that would be my guess too... a clogged fuel filter Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > On the way to and from our racing area, my Beta-25 with only 390 hours on > it was running fine and then it dies. > > It started up right away, ran for a few minutes then died again. > > We sailed out of the channel for about 10 minutes, started it up again > with no problems and it ran for 20-30 minutes before > I shut it down for the race. > > On the way back we motored around loafing at about 4 knots for 30 > minutes as we headed for the channel back to the slip. > > Halfway in it died again. I used the electric fuel pump to be sure it > was 'primed' and it started right up and then quit again after about > 30 seconds. > > By then, we were close enough to the slip to sail in--kept the main up > for just such an event--which we did without issues (a competent crew > of 6 can do that!). > > Ran it in the slip at full throttle and it died again after about 3 > minutes. Started tight up, ran again at full throttle and it died again. > > Fuel tank is only 3 hours into a full tank (48 gallons) and the pick-up > tube was replaced last year to go further down into the tank so neither > the fuel level or pick-up tube level can be issues. I also added some > Stan-dyne (?) when I last filled the tank earlier this year. > > The Neuse River was almost flat since we had only a 5 knot breeze so I > doubt that it was 'stirred up' crud from the tank. > > Haven't replaced the fuel filter between the tank and the engine or the > engine mounted one this season (did it last year) so that is my first chore > since IMHO it looks like a fuel issue or an air in the fuel line issue. > > I also will check all the clamps that are used to seal the fuel line > from the tank to the engine. > > Does the list have any other suggestions/ideas besides what I listed? > > TIA, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > > > > > > cenel...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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