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All thanks for the reply's
I did leave out one small detail - I had been cranking
with the coil wire off and the last time I cranked the engine
I had the coil wire on. Must have been some Gas in
there???

Bill

Hello all I was working on my A4 today - getting her started to test some new modifications (both piping and wiring) After cranking many times - I discovered a fuel pump and oil pressure safety switch that no longer wanted to cooperate. Replaced the fuel pump and determined oil pressure switch wasn'...

Rachel,
I will email several pictures to you if you would like (I haven' figured out the photo posting yet)

Bill

Hello folks - I have excavated some nastyness from my bilge and around my ballast. In the bilge I am trying to determine if I should l create a small double bottom or just fill the area with foam and glass over. I am leaning toward foam with a small void in the foam for any water to run into. The ma...

Hello folks I have removed all the bottom paint from my fine vessel planning to fix a few blisters and barrier coat. When I removed the paint and got down gel coat at first it was a beautiful white. But within an hour or so some of the areas around the crazed areas had yellowed. Any idea what is goi...

Hello folks - I poked a few holes around my ballast and into the keel void on my Vanguard. Drained lots o water. Found a lot of mung around the ballast soaked balsa I believe and some wonderful foam smells delicious. Anyway I plan to barrier coat the bottom in the spring and want opinions on wether ...

Folks thanks for the comments. The rot went all the way through. I have excavated the rot and have mitered all 4 sides of the hole towards the center of the boom. (the boom is not hollow) After looking at this more I was thinking of doing a two piece insert. Fairing and shaping a replacement piece t...

Hello folks - I am working on repairing some rot in the center of my spruce boom. Have been able to cut out in between the top and bottom lamination and remove the punky material - (it is amazing how strong this wood is after 40 years) What would be the best joint design and repair method to install...