SAILBOAT ENGINE FAILURE LESSONS LEARNED Ep 77
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- After the engine died in the middle of the Malacca Straits in the middle of the night, we managed to get it fixed. But how? What happened, exactly? Was it an oil pressure problem or was it something else?
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Just a quick note: I would not name your dinghy the same as your vessel. The bad guys would know you are ashore and Esper is unattended. Like your videos, keep the good work.
Thanks. Unfortunately our insurance company insists on it, tartan. I'm not entirely convinced thieves rely on this as a way of scouting out empty boats. Who's to say that just because the dinghy is ashore there isn't still someone on the boat? IDK. Be interesting to know if this is how they scout boats out.
Another great vid. Vessel NOT UNDER COMMAND lights are confusing. If you were anchored and only showing your anchor light or anchor day shape, then you were correct. Two red lights AND and anchor light indicates vessel aground (and obviously you weren't aground). Two red lights AND aspect lights means vessel making way as distinct from vessel underway and not making way (i.e. drifting) which is indicated by two red lights only (and no aspect lights).
Proves, even the most experience, can error when tired. Recommend checklist for those situations. Glad all turned out Well! Suggest a fuel pressure gauge on the racor, very valuable tool.
Yes, second recommendation for this. Gonna have to look into this. Thanks for the insight.
Sailing followtheboat Highly educational. Thank you for sharing your experience and analysis.
Always a pleasure.
I'm glad your engine issue turned out to be essentially nothing, and that you got up, and running again that easily. Fair winds.
Cheers, Dave. Definitely a relief.
Jamie and Liz, I have to disagree with your comment 'shame over'
There is nothing to be ashamed of, you had a problem, you put Esper in as safe a position as you could in the given circumstances and so you misjudged the cause.
I know people who have misjudged a fart and that has led to something to be ashamed of, the testimony that you have nothing to be ashamed of, is the undeniable fact that both of you and Millie and Esper are all safely tied up in the marina.
The fact that you do occasionally get it wrong, is one of the many reasons I subscribe to your channel, if you got everything right all the time, you'd make many of us less experienced boat people think that doing what you are doing is far too difficult, as it is we just learn with you. Next time, you'll probably recognise the fuel starvation symptoms straight away. My Perkins goes up and down rather dramatically for a minute or so before she dies of fuel starvation, 20 odd fuel filter changes from the med to the UK taught me that one.
so stop been so hard on yourselves :)
That is exactly what I was going to type. Nice to see the comments of last week make it in this weeks video!
Thanks for the encouraging comment, Darren. We've just left an anchorage here at first light and as Liz steered to avoid a fish trap i read your comment out to her. It both made us laugh out loud! Appreciate the encouragement and glad to hear you're not spending so much on filters these days 😀
Nice one, Nerd, and thanks for last week's comment too. Fair winds to you.
Darren J I
Thank you for grabbing the camera. 💚
Don't worry drink more Rum.
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If it was foreign body from the primary filter the secondary should of picked it up not causing the engine shut down. I've found on our boat that sometimes the connections to the lift pump has vibrated loose and allowed air into the system. I'd go around the fuel system and just check your connections which would only take a couple minutes. My bet is you have a loose connection on your lift pump, secondary filter housing or the feed for the high pressure pump. Glad you got out of that situation well.
Air has been suggested a few times, David. Could be on to something there.
I'd also check to make sure that the air vent to the tank is not obstructed as well as any loose fuel line connections.
Sometimes a small obstruction might cause the fuel vacuum to rise enough in the feed lines to suck air into the system when otherwise it wouldn't be sucking hard enough under normal running conditions to do this. The longer the engine runs the more vacuum will build up in the tank and the lines if new air can't get in fast enough to replace the fuel that is being sucked to the engine.
Air leaks into fuel lies much more easily than diesel can leak out. Over time more and more air can be sucked in via less than perfect line connections to cause coughing and sputtering -enough to kill the engine. It could also result in a loss of prime as well.
