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I thought there was a special tool to remove the windshield wiper arm from the spindle ... if that's what you are talking about. It slips behind the base of the arm and assists with prying it off ... I had one years ago. I'll look deep in the toolbox to see if I can find it. Check with your...

What Charlie said, except, no need to screw the bilge "strainer bottom". Position the blue bottom (separate from the pump) then mix your epoxy (I used PC7) and set the bottom in the epoxy. Let the epoxy ooze through the four holes in the strainer then flatten or peen down. Let it all dry. I...

Don't know what your price range is, but I went with a Mercury 270 PVC Air Floor. ($999) The Hypalon was about $300 more, but I'm not going to store it in the elements, so the money I saved went towards a 6hp Nissan. You can get a Mercury roll up for about $650. I got it at Buster's Marine...

How about some detail photos of the cockpit cover; attachment points, close-ups and such. Would like to see how the cover is attached and all. My local guy wants about $600 to make one. :shock: That's not going to happen any time soon. What is the cost for a cockpit cover these days? John...

If you look on page 6 of the Swee Pea Photo album, you will see the fuel polisher that I made based on the Dr. Bob design. Worked great. I pulled fuel from both tanks, pumped them dry, then polished about three times. I added Startron and Seafoam and refilled the tanks. @#$%&** motor is...

I tried to send the fuel line down the fuel fill - no go; too sharp a bend. I then disconnected the fuel line to the tank selection valve and could pump gas from one tank and then the other, from one tank to the other.

12v fuel pump siphons the gas from the tank and pushes it through the 10 micron filter. Fuel pump is equipped with a 100 micron pre-filter.

fuel polisher built on the Dr. Bob design. I used scraps of pressure treated lumber, a 12v fuel pump, an a fuel separator with clear bottom. Wired with 6 feet of quick conncect wire, inline on/off switch, and battery clips.

New Rule 1100 pump in, 10 amp fuse replaced. Everything good as new. I am looking to get some stainless or aluminum screen to line the mid-bilge area to keep some of the debris away from the pump. Joe. I found my original "auto-every-two-second" Rule pumps. Will you describe the "lobotomy"...

I replaced the annoying "every two minute" bilge pump with a Rule 1100 Automatic (built in float) and it worked for more than three years without a glitch. I am sure your diagnosis is correct: debris clogging the impeller and overheating/too much resistance/ weakening the pump. A 20 amp fuse...

That's what I kinda thought. I will put back a 10 amp and see what happens. Sometimes I think that I am the least qualified person to own a boat; I am not a mechanic, an electrician, or a certified Captain. I like my C-Dory because it is a simple boat. Hah! :roll: Just look at that nest of...

Couldn't figure out why my Rule Mate 1100 Bilge Pump would not work. Checked the fuse in the lazarette (10 amp) and it was blown. Every time I replaced it with a 10 amp, it blew. Tried to trace wires, no visual breaks. Called a local mechanic who came by. Replaced the fuse with a 20 amp...

I guess what I will be doing then is cleaning the tanks of sludge and water that has separated from the gasoline. When our on board fuel separators accumulate water, what you're saying is that this is excess water that could not be dissolved in the ethanol enhanced gasoline, and has moved to...

The pump I am using is a gasoline fuel transfer pump, specifically designed for pumping gasoline - got that covered. I bought a sealed in line on/off switch factory wired on a 10' wire and wired the pump with an insulated connector to the 10' wire. Got that covered. The only "violation" is...

Yep. Good suggestions. John Swee Pea

Beats me. I just read the posts and figured that the fuel separator separated the water from the fuel; the increased ethanol content attracting and holding water in suspension in the fuel. As the fuel is pumped from the tank and goes into the separator, the water/moisture is separated out and...

That's somewhat of the idea. Dr. Bob showed a picture of how he polished gas, as they do with diesel. I am trying to clean the gas tanks and "polish" the fuel by removing the crud and water from fuel that has been stored for a while in the gas tanks on the boat. As we know, the high content...

I have read the past threads on fuel polishing. I am putting one together to clean out my fuel tanks; I plan to draw fuel directly frm each tank, but I am a little "dense". Does the 12v fuel pump go before the separator and "push" fuel through it or does it go after the separator and "pull"...

Was able to pick up some #4 alum direct burial (1000 feet) and will use that for the 167'run - 4 lengths. Got a good deal on EBay. Thanks for all the advice. John Swee Pea

Wow. I've got a lot to learn about electricity. I am establishing electric service to my property. I built the temporary service to building specs, including a meter base and a service panel - just got it inspected and approved. It is a 100 amp temporary service. The electric company will...