I started my Yanmar for many years with a screwdriver. One day, with someone else helming, the switch did not return properly from the start position after the engine started and cooked the starter before I could figure out what the noise was. The original switch was not available, and I replaced it with a universal marine version. That lasted approximately 2 years in a fresh water environment. I was not impressed. My final (I hope) solution was to forget about using a key switch since the battery switch has to be on anyway, and install a waterproof push button starter switch, along with a waterproof toggle switch for the alternator and electric fuel pump. There is an audible alarm hooked up to the idiot lights, which sounds if the "ignition" switch is left on when the engine is not running. So far so good. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 22:07:25 -0700 To: drbod...@accesswave.ca; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List First sail From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Either leave the engine seacock open, or hang the ignition key off the seacock handle. Me, I'm useless and we have a Yanmar, so I can start the engine with pretty much anything I have in my pocket including lint. I leave the seacock open. I know this makes me a bad person and I can live with that. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 25 May 2014 20:13, M Bod via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: OK. Boat got off the dock today. After a bunch of engine work, new hoses and new fuel tank (all installed by mechanic) everything is supposed to be working smoothly. Well. Getting off the dock was not so smooth. Couldn't sort out why roller furler was jamming for a bit. Finally sorted the issue, started the engine, made sure all looked good (exhaust a little louder than I expected, but not bad). Off we went (had a friend along to assist moving the boat from the marina to a nearby cove where it can stay an extra week). 10 min out I see some smoke riding through the companion way. Throttle down. Full off engine cowling. Coolant everywhere! Must have a leak. We turn around to limp back to the dock. I'm looking at the mess with the coolant boiling over when I realize (OK remember mechanic warned me) the seacock for the engine is CLOSED!!! Opened the seacock. Everything cooled off. We had burned off much of our coolant - so I poured in a 1/2 litre water bottle. Kept the engine at low rpm and made the run to the cove. Little hitch at the end. Went to furl the jib but too much sail and not enough line on the furling drum. Only managed to pack away 2/3 of the sail. Solved that by doing 10 clockwise circles in the bay to wrap the sail around the forestay! Dirty, but it worked. All told we survived. Feel like a royal idiot for forgetting the seacock. Had pretty good water shooting out of the muffler after - but I figure I better pull the impellor and check/replace it anyway. I had checked the exhaust when we started - saw splashes. But later realized I was looking at the air exhaust hitting the water and causing a little splash. Still a little shell shocked from the experience but thinking I'll likely remember the seacock in the future!!!!! Mark _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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