The beauty of the Racor 500 is that one can literally look into the bowl and see dirt and water contaminates building up and drain them out very easily. I love mine. You can also spot air bubbles in the "turbine" section of the clear bowl higher up near the top of the plastic section where the fuel is swirling. This would be indicative of a loose connection allowing air into the fuel system.
Good vid.
I've spent my whole life fixing things professionally and it still amuses me how often it is the simplest reason but so many people start with the most complex reason.
I've just bought a boat so I bet am about to make a ton of mistakes...
Sounds like you have a head start over us, Mick. Good luck with the new purchase and fair winds.
Fair winds and following seas to you too, see you out there.
glad you guys are safe.
Cheers, dude!
nice to see you watch this channel one of my Fav ones along with yours Sea Dog !! cheers !
That hapens with me some years ago...
The way to sailing with diesel blug problem, is Turn directely to a clean diesel jerrycan, the problem is resolved.
You must watch and clean your diesel tank !!!!
Nice video, good atitude, Best regards.
+Mario Sales [Liz]. Yes, wise words! Peace and fair winds!
Currently in a safe harbour at Spartahori (Meganissi Greece) on my second week of five I spend afloat each year- my wife puts up with five but I wish I had my own boat!😳 Anyway, sat safely in my armchair downing my third Mythos I want to congratulate you on your honesty and candour. Don't beat yourself up if a day goes by that you do not learn something then the day has been utterly wasted. Thanks for the shoutout by the way.👍I am not convinced your fuel system problems are over and while it is fraught with problems diagnosing issues from a taverna armchair my bet is the issue was probably air. As you well know your injection pumps cannot clear air and a check of your lines between the tank and you lift pump suction may prove worthwhile. Fair winds.⛵️😀
[Liz] Wise words, thank you! Enjoy that armchair... 😀
Looks like you are headed to Singapore. Don't miss Morton's at happy hour! For the price of a discounted cocktail they ply you with free prime rib sandwiches. The Sultan of Brunei does not eat better! Cheers!!
Actually we're just passing through Singapore this time but we may call in on the way back down. Thanks for the heads up.
I saw the addition of oil without the oil level check and wondered about that. I've had similar stuttering with bad fuel in my truck, but with all the other things you were seeing (oil in bay, disconnected fuel pump, etc.) - that would have been a bit confusing at the time. Thanks for grabbing the camera when it happened, and for the debrief. We all make mistakes, and the smarter among us try to learn from them. Glad it worked out. Cheers.
Nice one. Thanks for continuing with us on our journey, we always enjoy reading your comments. Fair winds to you.
Hey guys, I'm trying to save for a sailboat myself, so as to hopefully take my retirement on it in a few years.. watching your videos has been a delight, I learn so much watching them. Back in episodes 3 to 6 when all the stuff started to break down, I really admired your tenacity and your endurance... you have that calm energy about you, even in times of stress, and it really shows... I learn so much watching each episode... thank you so much again, please continue...
Always our pleasure.
That was a really memorable post. Thank you for your candid honesty. Be comforted knowing that many of us watching this, would have done a lot worse than you guys did. Congratulations...and thank you for sharing your wonderful story with the rest of us!
Always our pleasure, Grover, and thanks for the positive feedback.
Its nice to know there are other human beings out there sailing about. We all do things which look silly in hindsight. Keep the water on the outside and you cant go too far wrong. Well played guys.
Nice one, thank you. Doing our best to keep the water out!
PS... Have you considered a "day tank" for fuel supply? Something I would like to implement.
We know people who have them but hadn't given it too much thought. Not sure we have the space for one tbh but we should look into it more seriously.
Jamie, check your fuel tanks inside for bugs and clean it, I now its shitty work. Bud you are in a area with the ideal temperature
to let them grow. I have a yacht service companie in Holland and I saw lard of problems with these bugs. It is just a advise.
