Jon and others, Until two years ago, my boat also used to stall in idle when approaching docks. Then, midway across Lake Ontario from Cape Vincent to Sodus on a calm day the fresh water pump/antifreeze circulator seized up. There was melting belt rubber with smoke as the bearings stopped turning. Five days and $56 later I had a new antifreeze circulator in place and we haven’t stalled out since. The friction in the bearings were enough to strain the engine into a stall.
TODD On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 7:26 PM JP Mail via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Previous boat > ‘79 Nicholson 303 > Yanmar 2qm15 > 320 hrs. > > Starts and runs all day. Slowing while approaching a dock-stalls. > Change filters, check for loose fuel lines, change crush washers….. > Approaching a dock….stall. Always while slowing down. > Approaching the fuel dock at Dodson’s was told “I’m going there!” By the > nice man on his Hinckley. My response, “Sorry,(engine stalls) I am. > The fuel pickup was at the forward end of the cylindrical tank. When I > slowed, all the crud would slosh forward and block the pickup causing a > stall. > Unfortunately the yard cleaned the tank and replaced it. they also > inadvertently punctured it and diesel would run out the bottom. Found this > out after a day sailing. Back to the yard and a new tank was installed. > Unfortunately they inadvertently severed the propane line while cutting a > 2” hole in a bulkhead to run a new vent line. It was obscured by the > insulation. Found this out when it blew up. With 2 of us onboard. ‘Nother > story. I’m sure I told it here at some point. > Jon Pratt > Hideaway 35-3 > Stamford CT > Sent from my iPhone > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
