Interesting point about the wife and kids. My girlfriend is a trooper, we didn't have running water or a toilet on board for the first season and a half so I guess I'm lucky. The first thing I attended to before I ever even launched or sailed the boat was the thru-hulls however.
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:10 AM, <bria...@aol.com> wrote: > A thought on Josh's 3HM35F engine issues.... > > My "new to me" boat had been on the hard for years (4+, at least), and > required a emptying and cleaning of the fuel tank, new filters, and a > rebuild of the injection pump just to get my YANMAR 4JH-TE started. It > seemed to run fine, and we ran it for many hours at various speeds > dockside, then changed the oil and filter again. > > Still more smoke than I would like in the exhaust. In any case, pressed > for time, I set out for return to Virginia from Gulf Coast, Florida. In the > first 8 hours of running time, used more than 1/2 quart of oil, then > something changed. Less smoke in the exhaust, much more power, smoother > idle. > > From that point on used no more oil on the whole trip up to Virginia. At > least 65 more hours of running time. > > I suspect my engine had stuck rings, and that the combination of running > it and fresh oil "unstuck" them. Perhaps this applies to Josh's engine, as > well, although I'm not sure how he can run it if it won't start. According > to my diesel mechanic, the engine should start and run with the compression > he has, just won't produce much power, and may smoke. I'm thinking his > starting problem is elsewhere and would suspect the injection pump. > > Bill > > *MYSTY* > Landfall 39 > > Virginia > > In a message dated 4/11/2014 5:19:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > muckl...@gmail.com writes: > > Hey folks, > > It appears that I have low compression (130psi and 160psi) on 2 > cylinders. During the first start of the season the engine started rough > and powered the boat just long enough to get to the travel lift and then > stalled when I throttled down. I did not attempt to restart because I was > in the lift well. Upon relaunch, 5 days later, the engine just won't > catch. It kinda acts like it wants to, which I assume is the single > cylinder that has enough compression to fire. > > An additional symptom was unusually high crankcase pressure as indicated > by the dipstick that ejected from the engine. A zip-tie was enough to > secure it for the trip to haul-out. > > I have ensured fuel and spray pattern. Changed and cleaned injectors. > Tried starting fluid. Attempted to use hot air at the air intake. > Cleaned/removed air cleaner. Checked valve lash/operation. Checked > exhause elbow. Checked compression. > > Stuck rings seem to be the most common diagnosis. Any thoughts or > suggestions would be appreciated. > > I think the bigger decision for me and the question for y'all is, what > should I do from here. Rebuild? Replace? If I replace should I modernize > or stick with a remanufactured 3HM35? If I modernize, should I stick with > 30hp or go for something bigger. I fear that anything other than a 3HM35F > will cause delays due to configuration and fit. Is it worth it or is that > fear unfounded? If I rebuild should I do it myself? I fear a long > turnaround and more delays. > > As you can probably tell I am leaning towards replacing with a > remanufactured 3HM35F but I also don't want to miss other opportunities. > > Thanks, > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Yanmar 3HM35F > Solomons, MD > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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