If you check you now, so simple. Take care and always 1 foot water below the keel.
We clean our tanks frequently, Gerard. We try to stay on top of it.
if you "pushed " some foul fuel thru the fuel lines and and got the engine running--buy some spare fuel injectors for that engine and any specialty tools that might be required and learn how to replace them--first sign of a bad injector is gonna be a "smokey" engine exhaust problem as the fuel injectors get more and more clogged to the point of failure--good luck and fair winds!!!!
Good tip. We used to carry spare injectors for our old Perkins. I think it's a legitimate piece of advice so I'll look into getting some spares sent out.
Don't be so hard on yourselves. Mental fatigue is sneaky and its power under appreciated. It can lead anyone to make a decision that when rested causes you to wonder "How could I have missed that!". Something to consider "The only people who don't make mistakes are the ones that don't do anything." Be safe.
Wise words, S/V Della Jean, thanks for commenting.
How do you go about changing the fluids on your engine and transmission ? Do you utilize a FLOCS system or just manually draining and filling fluids?
The Beta has a hand pump build into the block. Changing the ATF is a little more difficult. It's a case of releasing a nut under the sump.
Great that it all panned out well in the end! Oops - covering the control panel lights. Can you retrofit a dimmer - like most cars have? Basically I guess tiredness was your enemy here. It is so easy to be illogical when tired and stressed. So glad that no real harm was done and you pulled through OK. Those lights? How would you display two all-round reds - not an easy one?
Yes, tiredness was definitely the killer, Ian. Someone else suggested a dimmer and it's not a bad idea. Two red lights? Hmmm, looking into this.
I'm betting you still have a problem with the fuel system. You seem to be wishing the the problem away as " something in the fuel". Maybe a intermittent plug of the fuel tank pick up. A vacuum gauge on the Racor may help diagnose future fuel issues.
Didn't know there was such a thick of in honest, brantleychuck. We'll look in to this, thanks for the tip. We've done a few hundred miles since this incident so fingers crossed.
Wow, great couple of videos. I love your honesty and enthusiasm. Thanks very much 👍
[Liz] Thanks for the words of encouragement. We aim to tell it like it is, without any spin or added lustre! Peace and fair winds!
Beta engines have a track record for fuel lift pump issues. If your fuel tanks are below the engines lift pump they usually need an extra electric pump.
Yes, I came across this only recently, Scott. I think it was the Beta forum. A friend who has the same engine advised us to get the fuel pump, which we installed and then disconnected. Now it's reconnected I'm hoping this solves the issue.
We have had a similar fuel issue in the past and would like to post this in case it might help.
Our problem was intermittent fuel starvation and for no reason fuel would stop flowing and the engine would loose power and shut down. short answer is it turned out to be the fuel shut off switch plunger with a faulty electrical connection, this was located below our injectors and above our intake manifold, it is 1/2 inch in size and has a single wire leading to the top. Please check your connection. When the ignition is on, the plunger has power and when the key is off the plunger has no power.
Excellent advice, David. Always useful to hear other yachties' experience.
Thanks for sharing your fuel starvation story! It will no doubt provide "fuel" for thought to someone in the near future, maybe even me.
We hope so, Kevin.
If you think the fuel starvation was caused by a single foreign body in the system, possibly in the new filter, what are you doing about finding it ? Because if it was big enough to cause an issue in the filter it certainly won't get through the injection pump or injectors, so it is still in there somewhere I would have thought.
