In this episode, I sample check our keel bolts just for peace of mind to see if we have any corrosion on our 1990 built Bavaria Yacht. The method is perhaps controversial but it made the task easy.
Fresh water Rinse layup and Emergency Bilge Pump. On Starlight 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350 has a Volvo Penta engine M2003 28hp anyway I was the second owner, so after I purchased the boat I was doing the shakedown cruise and ran the engine for about an hour and the overheated alarm went off , could not find a problem, cutting too the chase lots of growth and calcification of the tubes in the heat exchanger. Had too take the entire unit clean it and put it back, never wanted to do that again figured was not the use rather the extended, layup with saltwater, also the corrosion factor of the elbow, had to replace that. So as a solution I cam up with this manifold I constructed with brass and bronze fittings and ball valves for each connection, from the thru hull , to the manifold, ball on the thru hull and on the manifold did the same at the on end valve to the sea strainer to the engine, next thru hull, pressure fresh water, and at the other end again valve to a run to the bilge. This allows me to turn on the fresh water, backwash the thru hull, then shutoff and run the engine for 2 minutes on fresh water before shutting down the engine for the night or an extended time. It also in the final configuration allows me to bring to bear as an emergency pump, on my main bilge the engine, if there is a major leak in the boat that bilge pumps cannot handle for whatever reason, (lightning strikes) etc. I often use the fresh water system when sh3 is on the hard, and I need to run the engine, like changing oil, etc. I have 100 gallons of water on Starlight, you should see the looks I get in the yard with no hose, on the hard, yet engine running and water from the exhaust and prop shaft running out. In 20 years have not had any overheating issues or had to deal with the heat exchanger or the elbow, which is notorious on Volvos..
Hi Ballomni, your comment makes perfect sense. After all we usually flush our outboard motor with fresh water before putting it to bed. I don't have the luxury of a heat exchanger on our boat, not sure I want one!
Excellent video can't wait to get launched again but still some bits to do before I get lowered into the Blackwater and sail the Sunshine Coast lets hope it Sunny and Covid Free...
@@sailingwithus5743 Yep back on the water, I went to the Scillys in June GREAT SPOT, and just back from Kilmore, have you any plans for this year ?????
@@sailingceltic1911 Hi Sailing Celtic, visiting the Scilly isles are on my bucket list. Got close once but ended up in Kinsale, another GREAT SPOT !!!! No epic voyages planned this year, just staying local. Health reasons. :(
Hi Warrick, appologies for not replying sooner we've been sailing! Yes you are correct with the numbers on top of the bolt. I went for a like for like replacement A2 grade stainless steel.
