Love watching your show ,hope you got the pictures of the Blue Moon . The boat i was watching was the JT Balderdash going to Sooke .They were farther out yesterday . Fun Boat watching anyway .
From my Navy Days- I learned that KoolAid (they called it Bug Juice) was an excellent cleaner of Brass. I use KoolAid on my 37' Tayana to clean brass engine parts with good success.., better than harmful surfactants!
I have been watching for quite a while, I lived on a Catalina 30 in the PNW during COVID, remember that? I can totally relate due to our symbiotic relationship with the C30. We purchased the C30 as a stopgap as our primary boat was in New Zealand and we were stuck in the Vancouver area. Currently we are back onboard our catamaran and sailing her back to Vancouver Island slowly. As I type this on my IPad I’m looking out onto a the volcanic oasis of Indonesia. Keep up the great work and see ya soon, maybe not soon but one day. Scott & Kat S/V MUSKOKA I had a RUclips channel back in the day Off the Starboard Hull
An other wonderful video by my favorite sailors. Having gone back over some of your previous videos and looking at the comments, I realized a lot of comments were critical of how you had approached a particular problem, I personally can't say anything about what you are doing because I'm not there to see everything involved. I have found over my many years that there is usually more than one way to do most everything, and no one way is right. Keep on doing what you love and we will gladly follow.
If the anti-siphon valve fails/sticks and water gets into the cylinders it will hydrolock the engine and it won't turn over. Your engine may have a compression release lever which will open the exhaust valves. By using the decompression lever you may be able to turn the engine over and the water will get pushed out the exhaust valves then it will be able to start. Although not ideal by any means you should be able to get the engine running with minimal harm. An oil change would be good after a hydrolock event. I would also start out fresh with a new anti-siphon valve. The decompression lever should be by the valve cover if the motor has one.
The rubber eventually gets hard. Sadly that diaphragm kit from Groco is about $99 US. Which is like $800 CDN these days. My Groco AS valve did the same. They all do after a year or three. I tapped the top hole in the screw top for a 3/8"/10mm hose nipple and ran a 3/8" hose above the heeled water line. No more leaks. Keep the diaphragm in the system though.
Great videos guys. A word of advice Cell phone in your top pocket won’t last long It will soon be going for a swim. Buy yourself a waterproof phone pouch and carry you phone in it when on the water
We all need a little love once in a while. By the way, as often as I comment on the beautiful photographs and video, what camera have you settled on? Have you tried others before you picked this one? What kind of lenses do you use? Thank you for your help and time. Tommy
I love that you two are Canadian. I've eagerly watched a few of your videos now! So when you live aboard in canadian winters, are you usually deploying bubblers, and have to trek somewhere far for fresh water and pump out grey water right into the marina...?
I like your channel! I’m thinking about moving to Washington state. What are the marinas like there? Is it had to find slips? What are the average costs.
SUGESTION : add word "SAILING" in the name of your channel. It will be much easy to found you , from new potentional subscribers . All your college on you tube have "SAILING" in their name.
Your fractions may be a bit off, but your chemistry is absolutely amazing.
Enjoy the autumn days
❤ ⛵.....thank you for sharing.
Great that you're documenting a problem that is rarely documented, but is a mysterious problem on many boats.
Love watching your show ,hope you got the pictures of the Blue Moon . The boat i was watching was the JT Balderdash going to Sooke .They were farther out yesterday . Fun Boat watching anyway .
I would place the spare and keep the cleaned one as spare. If the fault returns to soon, it probably was not that part but something else.
Enjoy your shows thank you!
From my Navy Days- I learned that KoolAid (they called it Bug Juice) was an excellent cleaner of Brass.
I use KoolAid on my 37' Tayana to clean brass engine parts with good success.., better than harmful surfactants!
I have been watching for quite a while, I lived on a Catalina 30 in the PNW during COVID, remember that?
I can totally relate due to our symbiotic relationship with the C30.
We purchased the C30 as a stopgap as our primary boat was in New Zealand and we were stuck in the Vancouver area.
Currently we are back onboard our catamaran and sailing her back to Vancouver Island slowly.
As I type this on my IPad I’m looking out onto a the volcanic oasis of Indonesia.
Keep up the great work and see ya soon, maybe not soon but one day.
Scott & Kat
S/V MUSKOKA
I had a RUclips channel back in the day
Off the Starboard Hull
An other wonderful video by my favorite sailors. Having gone back over some of your previous videos and looking at the comments, I realized a lot of comments were critical of how you had approached a particular problem, I personally can't say anything about what you are doing because I'm not there to see everything involved. I have found over my many years that there is usually more than one way to do most everything, and no one way is right. Keep on doing what you love and we will gladly follow.
If the anti-siphon valve fails/sticks and water gets into the cylinders it will hydrolock the engine and it won't turn over. Your engine may have a compression release lever which will open the exhaust valves. By using the decompression lever you may be able to turn the engine over and the water will get pushed out the exhaust valves then it will be able to start. Although not ideal by any means you should be able to get the engine running with minimal harm. An oil change would be good after a hydrolock event. I would also start out fresh with a new anti-siphon valve. The decompression lever should be by the valve cover if the motor has one.
really love the rocks
thanks
The rubber eventually gets hard. Sadly that diaphragm kit from Groco is about $99 US. Which is like $800 CDN these days. My Groco AS valve did the same. They all do after a year or three. I tapped the top hole in the screw top for a 3/8"/10mm hose nipple and ran a 3/8" hose above the heeled water line. No more leaks. Keep the diaphragm in the system though.
stations? why not the toe rail?
any-who... very nice... just everything....
Great videos guys.
A word of advice Cell phone in your top pocket won’t last long It will soon be going for a swim. Buy yourself a waterproof phone pouch and carry you phone in it when on the water
The rubbber of that valve could be getting old and dry . if it gets too hard it wont work properly I would replace it to be on the safe side ,
We all need a little love once in a while. By the way, as often as I comment on the beautiful photographs and video, what camera have you settled on? Have you tried others before you picked this one? What kind of lenses do you use? Thank you for your help and time. Tommy
I would change the diaphragm in the valve, it's probably hardened or porous.
I love that you two are Canadian. I've eagerly watched a few of your videos now! So when you live aboard in canadian winters, are you usually deploying bubblers, and have to trek somewhere far for fresh water and pump out grey water right into the marina...?
I like your channel! I’m thinking about moving to Washington state. What are the marinas like there? Is it had to find slips? What are the average costs.
SUGESTION : add word "SAILING" in the name of your channel. It will be much easy to found you , from new potentional subscribers . All your college on you tube have "SAILING" in their name.
How do you finance your lives U.I.???
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