You're right, Neil. That clip was recorded last week and since then we think it was more likely to have been air.
it's all well an good for the 'arm chair quarter backs' giving their quick fixes from Land they weren't in the Straits at night...Jamie good show your the Man you deserve a Cold one or two...Eh
It's useful reading the comments, George, and there are some knowledgeable people out there with some good ideas, but we're all well aware of the armchair sailors too. Fortunately most are on our side. Thanks for the encouragement, I can promise you a couple of cold ones have been sunk 😉
Glad to see you guys came out unscathed. I had a similar issue (Fuel) when I first got my boat and it does make you over cautious a bit for awhile after. Constantly listening to the pitch of the engine and listening for any minute change in pitch and tone in the operation of the engine, sometimes imagining that it sounds different when it doesn't. Even now I sometimes pray to the diesel gods when the wind is up and I'm coming out of my home bay which is quite full of boats.
After that incident I was forever on my guard re the engine pitch, Sean. You know it is when the pitch changes when you move your head? That was me, constantly thinking the engine was going to die again!
No matter how experienced anyone is, you can easily over-think yourself into a corner. Another very informative video! Be safe!
Well said, Al, and we're proof of that.
Can you place a red lamp in a white translucent sphere for night operation? That way all you would need is a collection of different colored lamps. Just a thought.
Yeah, we're looking into some easy options like that, Henry. I think it's important to have these to hand.
There are 2 dipsticks on the boat. The others on the generator. You're being to hard on yourself. I've sailed at the other end of the straits and watching a dozen targets on the AIS day after day does funny things to the brain.
Thanks, Mike. We got there in the end.
Seems like fatigue was playing with your heads as it usually does, just a suggestion if you can is to stop for a while or if you can take 15 mins nap and then carry on refreshed
That's what we did in the end, Jay, though it was more like 2 hours!
You guys are my heroes. Take care :-)
Aw, shucks, Carsten. *embarrassed*
Great episode. I think any lesson in how to approach a problem systematically and logically will always be well received at this end.
We do our best, Tom. Thanks for the feedback.
I appreciate your honesty and candor Cheers!
Thanks, Courtney.
Your welcome hopefully I can buy you 2 dinner and drinks in a couple of years in the Caribbean for 2 then heading West
Cheers
Very kind of you, Courtney.
That was really honest of you to share an embarrassing moment with us, well done and respect to you both x
Cheers, Andrew.
Colreg 27 g) : signals prescribed not for vessels under 12 meter.
Well spotted, Peter, but we're 13m!
Right, so the "cure" for overt panic is to keep the cameras running. Check. Unless things turn full on "Blair Witch Project", I imagine.
But then, you'd have a GREAT thriller video,.. assuming somebody finds the electronic storage of the vid files. (( We're all still waiting for the ubiquitous 100Mbps+ "accessible from anywhere" internet with instant camera-to-cloud transmission and storage so that nothing ever gets lost, even if the camera falls into a volcano. Might be kinda nifty, yeah? ))
Even MORE reason to mount a dozen, or two, cameras throughout the boat to capture EVERYTHING!
..but that's probably just me being greedy for more footage from you guys. Sorry about that. I shall try to pace myself. :)
Fair winds, nā makani ʻoluʻolu īa ʻolua, and lots oʻ aloha to you guys! Good sailing, ʻau i ke kai loa maikaiʻi!
Ah, we often dream of having all those cameras capturing every angle. I once mounted four action cams to record me putting the sails up. Took me a whole day to edit 30 seconds!
Yeah,.. there is that... but hereʻs my suggestion:
*) Firstly, make sure all cameras have their timestamps synchronized.
*) Assign one camera as the "master" camera, to be used as you usually use your camera.
*) Edit your footage from ONLY the master camera, as you do with your camera now.
*) Roll B footage, to be edited into the narrative line from the other cameras, will "suggest itself" when you review the narrative product (the footage from the "master camera").
The problem MAY be that you run into RAM memory limitations when you try to load ALL of that footage into your editing software. In which case perhaps pop in a CRAPOTSKY load more RAM into the computer.
Iʻm probably not telling you guys anything you donʻt already know, of course. Non-linear vid editing requires a LOT of loading data into the computer, and LOTS of RAM to deal with it, and a bunch more "archival storage" for the footage not used, but once you get the "views" synced itʻs pretty much painting clips to use for the final product.
