choice that I had here in Costa Rica, but a
>         35hp Betamarine, or Universal seems like a good choice...
>          Both use the same Kubota block, and are way lighter and
>         smaller than our current engines.. That will add for more
>         space on the sides for maintenance....
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>         If you need some pics, just ask..
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>         Hope this helps!
>
>         Max Soto A.
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>         +506-8312-1367
>
>         Alajuela, Costa Rica
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>         On Jun 23, 2015, at 14:59, 1derful at comcast.net
>         <mailto:1derful at comcast.net> wrote:
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>             My Universal engine overheated.  Marine mechanic doesn't
>             know if it is the head gasket, the head or the block.
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>             Expensive in labor to replace head gasket.  If it ends up
>             being the head they can try and fix it but I still have a
>             30 year old engine.
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>             I am thinking of replacing engine.
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>             Any thoughts?
>
>             Patrick
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>     :)
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>     MD
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>     Michelle Diaz, BSN, RN
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-- 
Donald R. Strong
Professor,
Department of Evolution and Ecology
and
The Bodega Marine Laboratory,
University of California, Davis,
Davis CA
95616
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