After braking off a couple of keys on my Yanmar panel and paying about $50 for
a new switch (key broke the plastic too), I put in a push/pull switch - I found
out all Yanmar keys are the same - big deterrent! Besides, they have to get
into the cabin to turn on the AB switch.
Gary
Old Yanmar
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From: Ken Heaton via CnC-List
To: Jim Watts ; cnc-list
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List First sail
We used to have a GMC 1/2 ton like that. Key? Who needs a stinkin' key?
On 26 May 2014 02:07, Jim Watts via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
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
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