Of course FINDING anything later on is probably the trick! Doing a quick (!?) "ships log" (of the "happenings") of a "time period" every day, in a spreadsheet or database, as a lookup reference to find things from "the past" might be (a major pain is the ARSE) a way to organize your data.
Hmmm,.. I wonder if there are database programs specifically for "travel vlogs" on the market? Would Scrivener work, I wonder?
Anyway,.. Iʻve blithered on FAR too long, so: MAHALO nui a me aloha īa ʻoukou! 🤙
Nā makani ʻoluʻolu, a ʻau i ke kai loa maikaʻi! ..and scratches in her favorite spot to Millie!
so , glad you guys sorted out the issue :0), nice navigation in the harbor guys .
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Love how honest you are Jamie - sailors must love your lessons learned.
I hope so. We don't do bullshit, except after a few beers, and there's a lot of it about, especially down the clubhouse! We hope our integrity helps others.
Gauges need red backlighting and a dimmer if possible.
A dimmer would be useful, definitely.
glad you guys are safe.
I suspect it was simply an air bubble in the fuel line. Not likely you'd end up with much gunk that would get by that Racor and the secondary filter at the fuel manifold that you wouldn't see in the glass bubble - especially if you strain your fuel. It can get clogged up with biomatter but then you'd see it in the glass bubble. It only takes a very small amount of air to create a fuel lock scenario with a fuel injected engine. Not running that electric fuel pump might have allowed a bubble of air to happen there and then something dislodged it. Any time I lose power on my diesel, I ALWAYS bleed the lines first. A quick emergency fix/test is to spray some WD-40 (ether works too but is very hard on your engine if used too much) into the air breather... if the engine runs on the WD-40, you know you have a fuel issue upstream of the governor and can focus on that. Engines that stop for oil issues usually make all sorts of (permanent) knocking and banging sounds first. The nice thing about diesels is that if they get fuel and air, they'll generally run unless seized up so no fussing about diagnosing for sparks.
Another vote for air bubble, Brent. Could be on to something there. Appreciate the explanation and WD40 trick. Noted.
Hi Mal. Yes, we should look into this day tank idea, though I'm struggling to work out where it would go. The in-line electric pump was advised to us by another Beta owner so we've hooked that up properly now. Most likely it was an air bubble. Got your email the other day but been navigating and sleeping these last few days so will reply properly once the hook is down. Cheers.
You say you are diligent on keeping your fuel clean. Do you ever have your fuel polished or clean fuel tanks? Thank you for your videos, What I learn from your channel and a few of the others is what we always called "Tribal Knowledge". The stuff they don"t put in a book. Grabbing the camera in the moment of drama was brilliant!! I'm confident that if I ever have an engine stall out like that, I"ll just say "That's a fuel problem because I heard the same thing on Follow the Boat". Logic may have got you to an answer quicker, but when you"re up to your ass in alligators, sometimes it's hard to remember you're there to drain the pond
Hey William. We clean the tanks whenever we haul out. It involves removing the diesel, filtering it on the way out, cleaning the tank and drying it, then putting the fuel back in, filtering it once more.
Hey Mal. We've got away work not adding biocide so far. Here in Malaysia diesel is really clean. If we head towards Indo, however, we're going to be stocking up on the stuff.
Depends on the engine, but, starving fuel can ruin the "High Pressure Pump". It can on my Cummins. So I'm very very careful to not have fuel issues, such as would happen from the lack of an electric fuel pump. On my engine the original electric fuel pump was mounted on the engine. Very wise engine technicians decided that it was wise to have the electric fuel pump near the tank. Now, just so your not confused, the electric fuel pump is before the filter and is considered to be a low pressure pump. The high pressure pump, which can be ruined by starving of fuel, is after the fuel filter. A low pressure gage and possibly alarm should be taking the measurement after the filter. And, I'm talking about a high powered engine. But, and alarm could have helped you.
