Fred:
Give Norm Gustafson a call (360) 823-6357. He used to be in charge of big
diesels (Catapiller) locally, and he taught a diesel class when he was a
member of RCYC. He can give you advice over the phone, and if you want him
to work on your engine, he'll do a good job.
Alan Bergen
On Tue,
If you're looking at blue smoke it's not as likely to be the injectors.
Injectors usually get linked to black smoke / an overly rich mixture.
Blue smoke is more likely compression related or somehow the lube oil blows
by the rings and burns (It seals-up as the metal expands upon warming up)
But
I had mine apart late last year and was successful in replacing the clutch
lever and clutch eccentric, getting it back together, and operational.
Symptoms were "catching" sound in the until and no positive "feel" for
whether it was engaged or disengaged. The wheel didn't hang up but a couple
dozen
I would have a Nordac 3Di as my 135 Genoa and probably as a main if North
didn't try to extort money from me..
Last october, I put in an order fro the 3Di Nordac 135% genoa complete with
a 50% deposit.
A month later, instead of an update on the progress of the order, my local
loft got a ransom
We bought a #2 (135%) made from the new 3Di Nordac material
last fall. We like it so much that we have not flown the #1 this year. Great
sail shape and it points very well. I would highly recommend it so far.
Jim ReinardyC
I had a Nordac performance main on my 25 mk1 with full battens. Combined with
a Norlam 150 headsail we were competitive with larger boats under 15kts. Was
still holding its shape after several years, but used an older main for
cruising.
Chuck Gilchrest
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> On Jul 3, 2018,
I purchased one this year as a mainsail and have had it up only about a half
dozen times. The shape is generally good, except for two issues I’ve noted: 1)
there is an area near one of the upper battens that is messing up the shape
that I need to investigate; and 2) when the luff backwinds in
I have been racing with a 105% Nordac genoa for ten years, and have had no
problems with it. Recently I noticed a little wear at one spot the luff
tape, probably due to a rough spot on the furler. I also have a 135%
furling genoa which I use for cruising. It's four years old, and I haven't
used
My Yanmar in my C emits a small cloud of white smoke when I first turn
it over after sitting idle for weeks or months, but never blue or black
smoke. My engine had a partial rebuild in 2007 which may have eliminated
some of the issues of an aging diesel...
I hope that's helps in some way?
Dan
Anyone using Nordac Sails? Comments?
Bill Walker
CnC 36
Pentwater, Mi.
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Have you checked your air cleaner/muffler for oil saturation? My engine
has had slightly elevated blowby which caused more oil to be pushed past
the separator screen in the valve cover. The oil is drawn back into the
engine by intake suction during normal ops. When the engine was shut down
the
Hi Fred
Our 3 cyl yanmar had all three injectors rebuilt 20 months ago. The engine
would puff out a cloud of black smoke when starting and then run fine with no
smoke after that. This was the case before rebuilding the injectors and is
still the case after the rebuild. When I asked our
My 4 cyl Yanmar (non turbo) has begun to smoke a lot more when first
starting. It is a blue smoke that mostly goes away when it warms up. It
starts very easily and runs smoothly with good power.
I would love to hear your opinions of possible problems and cures.
Fred Hazzard
S/V Fury
C 44
Portland
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