My biggest worry was the motor in my
boat, It hasnt been started for 7 years,
It had been sunk twice a day for seven days till the salvagers got it back to Port Stephens were they got it going again,
Its hasnt been turned over since then,
After a lot of work on it, Changed the
oil and
fuel was polished, I took about 2 gallons of water out of the
tanks, But due to residue still in there, I had water thru the injectors,
New
Fuel filters and complete assemblys from
China, They were cheaper than just the elements, and
cleaning out the water, New Solenoid,
cleaning out all the fuel lines, Including pulling the injectors out and making sure they were working properly,
The mongrel still wouldnt fire up,
All
wiring was cleaned, Aerostart would make it cough, It wanted to go, But wouldnt,
So I pulled all the fuel lines off, Made sure they were all clean and flowing fuel, and bled it one pipe at a time till I had fuel at the injectors, Still nothing,
Had two batterys hooked up and it was spinning easily, One 900 CCA, 79 Amphrs, one 200 Amphr semi
Agm,
12.7 volts on both, 500 watts of
solar were keeping them charged,
Had the
diesel mechanic booked for next week to look at it,,
Bugga this, It should go, But wont, It is still coughing on the Aerostart, It wants to go,
I havent checked the
compression as I dont have a comp tester,
Pulled the Rocker box off it and whacked the valves with a big hammer a few times, Make sure they are seating and no rust or
corrosion to stop them sealing,
There was a tiny bit of blow back thru the intake, But nothing serious that worried me,
So I gave it the stick with the starter, I still dont know if the glow plugs are actually working or not,
About 20 seconds at a time, Aerostart in the intake, Its too far away from the Starter button to spray ether as its turning over, I an on my own down here,
So it was just a matter of pushing the buttons and hoping,
Then it just started to
wind out, then started coughing and then it fired up, At full stick as I had the throttle on full bore,
So I cut the
engine, Think about this, Sonny, Get your act together here,
So I selected neutral and gave it about a fast idle, It turned over but was not starting,
A bit more Aerostart in the guts, Then it started to
wind up again and then it fired up and ran, I gave it a few up and downs on the throttle and then it just idled away and purred along,
But I dont have a working Tacho, Every thing else works and the
oil pressure is what its supposed to be,
Very pleased with myself, I have a running motor again,
I have both Centre boards back in and roped up, The dunny works after I replaced the rubbers in it, It still has a small leak in the base, But new rubbers in there will fix that,
Changing from 110 volts to 240 volts, I had to make new
backing plates for all of them,
I have replaced a few of them, But they are a different size so a few more
backing plates need to be made,
I have water in all taps, Including the
cockpit shower, All the pumps are wired up and working,
Both rudders are installed and working with new
steering cables,
The kick up ropes need to be sorted out, They have new ropes but not sure how they operate yet,
I have installed two
solar panels on the rear
davits giving me 500 watts of
solar power, More than adequate for my needs,
200 Amphr semi
AGM that I got for free, It had been sitting there for 12 months and still had 12.7 Amps on it, It flicks the motor over by itself,
But I bought a new 900 CCA, 75 Amphr AGM for a start
battery, The one with the round coils,
Lifted the 200 amp
battery with a fork
lift onto the boat, but dropped it getting it thru the door,
It weighs 73 Kgs, Bit of a struggle for me, But fortunately it wasnt damaged when I dropped it,
Its also connected up to the
panels and controller and works fine, Its kept fully charged,
Its been a big job and the large items have been replaced, repaired and or made to work again,
Last major item to be done is a new rubber gaitor on the drive leg and put the new prop on it,
Now to finish painting the furniture, Doors etc, and installing them, They are all being painted with clear
polyurethane which makes them waterproof and shows the timber grain still,
Its nearly there,
Cheers, Brian,