With too much oil you will blow out your seals, too little oil will just cause alarms to go off, pressure heat etc.
I watched episode 75 when you changed your fuel filter but didn't see you bleed the system, so my guess was an air bubble caused the blockage.
According to the Guinness book of records the buisiest shipping lane is the English Channel, and to be more specific its the Straits of Dover. 500-600 ships per day, although that doesn't include small pleasure craft and small fishing boats.
+LinuxUser119 [Liz] Yes, the English Channel is the busiest, but in terms of scale and space the Singapore Strait is much more intense. Jamie's sailed both and reckons the Channel is a piece of cake!
Sailing followtheboat I haven't sailed the Singapore Strait, but I've done numerous crossings from Brighton Marina and the Solent to Dieppe, Fecamp, Cherbourg and a few other French ports.
Some days it can be fairly straight forward, but the channel is prone to sea mist\fog and if you lose visibility and the wind, especially when crossing the lanes, it can be scary.
Maybe I'm mistaken, but after watching a few of your vids, I think I may have met you guys in late 2005 or early 06 in Brighton Marina.
Was it you guys or is this early stages of Alzheimer's for me?
Phewww long winded sigh ! Press on McDuff, Well Done!
Cheers, Tom. Onwards and upwards.
Me myself have also disconnected the fuel pump to rely on gravity feed of the diesel. The idea being there will then be one less component in the fuel feed chain to worry about. Your video might inspire me to reconnect the feed pump to get more force feeding. Or does it just make the clog ups wedge in even harder? Gave me something to think about. BTW there is such a presence in your video clips. So to speak. I like it a lot.
These are the same thoughts that went through my head but I'd read that the pump on the Beta itself wasn't that great and that a auxiliary fuel pump was recommended.
And thanks for the kind comment!
Hey guys, there is nothing to be ashamed of, you had a problem and you /found/fix it in a "calm" way, that's the most important. Glad is swell your end with no big expenses. Keep sailing, keep smiling and be happy :) Many thanks for sharing and best from yet another typhoon coming to HKG
Wow, you're really getting battered over there! Thanks for the kind words, Laurent.
Alls well that ends well. Interesting video as always.
Thanks, Kevin.
You need to do a Facebook live next time you have a problem lol
Nice idea! Unfortunately we were out of range this time but it would be very useful to pick people's brains should it happen again. Will seriously bear this in mind.
I get into a habit of getting a glass of fuel before loading , saved me in Tonga and Singapore of all places(water) Watch out for the tugs in Singapore , they have there own rules.
Those tugs are insane, Bill! Fortunately they display the correct lights at night.
I was delivering a 46 bene down from Auckland to Wellington , all went well until we were coming up to the heads & wind on the nose at 25 to 30 so decided to motor sail ,engine died after starting , went frew all likely probs. and later on found that a fender had fell on the emergency fuel cut off line , allways happens at night . great posts.
Great video. Very honest and some great reminders there
+Simon Pownall [Liz] Cheers, thanks for commenting!
As always very educational. As other have mentioned admitting mistakes helps us to learn and identify areas we need to improve our knowledge. As a new sailor in Thai waters I would be surprised if any of the local boats understood your vessel not under command lights if you were to have had them. my understanding of the col regs would be that the lights you showed in the video were for while you were underway and once anchored you would need to turn of your normal navigation lights. gosailing.info/navigation-lights-colregs however this may have confused other local boats and an anchor light would have sent a clear message of a stationary boart on anchor. The question then becomes while at anchor if your boat is disabled because you are servicing your engine or your vessel is not under command (IE you are asleep or ashore) do you need to fly not under command signals?
I all am happy about is that both of you guys are safe !!
[Liz] Thanks for caring! +Moe Jaime ☺️
So please don't take this as a criticism because it's not, just a question but. Why were you panicking, it's a sailboat...put up the sails. What was I missing?
