bbwhitejr
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If I remember, the Vessel View can be calibrated. On our 44, it was almost perfect. If it said it would hold 100 gallons, it did without spilling and would be full.
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That’s the left over fuel sitting in the vent line from your last over fill. Air pressure pushes it out when you start fueling. You have to try to not top off and keep fuel out of the vent. They used to make a vented bottle that went over the vent to catch the overflow but not sure if it was effective.My 2006 44DB bleeds out the breather vent a lot. In fact it almost starts immediately. How is it a guy can remedy that.
...Noting that the fuel will flow out of the overflow when it is full, what happens when you hit the throttles with topped up tanks. Is there a check valve at the tank that keeps the fuel from surging back out when accelerating?....
That’s the left over fuel sitting in the vent line from your last over fill. Air pressure pushes it out when you start fueling. You have to try to not top off and keep fuel out of the vent...
So by letting the pump kick off by it’s self is overfilling the tanks.That’s the left over fuel sitting in the vent line from your last over fill. Air pressure pushes it out when you start fueling. You have to try to not top off and keep fuel out of the vent. They used to make a vented bottle that went over the vent to catch the overflow but not sure if it was effective.
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Do you suspect someone accidentally knocked it ?Hey All,
I just remembered an interesting thing from our return home last Monday and Tuesday. When I fired the engines up the Starboard engine idled at 620 instead of the normal 650. I was puzzled.
So we had a 35 mile run and it was the same when we got to our stopover harbor in Kingston. So I got the Starlink up and running and did some searching.
On one of the diesel forums there was a thread about this same thing. The guy called a mechanic and it cost him $300 for 10 minutes of the mechanic being on the boat. He was embarrassed as it was so easy. He did not say for a bunch of posts as to what the fix was. Finally somebody yelled at him, IN CAPS, to tell the group what the fix was.
Turns out with your engines at an uneven idle, you run the engine speed up and down with the "cruise control" or engine speed increase/decrease switch until the engines are both idling at 650. It was only on one place on the entire internet!! From 2012 or 2014 or something. In the morning I did this while waiting for the engines to come up to temp before taking off.
Maybe everyone else knows this but I didn't and could not find anything except that one thread.
Hopefully someone else will find this tidbit here!!
Cheers!
Just wondering if anyone has experienced any issues with (fresh) water ingress into their external hull surfaces, deck or superstructure? Especially horizontal surfaces that have been through bolted or where equipment such as windlasses, radars, antennas and spotlights are installed. Are there any areas of 420/44DB notoriety?
I get water in the Starboard side...looks like it is coming from the stainless steel rub strip area.
I also get a more concerning leak behind the Starboard couch by the aft cushion. That one bugs me and I cannot figure out where it is coming from. I thought it was from the seam on the radar arch. I sealed it with some 5200. Still leaks.
I use a vacuum to suck out a bit of water in the bilge and a bunch in the keel. It's a bother...
Just the Starboard engine was at 620...the Port engine was at the normal 650. It is possible it got bumped but it usually controls both engines.
Sounds like you have more than your fair share.. I’ve attached some info from SR regarding the rub strip leak that you may find interesting.
I was more curious about experiences with water ingress between the deck laminates but the lack of discussion on this subject leads me to believe our boats don’t suffer too badly from this.
Just wondering if anyone has experienced any issues with (fresh) water ingress into their external hull surfaces, deck or superstructure? Especially horizontal surfaces that have been through bolted or where equipment such as windlasses, radars, antennas and spotlights are installed. Are there any areas of 420/44DB notoriety?
Was thinking of changing out my Jabsco fresh water pump for a Shurflo and would appreciate your comments...
AEO, thanks for the Transom Leak info. I think I will go after this next time we pull the boat.
I have never had an issue with the ShurFlo pumps. I had 2 on the Sundancer and the first one was replaced but it was not the issue. The dip tube had busted off so the pump could not get any water.
The ShurFlo on the 44 is working great. Small sample size though...
This thread might help:
http://www.clubsearay.com/index.php...4-sedan-bridge-water-in-both-stringers.86004/
Does anyone have experience with Bostik 940? How does it compare to Boatlife LifeCaulk or LifeSeal or 3M 4200?
I've been running Shurflo on my boat for years. If I recall, this is the version: https://marinepartssource.com/5-0-g...trFuUVCqB24QjFSuC8btu3hTWjB3rDcRoCH18QAvD_BwE
Shurflo offers repair kit, so when I had one failed years ago I replaced the pump but also used the repair kit and now have a working spare pump onboard.
Do you think it could be the water tank fill that is leaking? Since it is in the area you are describing or maybe the water tank ventI get water in the Starboard side...looks like it is coming from the stainless steel rub strip area.
I also get a more concerning leak behind the Starboard couch by the aft cushion. That one bugs me and I cannot figure out where it is coming from. I thought it was from the seam on the radar arch. I sealed it with some 5200. Still leaks.
I use a vacuum to suck out a bit of water in the bilge and a bunch in the keel. It's a bother...