Boat Life = Engine Troubles in Bahamas 🇧🇸- Ep. 245
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Join us for an action-packed sailing adventure in the beautiful Abacos! We get caught off guard by a sudden 40 knot squall while anchored, giving us a big fright. Thankfully, it passes quickly, and we're back to enjoying the stunning scenery.
Watch as we tackle boat life essentials, including doing laundry on board. But the excitement doesn't stop there-we discover a serious coolant leak in our engine bay and a heavily sulfated starter battery. Follow along as we perform an engine service and troubleshoot these issues.
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You are soooooooooo welcome for letting you know about "Mr. Weatherman". Being here just north of Clearwater Fl, and a hundred or so yards off the Gulf of Mexico I watch him each morning just to see what is brewing down south and out east. Have a GREAT day!
Amazing!!! Best best thing ever! Me and James watch him now everyday once he puts out his video! Excellent stuff and I just feel like I have learned soo much already with him….how dust and wind sheer affect everything! Amazing! Best recommendation ever! Thank you 🙏
Guys here is what you should do, Buy a recon kit for the fresh water pump on the engine. You don't need to buy a new pump. Waste of money.
It is just a seal and gasket kit you need to replace. That is why the coolant ids leaking out the weep hole, No big deal . I just love the dogs!
I'd get the Heat Exchanger out and cleaned as well while Im at it. Best Wishes. Bob. 👍
Thanks guys! We had already put the order in for a new one!! But we will keep old one anyways! We will be doing change in next weeks video! Arggg! Fingers crossed it all goes well!
Thanks for the info!! Ahh 😌 we already ordered the part! It cost us an arm and leg so we will keep old one and replace seals like you mentioned! Cheers for the advice though! 🐾 Flint and Kirra are the best!!! 🐶
😊 Like the new intro 😊
Don't forget the anti-seize for those waterpump bolts !!!
Good call there water circulation pump do not tie it to the ancker chain it can be re built bearing seal
We are back in West Palm Beach. Let us know it you come through!
We have been following your track on No foreign land! Glad u are back! We will do for sure! Miss you guys already!
I watch the Mr Weatherman Channel on CZcams Regularly from here in the UK he is the best by far and just wish we srill had someone as good as him here. Frankly, UK Forecasts are totally Dreadful, and Farmers can no longer rely on getting Accurate Forecasts. Its not on, we get bloody heatwave forecasts which result i it being so old, I have to turn the bloody heating on. Its July, and yep, the heating is on. 😡😡😡
He really is good isn’t he!!! Yes I spoke to some friends of ours and they said they had heating on at night as it was so cold there at the moment!
In over 15 years of use I never had a Sulpste problem with Lead Acid batteries by keeping them at an absolute minimum of 12.2 volts or 50% Capacity, before fully recharging them to 100% AGM BATTERIES should be kept above 80% Capacity to hugely extend their Service Life, and Li Time plus, and Power Queen Lifepo4 Batteries are now good enough for a Bank treated properly for a second Bank, to be used to keep all the AGM, Starter, Windlass, and bow thruster Batteries to be kept in tip top condition by using DC to DC hanging from them, while keeping the Lifepo4 Batteries above a 50 % statevof charge, and gently charging and Discharging them to maximise their service LivesRe the engine, looks like the Hrat Exchanger needs a thorough clean as well ? . Re the Oil changes - good quality Synthetic oils have a phenomenally tough structure, and as such can stand to be changed every few years, but it is important to change the Oil Filters Regularly, and the Charter Companies fully service every three months for good reasons, so here's an idea ? Bulk Buy high quality pattern Oil Filters, and change them every three months ? At the same time check and clean water and fuel,Filters, and check everything else as well, including gearbox, Saildrive, etc. Every few years send a sample of the oil in for analysis of how gourmet engine is doing internally, so you know where you standtbh, Id be looking for somewhere less exposed to hole up for the rest of Hurricane Season. Very Best Wishes. Bob.🌟🌟🌟👍❤️
Thanks Bob! As always for the great info! We actually ended up returning the battery as the voltage just sat so low…and they have taken responsibility for it! We bought a proper Marine starter battery and this one seems to be doing a great job! No sulfate as of yet!
@@SailingZephyr It’s worth noting that Lead Acid batteries and which may apply to AGM as well do self discharge surprisingly rapidly, so it is well worth checking their Voltage Daily for an easy diagnosis of their internal state ? Once they get below 12.2 volts they start dropping in voltage scarily fast, and there is no such thing as a Deep Discharge battery that is safe to actually Deep Discharge- every Deep Discharge Damages Batteries, and advertising them as if it is ok to Deep Discharge them is false advertising as far as I’m concerned. Once you know how to treat your batteries right, the gains and the Service Life of them become pretty substantial to be honest. Only now do I feel that I know enough about Lifepo4 batteries to be able to have the confidence to install a Bank 2 of them for a management role for keeping all other batteries in tip top condition, and I can now do that with the very cheapest of them by splitting them into a Bank of 4 x 100 ah and a usable up to 200 amps, via gentle discharging and gentle recharging, so the individual batteries in that Housebank never get stressed- note, I will never use 200 amps topping up the AGM batteries during the hours of darkness, so I don’t even need Li Time or Power Queen Batteries any longer, though their new BMS is very attractive to have. See Will Prowse comparison testing video, and his test of Seikon 100 ah battery to see why. Note NEVER Abuse Batteries like Will does, he does provide useful insights, but I suspect he just loves blowing shit up tbh.🤣🤣🤣 (seems Lifepo4 batteries like being charged at 0.15 x C, with C being the Bank Capacity so max amperage charge for an 800 an Bank capacity is 120 amps, so if 4 batteries in the Bank, they are only getting 30 amps each if your connections and wiring are properly balanced - so no stress, and no overheating )Best Wishes. Bob in Wales .🤔🌟🌟🌟👍🏴🇬🇧⛵️❤️
How do you get dogs to travel internaltionaly ? Must they stay onboard ?
Great question and we get this one heaps! They have a puppy passport each with their vaccinations and before we leave to enter any country we do all the paperwork required for that country. Bahamas for example will approve you before u get there! So they are good to get off as soon as we arrive! Other countries might make you wait till a vet comes aboard to check them! But this only happens in extra strict countries or if there are any problems with paperwork or health of the animal! 🐾 thanks for watching! Catch you next Friday!
@@SailingZephyr Epic thanks
Am able to follow you on marine traffic?
Yes! Look for Zephyr II (Canadian flagged vessel)! We should pop up as being in the Abacos, Bahamas! Cheers for watching
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