I met a cruising couple that ran a marina near you, possibly Oneida Lake, I will get their contact info. There are many large marinas at Brewerton, NY. This is all sort of near me, I am on Cayuga Lake. Lee Haefele ----- Original Message ----- From: "lets go sailing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lv-ab" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:47 PM Subject: [Liveaboard] Muuuurphy?
> Hello everyone, > I finally left fifty point Wednesday morning. > Excellent day for motoring to Oswego. Of course the last leg of the trip > during the night > I heard banging in the engine room which soon went away. Well, I went up > th > locks all > day yesterday and guess what. I was not alone. Murphy dropped by to say > high. > I passed the lock 23 in the morning at the west end of lake Oneida but the > weather > was a little to windy for beating 20-25 east winds on a shallow lake with > the mast down > so I decided to hold back till the afternoon. I thought check on the > bilge > and the noise. > I had a little extra water in the bilge so Murphy said check the wiring. > so > I did and both > were corroded and disconnected. Well as he suggested I installed complete > wire set to > the bilge pump and the switch, it worked good. > Now check on the noise, the coupling set screws to the prop shaft were > loose. > As he suggested again I tightened the screws and new safety wire. and no > more loose shaft. > I ma on my way. Half way in the lake here banging again set the Simrad > tiller-pilot, > check the engine room and guess what. The engine was dancing the "I am > gonna > get you" > war dance. Two of the engine mount nuts were loose. Tools on hand, > lookout, > down bellow, done! > no more noise. (wait I am not done yet). > Couple of miles further noise again and water dripping. > Bilge Pump is working fine so I kept going; I notice every once in a while > some > discoloration and the funny colours of oil were the bilge discharge line > is. > Also there is a smell of diesel really strong. > I have 4 more miles to my destination, the east end of the lake to lock > 22; > they close at five. > I was here just before so I said to my self I better check this out. So I > leave the engine running > and take the Companion way stairs off. > WOOOOW. The hose from the low pressure side of the diesel pump is > squirting > diesel like crazy. > water is running in the bilge. Flashlight on and voila. The bellows from > the > dripless seal torn apart > water is just flowing in like a stream. Flashlight stuck somewhere, bilge > pump on, tools, hoseclamps, > silicone rigging tape (insulating tape) 15 min later No more drops no more > noise (engine shut) make coffee > and relax try to calm my self down and think about the future tomorrow. > So tomorrow, I got some information where to haul out, I will haul out and > see for he rest. > Did you say something about Murphy? He is one of my best relatives. Don't > you ever say anything bad about him. > > Yanni Marinated > S/V Princess Thalia > Columbia 8.7 #73 > Municipal dock > Sylvan Beach, Oneida Lake NY > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.3/1693 - Release Date: 9/26/2008 7:35 AM _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
