Here is an article from Sail Magazine <http://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising/opinion/voe-underway-repairs-and-rafting-at-sea/?utm_source=sail-enewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=textlink&utm_campaign=enewsletter> just this week about fixing their hydrolock. Not incredibly detailed, but optimistic!
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 1:01 PM David Pulaski via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Well this is a crappy way to end the season. Short story is, I'm 99% > positive that I managed to get water in the cylinders in my Yanmar 3GM30F, > and now have a hydrolock. Thankfully, the engine was not running when it > happened, but I *did* attempt to crank the motor with the starter a couple > of times before I realized what had happened. So now, I'm worried about > significant damage from two angles: > > 1) Bent rods/crank/pistons? I'm inclined to think that the starter motor > doesn't have nearly as much torque as the engine operating under normal > load, so I'm hoping that my attempts to crank didn't permanently do any > damage such as this. Thoughts? > > 2) Time: Unfortunately I can't get back there with tools and equipment to > attempt to rectify the hydrolock until Sunday, which means the engine will > have been sitting there with water in the cylinders for almost 4 days. > It's mostly fresh / brackish water (boat's on a mooring in a river > mouth). Chances of corrosion in the cylinders requiring a teardown? > > Anyone have any experiences with hydrolocks they'd care to share? > > Ugh... > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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