Hi Gary. Check the previous episode. There was no wind, only current.
RUclips must have unsubscribed me, that explains why I'm missing episodes. Resubscribed. 👍
This is not uncommon, Gary, and it's a major annoyance. RUclips is forever tinkering with its algorithm. Thanks for resubscribing.
Question: Do you have AIS? I don't see you on marine traffic. Could the rest of the shipping see you?
Hi Buzzy. Yes, we're on AIS and you can find us on Marine Traffic. Last port to exit was Port Dickson. No updates since then, not even around Singapore.
I am searching for Esper and get no hits! Get Espero, Esperanza etc. Must be doing something wrong, can't see what though....
Hey Buzzy, not sure if you've found her on Marine Traffic yet but she is there. When doing the initial search there are about 12 pages and you have to scoot through quite a few to find her. I can't seem find a shorter way to find her either other than changing the number of search results to 50 per page and then she appears on Page 4 as a Pleasure Craft and not a Sailing Vessel in the description. I am surprised that there are no updates on location though unless they are still at Port Dickson, need to catch up with the vids.
I try never to make a decision under duress. Panicking is a great way to get yourself further down a hole you didn't want to be in. Glad it all worked out as well as it did. Why do these things always happen at night? LOL...
Yep, guaranteed to happen at night, Larry! The two hour sleep really helped as well. Helped us collect our thoughts and could relax knowing we weren't in imminent danger.
no shame if you learn something
Agreed, Barnard.
thanks for the lesson ! Danny
A lesson for all of us, Danny.
Do you two ever bicker during stressful times ?
Yep! It's only natural, Doug, though I'd say it happens less when we're in stressful situations and more with day to day stuff. I think we've learned in stressful situations bickering achieves nothing but more stress.
So true. Good Luck.
Great videos and thanks for the honesty!!!
No worries. Thanks for the comment.
it doesn't take much to get dirty fuel or water in the fuel.
Thanks for sharing 😎
No problem. Thanks for watching.
Pirates in the area would bother me!
Fuel for sure!
Thanks for another informative and entertaining video. When I retire I'll be buying a sailboat. Until then, I'm living vicariously through you. But i'd like to make a couple more points. If you are ever involved in an incident "it was inconvenient to comply with the colregs" or "I didn't know what to do" will not get you very far. You were also in violation of rule 10 by traveling the wrong way in a traffic separation scheme. Rule 10 will tell you how to safely use traffic separation schemes. Learning and complying with the colregs will alleviate a lot of anxiety and keep you out of trouble. For instance: if in restricted visibility you saw a vessel off your starboard bow showing a red sidelight and three all round white lights would you know what this vessel is and what it is doing? Would it be safe to cut across the stern of this vessel?
We were outside of the channel, librulcunspiracy. We were following the channel and going against the closest traffic but we were not in the channel itself.
Sailing followtheboat, Ahh, I see, the engine problems put you in the lane. My bad.
They COULD have put us in the lane, that was our fear, but we managed to stay just outside of it.
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air bubble ... ?
Quite possible. It's happened to us before (I refer to that incident in the clip).
I forgot to say - if you have an electric fuel pump in the bottom of the fuel tank - it is there - specifically for that reason - it keeps the bubbles out of the line so that the engine fuel pump will never starve out. It's kinda like a thru-hull fitting for your fuel system.
Our electric fuel pump was retro - fitted inline on the copper pipe between the two and the first filter.
I'm confused, was this your new Beta?
yes but they recently upgraded to a vastly better fuel water separator, which is possibly the guilty part in this hiccup.
And a few have suggested air bubble too, which could be likely.
Hi we would like to see sailing action not 2 pairs of talking sunglasses... Goodluck2u
Thank you for sharing your mistakes... We all make them and learn from them, now we can learn from yours too!!
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