Love your videos and the Garcia ! To solve the messy filter change, you need a remote primary engine filter set-up. With the number one reason a diesel quits running is fuel related, I would have thought that Garcia would have incorporated this in the engine systems layout.
Hi Just looking. I’ll be holding the filter with a big, slurpy rag next time, to soak up any drips. We have a dual Racor pre-filter system, which allows us to choose which tank the fuel is drawn from. It has 30 micron filter elements. The on-engine filter is 2 micron I think, to make sure the injectors are protected. We also have a Racor P510 fuel polishing system with a 10 micron filter, to keep the fuel clean in the tanks before it even gets anywhere near the engine room. It’s a pretty good setup Garcia have installed!
There’s plenty of opportunities for boat yoga too Mike. I’ve been under the saloon floor and inside the steering compartment a few times, checking things out and chasing things I’ve dropped.
Hi James. It’s a great idea - to hold a disposable baby’s nappy/diaper under the filter to catch drips of diesel. It should work well. With the method i used, the zip lock bag did a good job of catching drips, however, one of my gloves became wet from fuel dribbling on it. I can’t remember if it was one or two drops that landed on the engine. Soon cleaned up - no smell, but I really like the idea of zero drips. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi Rick and Carolyn! I am pleased that you are taking the time to record and share all the maintenance jobs like this. I am looking forward to having an engine (whole boat, actually) to take care of, too. For a less messy fuel filter change, have you considered using a baby's disposable nappy (diaper) instead of the Ziploc bag? They are absolutely the right shape and absorb all of the mess. They work well for oil filters, too.
@@ecoworrier These are all great ideas but I’m starting to get a bit worried about how many sailor friends are familiar with adult diapers and bed wetting sheets. Wassup wid dat? 😳
Ha ha! Well it’s actually a climb-down engine room. Funnily enough though, there’s still not fantastic access to the engine in the Amel 50. IIRC, the starboard side is hard to get to, without any access panels. It has very good sound insulation, as heard from the saloon and front cabin. Kind of noisy from the galley and rear cabin though. And the Amel certainly has more engine noise in the cockpit than the Garcia.
Hi Anthony. The Amel 50 is a beautifully executed exponent of its design concept and costs quite a bit more than a similarly equipped Garcia Exploration 45. The ratio is about 1:1.4. I’m in touch with a few owners of Amel 50s and they are very happy with them. But they can’t beach their boats to check their anodes and they need to be particularly careful about crashing into whales. 😳 Regards, Rick.
Not spilling anything during a filter change is like rolling a 7 on a single dice, having said that I use the bottom half of 5lt and 10lt oil containers positioned under the filter to catch the dribble also handy parts storage containers.
Thanks for these ideas Anthony. We felt like we had a pretty good plan but it was the diesel that dripped from my gloves that caught us out. I tested the bag for airtightness just before using it and it did its job well. Some ideas I’ll try next time will be to raise the bag higher on the filter and do all the turning from the bottom of the filter and outside the bag, to keep my gloves dry. We might try using the vacuum extraction hand pump we have for oil changes, to suck up the fuel, like dental assistants do with saliva. Another idea would be to use the stainless bowl I have for draining the Racor pre-filters, with an absorbent rag inside. As you suggest, having this underneath could catch drips from filter and gloves.
@@kennethkonoi9699 I’ll definitely be taking the time to remove that side access panel next time. It’s as if Garcia put it there just to make the job easier! 🙂
Love your videos and the Garcia ! To solve the messy filter change, you need a remote primary engine filter set-up. With the number one reason a diesel quits running is fuel related, I would have thought that Garcia would have incorporated this in the engine systems layout.
Hi Just looking. I’ll be holding the filter with a big, slurpy rag next time, to soak up any drips. We have a dual Racor pre-filter system, which allows us to choose which tank the fuel is drawn from. It has 30 micron filter elements. The on-engine filter is 2 micron I think, to make sure the injectors are protected. We also have a Racor P510 fuel polishing system with a 10 micron filter, to keep the fuel clean in the tanks before it even gets anywhere near the engine room. It’s a pretty good setup Garcia have installed!
