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		<title>Boat Maintenance Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Betsy Kimmel drove down from Philadelphia to learn engines and get some practical experience on diesels. Betsy is working on her &#8220;First Mate” qualification with a sailing club I am a member of, &#8220;Singles on Sailboats&#8221;. So Betsy started by working on a low oil pressure alarm switch. I handed her the manual and told [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/05/16/boat-maintenance-weekend/</link>
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		<title>Maintenance Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally got around to all those projects that had not yet been done. US Spars finally got their act together and sent me all of the parts I ordered. The new operator / office assistant is really a Bain to customer service. I had always had great service until this order. I will now be looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/05/10/maintenance-weekend/</link>
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		<title>Fixing the Helm Lock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally replaced the locking intermediate pin in the helm lock today. It was missing when I bought the boat several years ago. I have been happy with just using the auto helm for the last several years. Now I seem to sail more solo and I work the boat better to set it up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/05/10/fixing-the-helm-lock/</link>
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		<title>Replaced Life Jacket Safety Light Batteries</title>
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		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/04/12/replaced-life-jacket-safety-light-batteries/</link>
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		<title>Sink stopper Chains replaced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Replaced old and or broken chains

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		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/04/12/sink-stopper-chains-replaced/</link>
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		<title>Replaced Alternator Bolts and Aligned Belt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally got around to checking the squealing belt alignment problem. Installed a new 10mm bolt and adjusted tension. So far so good.

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		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/04/04/replaced-alternator-bolts-and-aligned-belt/</link>
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		<title>Starter Replaced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starter replaced after a Sunday Monring no-start. Replaced with Spare. Old starter, rebuilt with new parts and returned to spares.

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		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/04/04/starter-replaced/</link>
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		<title>Main Salon Overhead Hatch Leak fixed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally removed and rebedded the overhead port, sealed the acrylic into the frame again. Finally the port does not leak!!!

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		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/03/29/main-salon-overhead-hatch-leak-fixed/</link>
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		<title>Rebuild Exhaust Manifold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Started seeing a drip during winter engine runs, so I started looking of the leak. Replaced the aft hoses on the transmission cooler, but still had a leak. Found a pin hole leak in the aft 40mm freeze plug on the inboard side. Attempted to pop out the plug and replace it while the manifold [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2009/01/08/rebuild-exhaust-manifold/</link>
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		<title>Students, Solo Sailing, Storms, Summer, and other things.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Students…….
Never try and teach a pig to sing, it annoys the pig and wastes your time&#8230;..
Sometimes I forget things like this myself. I like to teach so sometimes I try to teach “People” to sail who want to sail but have no aptitude for it. It becomes like teaching a “Pig to Sing”, it becomes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ariosa.us/2008/08/31/students-solo-sailing-storms-summer-and-other-things/</link>
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