tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post9031500932786199147..comments2024-03-13T14:21:41.243-05:00Comments on The Retirement Project: Out of ControlTJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-42475643763335546052021-06-12T07:51:36.900-05:002021-06-12T07:51:36.900-05:00Greg - yes we do read all the comments. So happy t...Greg - yes we do read all the comments. So happy that this was a help to you! It was singularly the hardest job I tackled on the boat. Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact form in the right sidebar if you have any other questions and we’ll be happy to help. There’s also a very helpful Tartan group I can put you in touch with.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093436662653044390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-397109765003294062021-06-10T20:29:34.944-05:002021-06-10T20:29:34.944-05:00I know it's 5 years since you posted this arti...I know it's 5 years since you posted this article, and I am not sure anyone reads these comments, but I wanted to give a huge thank you for writing this. Today, I had to change the throttle clamp in my Tartan 42, Serenity. Having this article was a god-send to provide me with the method to access and change the throttle clamp. I recognize that the job I did today required less than 1/10th the effort that you had to expend to change the cables. More important than the step-by-step information, was simply the acknowledgement that changing out this clamp was even possible. That give me most of what I needed to persevere. Greg Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856773110679025036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-37448721310115063912016-08-27T04:04:13.307-05:002016-08-27T04:04:13.307-05:00Ahh! The difference between design for manufacture...Ahh! The difference between design for manufacture and design for service.. And your boat was built long before design for manufacturing really kicked in. Pity the poor devils that 34 years from now will have to fix some of the boats being built today......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727661113096025609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-42986760096799920382016-08-23T12:19:03.178-05:002016-08-23T12:19:03.178-05:00Jewelry is also prohibited when working on the fli...Jewelry is also prohibited when working on the flight-line (aircraft). However, this is not only because of the personal risk of having a finger ripped off your hand but also because if it falls into the bowels of an aircraft it could create a corrosion problem with the aluminium aircraft or cause something to malfunction later. A ring or tool can get jammed into something that is supposed to move freely or causes a short circuit as it vibrated against a wire long enough to wear through the insulation. Even so, I enjoyed working the flight-line on C-130s.<br /><br />I must be old fashioned. As I read this post I kept thinking I would still trade him jobs. He can sit in my air-conditioned high-rise office where he can look out at at the grey city skyline and I'll take his place in the Florida heat tinkering on my own 40' sailboat. Now I realize Tim didn't post this and Deb was the worker bee. I also realize she is irreplaceable. My hats off to you both.Keith Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773876785400644076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-47105423588317934772016-08-22T15:40:13.903-05:002016-08-22T15:40:13.903-05:00Aside from the very real risk of damaging the ring...Aside from the very real risk of damaging the rings, they should always be removed when working on an engine because too many mechanics have lost fingers when they caught the ring on something, or when the ring completed a circuit somewhere and melted. In heavy industry it is common to prohibit rings on the factory floor for this reason. <br /><br />BobRobert Salnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236481906016930762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-26707555491029081432016-08-22T12:18:44.634-05:002016-08-22T12:18:44.634-05:00Impressive!Impressive!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051978211928095735noreply@blogger.com