Thanks. I'm looking for my floater parka. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax
On 2012-10-10, at 12:59, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: Rich, Congrats! I hope you get some sailing in before the season ends! Joel On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Rich C&C <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > Thanks, Bob. You are correct, I finally got off the dock on Monday for the > first time in almost 4 months. So much for the best summer we have had in a > while. It was quite a job, but it's done now, other than a bit of tidying up > of wiring etc. > > After three days of bleeding air and blood, changing fuel filters and > fiddling around, I finally got the engine to run perfectly. It first gave > off great clouds of black smoke and belched soot, and would only run for a > short time. I persisted and the run times increased and the smoke died away > until all was normal. It took about thirty attempts to get it going and I > confess that I was wondering if I'd have to haul it out again. Just as I was > about to drive myself to the bridge, away it went. The alignment appears to > be OK as there is little vibration I can relate to the prop and shaft. > > The total cost of having the engine, a Yanmar 3QM, rebuilt, was about > $3,800. This included 3 new cylinder liners, piston and ring assemblies, rod > bearing sets and exhaust valves, gaskets and motor mounts. I rented a small > U-Haul trailer to get it to and from the rebuilders. I did all the removal > and reinstall work myself with an occasional assist and lots of encouraging > visits from friends. I noticed that the rum bottle on the bulkhead is almost > depleted and there is not a speck of beer on board. Must be my buddies... > > I estimate that I put about 5 days total of my labour into the job. The > engine on the Landfall 38 is directly under the cockpit sole with about 3" > clearance above it, a real pig to remove and install. It's also hidden > behind cabinetry that has to be dismantled and removed piece by piece. One > of the worst messes was cleaning up 7 litres of black lube oil that sprayed > around the engine compartment and ran into the bilge. Not pretty. Long live > the guy who invented the pressure washer. > > The question has been asked numerous times about the efficacy of rebuilding > a 30 year old raw water cooled engine versus "simply" installing a new or > used one. Indeed, I did initially think I would put in a replacement and > bought a used Yanmar 3GM30 that was available. That was a $5K investment > that never got installed as I was unable to find the necessary hardware to > mate it to my Hurth V-Drive transmission. I still have that engine waiting > for a project or someone who needs it. A new Yanmar engine with v-drive > transmission was quoted at around $15K and it would have taken a lot of > messing around to fit it in the boat and hook it up. Total cost would likely > have approached $20K. More after taxes. The advantage would have been an all > new engine with fresh water cooling. > > As it turned out, the 3QM30 is a sleeved engine which made rebuilding it > relatively easy. No boring or decking required. For those with raw-water > cooled engines, you may be pleased to hear, as I was, that there was little > evidence of corrosion and the rebuilders considered it an excellent > candidate for resuscitation. A tribute to changing the internal zincs every > couple of years, I guess. > > So that's sailing for this year. An adventure, but fun of a different sort. > Best thing is, I bought a new cordless Dremel tool that helped save the > existing fiberglass Vernay muffler that needed grinding out and epoxy > applied to the input connection. Netted me a saving of about $150 and I have > a new favourite tool. Right, Wal? I also now have an electric fuel pump for > priming and emergencies. A mere $55. I'll post a note on that. > > That's it. Phew! > > Rich > Rich Knowles > INDIGO - LF38 > Halifax, NS > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Abbott [mailto:robertabb...@eastlink.ca] > Sent: October 9, 2012 22:02 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Re-powered - update > > Just to let everyone on the list know, Rich Knowles has successfully > re-powered his yacht......I believe I witnessed his first sojourn to and > from his marina yesterday since the re-power project began earlier this > Summer....he was gone for about an hour so I assume he was motoring > around the North West Arm, enjoying the beautiful Autumn afternoon, the > scenery, the serenity, and especially the sweet purring of his newly > rebuilt engine and, if I am not mistaken, a beverage of some sort in a > somewhat large glass. > Rich can provide more detail(s), if required. > > Bob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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