If I owned a Garcia I’d be doing a lot of wiggling and jiggling. Love your channel guys. Be safe.
There’s plenty of opportunities for boat yoga too Mike. I’ve been under the saloon floor and inside the steering compartment a few times, checking things out and chasing things I’ve dropped.
i carry a few dipers for catching any oil spills ,works well.
Hi James. It’s a great idea - to hold a disposable baby’s nappy/diaper under the filter to catch drips of diesel. It should work well. With the method i used, the zip lock bag did a good job of catching drips, however, one of my gloves became wet from fuel dribbling on it. I can’t remember if it was one or two drops that landed on the engine. Soon cleaned up - no smell, but I really like the idea of zero drips. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi Rick and Carolyn! I am pleased that you are taking the time to record and share all the maintenance jobs like this. I am looking forward to having an engine (whole boat, actually) to take care of, too.
For a less messy fuel filter change, have you considered using a baby's disposable nappy (diaper) instead of the Ziploc bag? They are absolutely the right shape and absorb all of the mess. They work well for oil filters, too.
Ha! What a brilliant idea. We really needed something to soak up the diesel and that would have been perfect. Thanks. :-)
I've seen nappies laid out in the bottom of the engine bay also for the same purpose but maybe one of those bed wetting sheets would be better fit.
@@ecoworrier These are all great ideas but I’m starting to get a bit worried about how many sailor friends are familiar with adult diapers and bed wetting sheets. Wassup wid dat? 😳
@@SailingSnowGum Incontinence Sheet (Blueys) could be another way to go... .bigger then a dipper smaller then a sheet... just a thought
@@darryncarlo Ain’t got none a those roun’ here. But I’ll look into it. Thanks.
Like the engine access. One option for the filter removal is to double bag it. Always tricky.
0:02 I love that huge hatch at entrance into the boat.
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2:56 …at this moment, he dreams of an Amel 50 with its walk-in engine room. 🙂
Ha ha! Well it’s actually a climb-down engine room. Funnily enough though, there’s still not fantastic access to the engine in the Amel 50. IIRC, the starboard side is hard to get to, without any access panels. It has very good sound insulation, as heard from the saloon and front cabin. Kind of noisy from the galley and rear cabin though. And the Amel certainly has more engine noise in the cockpit than the Garcia.
Hi Anthony. The Amel 50 is a beautifully executed exponent of its design concept and costs quite a bit more than a similarly equipped Garcia Exploration 45. The ratio is about 1:1.4. I’m in touch with a few owners of Amel 50s and they are very happy with them. But they can’t beach their boats to check their anodes and they need to be particularly careful about crashing into whales. 😳 Regards, Rick.
Not spilling anything during a filter change is like rolling a 7 on a single dice, having said that I use the bottom half of 5lt and 10lt oil containers positioned under the filter to catch the dribble also handy parts storage containers.
Thanks for these ideas Anthony. We felt like we had a pretty good plan but it was the diesel that dripped from my gloves that caught us out. I tested the bag for airtightness just before using it and it did its job well. Some ideas I’ll try next time will be to raise the bag higher on the filter and do all the turning from the bottom of the filter and outside the bag, to keep my gloves dry. We might try using the vacuum extraction hand pump we have for oil changes, to suck up the fuel, like dental assistants do with saliva. Another idea would be to use the stainless bowl I have for draining the Racor pre-filters, with an absorbent rag inside. As you suggest, having this underneath could catch drips from filter and gloves.
Fill the new filter with diesel before you screw it on.
That would work! But I’d probably spill it. :-(
@@SailingSnowGum I think not if operating from sidepanel
@@kennethkonoi9699 I’ll definitely be taking the time to remove that side access panel next time. It’s as if Garcia put it there just to make the job easier! 🙂