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Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 16-07-2021, 07:48
Replies: 44
Views: 6,149
Posted By swordds
Re: Fendering at unfamiliar docks

I have only a 30 ft boat and I use an inflatable dinghy beach roller. Nice and long so fender boards are not required, deflates and folds into a light and compact package for storage, easy and fast...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-06-2021, 19:04
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Thanks again for all of the interest and every suggestion. I myself thought the lift pump was a long shot but fortunately I had help from a much more capable person. Three minor additions: 1)...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 25-06-2021, 06:50
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Diesel* Fuel Contaminated With Crankcase Oil: Summary of Troubleshooting and Repair:

First of all let me say the problem is FIXED!!* And since I had spent some effort online searching without...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 21-06-2021, 06:27
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Hopefully later today or tomorrow I should have the new lift pump installed. Whatever the contamination turns out to be, the engine could not run above idle speeds with the contaminated fuel. The...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-06-2021, 09:22
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

An Interim Update:
The new replacement fuel lift pump has arrived much sooner than anticipated (yea!). It is a mechanical work of art, so beautiful to look at that it will be almost a shame to...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-06-2021, 05:47
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

My sincere thanks to all contributors! I agree with possibly grasping at straws but: 1) The gunk in the secondary fuel filter certainly looked, felt and smelled (to me admittedly) like crankcase...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-06-2021, 11:21
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

* * Thanks Cheechako for the great ideas and sorry for the long response - but I am so happy for the problem support.* Also, one of my generic forum peeves is the long troubleshooting threads that...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-06-2021, 09:10
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Oh no, just one 15 gal fuel tank, the other fuel container that I confusingly mentioned is a 5 gal fuel (jerry) can.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-06-2021, 06:42
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Thanks, the entire ~ 8 gals (- 30 liters) of contaminated diesel fuel has been transferred to the very helpful local boatyard. They keep a 55 gal waste fuel drum and when the waste fuel drum is full...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-06-2021, 05:55
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Occasional Update: (Because I am always disappointed when trouble-shooting advice is requested but the ultimate solution - assuming there is one - is never presented).
Current Status: The...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-06-2021, 19:17
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Thanks Compass790 and HankOnthewater! I will not have the new pump in hand until the middle or end of next week and until the new pump is installed my plan is to leave the entire fuel system...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-06-2021, 06:03
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Re: Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

Thank you for your replies. I am not sure of anything except that I have a problem and my engine is marginally and unreliably functional. My first solution attempt was to remove most of the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-06-2021, 19:22
Replies: 62
Views: 9,876
Posted By swordds
Crankcase Oil Contaminating Yanmar Diesel Fuel

My 2006 Yanmar 3YM20 diesel fuel has turned black and the secondary fuel filter is filled with what appears (by looks, feel and smell) to be engine crankcase oil. In addition, after two hours of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-06-2021, 07:28
Replies: 110
Views: 17,369
Posted By swordds
Re: Footwear... what are people wearing?

I wear “Sugurao” plastic “tennis” shoes, much more slip resistant on a wet deck than my bare feet (especially important when reefing at the mast in rough conditions). They are light, cheap, great for...
Forum: Navigation 10-05-2021, 08:40
Replies: 71
Views: 6,449
Posted By swordds
Re: A chart plotter with audible alerts?

I sail singlehanded on an inland estuary using Navionics on my iPhone. I often sail at night so having the phone in the cockpit with the glare from the screen so I can watch the chart is not a great...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-02-2021, 12:08
Replies: 134
Views: 18,568
Posted By swordds
Re: Toilet paper questions

I am just surprised no one else ever mentions using a Laveo Dry-Flush. I have been happy with mine for several years. I do separate urin (but don’t users of composting toilets also do that?). Added...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-01-2021, 06:49
Replies: 225
Views: 31,815
Posted By swordds
Re: Is Alberg the best production designer ever?

Probably not worth adding, but I will anyway. I live on my 1973 Whitby Alberg 30 and sail almost every day. I love the boat and plan to live on it until the end (of me, not of the boat). I will...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-11-2020, 15:18
Replies: 1
Views: 537
Posted By swordds
Anchor Balls and Lifting Rings?

Anchor balls and lifting rings seem to be commonly used by fishermen with claims that they make single handed retrieval of the anchor much easier. Several YouTubes on using anchor balls. Any...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 06-11-2020, 09:00
Replies: 68
Views: 7,405
Posted By swordds
Re: one or 2 burner stove...

I suppose I have become a rare old curmudgeon but I love my 50 year old pressurized alcohol stove. Never had any problems with it in all these years. I must agree the alcohol fuel does seem...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 23-10-2020, 13:45
Replies: 128
Views: 26,852
Posted By swordds
Re: Heaving-to myths.

My bad, if the definition of hove-to is dead in the water then I am not hove-to. I will try adding a small amount of unfurled jib to see if I can stop the fore reaching. Thanks for the advice!
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 23-10-2020, 13:11
Replies: 128
Views: 26,852
Posted By swordds
Re: Heaving-to myths.

My boat, an Alberg 30, heaves-to nicely with no jib and just a double reefed mainsail and the tiller lashed slightly to leeward. It fore reaches at about 1 knot or a little less but that is generally...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 19-10-2020, 07:29
Replies: 54
Views: 5,659
Posted By swordds
Re: Fender inventory. Care to share?

I use an inflatable Aere dinghy beach roller. Very rugged, 5ft long so it can be used horizontally and without fender boards along the side of the boat, collapses and folds so it takes up almost no...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 19-10-2020, 07:20
Replies: 54
Views: 5,659
Posted By swordds
Re: Fender inventory. Care to share?

I use an inflatable dinghy beach roller. Very rugged, about 5 ft long so it can be used horizontally along the side of my boat, collapses down to require amazingly little storage space.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-10-2020, 07:41
Replies: 54
Views: 6,817
Posted By swordds
Re: Domestic vs Marine grade

When I needed to replace the teak cockpit sole grating I used 1” X 2” treated pine lumber with exterior home deck stain. Easy and cheap and environmentally sustainable and appears that it will last...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-10-2020, 07:23
Replies: 54
Views: 6,817
Posted By swordds
Re: Domestic vs Marine grade

I live in southeastern Louisiana where the climate is mostly hot and humid and for the past 6 years I have used Exterior Latex Acrylic house paint on my Alberg 30 deck and interior liner with...
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