Thank you! I appreciate your input. Philip
Lee Haefele wrote: > All that I learned that I could have prevented is below. > Vibration was the main problem, when ever you work on it to put locktite on > all fasteners and fasten all wires and hoses. The original paint provided > the fastener locking. Inspect regularly for any chafe on wires and hoses. > Be sure to do the valve adjustment and never allow ANY seawater leaks that > might stand in the pan. If you need to disconnect or tighten any fuel banjo > fittings, you must use NEW copper washers, they were $.05 from Entec, order > spares. Also order impellers, bearings and seals for the dual waterpump. > Entec did not use a pressure relief (radiator cap) on the coolant, I would > look into adding one, that may have caused the coolant leak on the stator > coils. > I think that the Farymann engine is good quality, but at 3600 RPM, things > were always coming loose and causing leaks. > The FPs have electronic control troubles, the Entec just has sensors wired > to the fuel shutoff that work well. > Lee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philip McConnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Anyone need a Westerbeke 8.5 BT genset. ..or > parts? > > >> Oh go ahead and cheer me up :-) The only units that will fit are the >> Entec and a Fisher Panda. I've heard from a couple of disgruntled FP >> owners too. Seems the little Farymann diesels which seem to be common to >> all small gennys may be an issue. >> >> I hope I have better luck than you did. I've talked to a couple of Entec >> owners (references from Entec) who thought they were little jewels. One >> guy claimed over 5000 hours with no down time other than maintenance. >> >> My ideal would be NO genny. However, it is conceivable that I MAY want >> to run AC while on the hook and I'm sure there will be times when there >> is not enough sun for my solar panels to keep the batteries toped up. >> >> You pay your money, and you take your chances. >> >> Philip >> >> Lee Haefele wrote: >>> My Entec required repairs at 30 hour intervals. One repair involved >>> replacing the stator due to either salt splash or antifreeze leak in the >>> cooled generator part, it had both leaks. The direct vibration from the >>> 3600 rpm single cylinder engine was also a problem, could not sleep with >>> it >>> on. >>> On the good side, factory support was excellent. But many repairs in my >>> ownership of 4 years and 300 hours. (starting at 100 hours from new) >>> Lee Haefele >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Philip McConnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 9:36 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Anyone need a Westerbeke 8.5 BT genset. ..or >>> parts? >>> >>> >>>> Steve Weinstein wrote: >>>>> Just out of curiosity, Phil, what are you replacing it with? And what >>>>> kind >>>>> of boat was she installed in. >>>> The replacement genny will be an Entec 4.2kw unit. The choice is driven >>>> by the fact that generating unit is water cooled so the sound shield >>>> does not require cooling venting and the sound shield seems particularly >>>> well engineered. Oh, and it fits in the space available. >>>> >>>> The boat is a Tayana 52 center cockpit cutter. While the boat is >>>> largish, she has a comparatively small engine space comprised basically >>>> of the space under the cockpit sole. Into this space is crammed the >>>> propulsion engine, the generator, the refrigeration compressor, and a >>>> watermaker. I'm disposing of the watermaker and putting in a smaller >>>> genny to get more space. I'll also try to improve the spaces sound >>>> proofing which is pretty minimal. >>>> >>>>> I'm asking specifically 'cause I was curious about the noise level at >>>>> night >>>>> in a mooring field or anchorage. Did you get any complaints from >>>>> neighbors? >>>> Noise is the primary reason for the change. The old Westerbeast had no >>>> sound shielding at all and was unpleasantly loud. You had to be REALLY >>>> tired to be able to sleep in the aft cabin when the thing was running. >>>> Rum helped. Don't know if it was objectionable to other people. I >>>> probably couldn't hear them if they did complain. >>>> >>>> The only thing I have to have a genny to do is run AC when anchored so >>>> quiet is nice. The Entec genny's output is also sufficient to create the >>>> maximum output from my inverter\charger (140A @ 12V) so it will charge >>>> batteries well. What's more, if you screw up and really flatten the >>>> batteries, the Entec can be started by hand. >>>> >>>> Philip >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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: 270.6.21/1667 - Release Date: >>> 9/11/2008 >>> 6:55 PM >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: 270.6.21/1669 - Release Date: 9/12/2008 > 2:18 PM > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
