Another good piece of advice! All the bulkheads are out. It's a mess:) Rich Knowles Mistyped by thumb.
On 2012-08-31, at 20:43, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Carefully explore the engine compartment bulkheads for the ends of screws > sticking out. "Fix" any you find. > > Pet peeve of mine. I hate reaching into a tight space and scraping myself on > a sharp object. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > From: Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 5:44 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring.... > > Good thinking As it turns out, I've got most of the bilge cleaned up and, > with the exception of the area yet to be done, it's gloss white and like > new. > > Rich Knowles > Mistyped by thumb. > > > On 2012-08-31, at 13:40, "Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR" > <keith.morgenst...@navy.mil> wrote: > > > You might want to paint the bilge areas under the engine now that you > > have access to it. > > > > Finding drips/leaks in the future will be easier if the bilge isn't > > already stained with the prior drips/leaks. > > > > Food for thought. > > > > -Keith > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Knowles [mailto:r...@sailpower.ca] > > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 9:23 > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring.... > > > > You may recall my engine decided to revolt a couple months back when it > > blew all its oil into the bilge and almost seized up. After a bit of > > thought and asking a few questions, I bought a low-hour used Yanmar > > 3GM30 thinking it would be an easy install. Turned out to be very > > difficult to locate parts to mate it to my Hurth V-drive transmission > > and I eventually gave that idea up and put the engine in my storage > > space. > > > > > > > > After a couple of days of work, I dissembled all the surrounding > > woodwork and weaseled the engine out from under the cockpit sole into > > the aft cabin, an interesting exercise to say the least. I think they > > suspended the engine in mid-air and built the boat around it. I removed > > the carcass with the club jib crane and lugged it off to the local > > engine rebuilding experts. They tore it down to see what caused the > > blow-by which had caused the problem. There was nothing obvious at all > > to be seen other than one of the pistons looked as though some water may > > have got in and possibly seized a ring. They magnafluxed the head and > > all is good. Also, surprisingly, the interior of the block is a clean as > > a whistle with no corrosion or deposits of note. Pretty good for a > > raw-water cooled engine. > > > > > > > > We decided to replace the cylinder liners, pistons and rings, crank > > bearings, exhaust valves, thermostats and motor mounts. Everything is > > available in NA except the head and pan gaskets which are on the way > > from Japan. Total rebuild cost will be around $3,500. Maybe.... > > > > > > > > While I'm awaiting the parts, I've been cleaning the bilge and swamping > > out the engine room. I've stripped out a bunch of previously > > inaccessible old wiring and plumbing too and am replacing anything that > > looks suspicious. Lots of dirty fun. > > > > > > > > If anyone needs it, I have a perfectly good low-hour Yanmar 3GM30 for > > sale. I have $4,800 in it and that's what I'm asking. > > > > > > > > More to come as the best summer in years slowly disappears... > > > > > > > > Rich Knowles > > > > INDIGO - LF38 > > > > Halifax, NS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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