Fixing, Fixing, Fixing! Did we finally get our generator working? - Ep. 8
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- čas přidán 4. 11. 2023
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Marine Generator fix ; How to clean boat fuel tank ; Fountaine Pajot ; Catamaran maintenance ; catamaran generator ; Cummins Onan Generator Fix ; SV Ingenuity ; Heidi and Franny Sailing
Hi Everyone! Time to get to work getting things fixed from our trip. Today we focus on the starboard fuel tank and that fussy Onan Cummins generator. Hope you enjoy it!
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For those of you looking for the manual fuel transfer pump. You can find it here:
I ❤ the return of wrenching with Franny.
By the time you are finished, you will have a boat that you know and trust. Love your videos.
This was great, love watching a woman who knows how to use her Tools. Well done Franny, Heidi. Good job well done!! Good info too. Thanks Ladies👍🤣Franny I'd be cleaning the heat exchanger, the fact u said it's really hard to get out, leads me to think that it hasn't been cleaned ever.
Just leaving my feedback as you have spoken about channel membership before. I came for the engineering and clear repair/restoration videos of the cars. I stayed because I find the same stuff on boats just as interesting. These are the videos I love most (although I still watch the sailing videos too).
Franny, although I miss your car adventures as usual, you apply a sense of detail and mechanical expertise. Hi, as well to Heidi, your partner in crime!😊
Franny, I've said it before and I will say it again: you have the patience of a Saint!
Loved the episode H&F! Practical and helpful info.
What approximate percentage of boat owners do all this maintenance themselves? I imagine if you hired someone to clean out your fuel tanks, that would be $1-2k? All your mechanic skills must be invaluable during ownership. When you replace the fuel pump, maybe consider a Restomod and relocate the electric fuel pump somewhere out of the way of those hoses? Great video! Love watching Franny solve problems! Hoping you get all these fixes in order before heading to warmer climates! 😃
Another well made video. I have a couple of suggestions. First let’s the generator ring for a least a hour (two is better) before you declare it fixed. Second I get a backup electric fuel pump. Put the new one in and keep the old as a backup. This can be a good strategy with boat parts because you then are 100% certain you have the right part. These little pumps are not expensive and take up very little space. They can be very handy. Btw you love an update video on Ava. I bet a lot of Heidi and Franny fans would enjoy that. Best wishes.
Franny ends up in the engine room after all
great video, thanks!
Great job explaining the fix on the generator, we went though similar issues with our Fisher Panda 😊😊
Its interesting how PPI'S just don't cut it 100 percent..nothing beats knowledge and super detailed inspections...it seems to be quite common that so many new comers to this world end up confronting similar issues..on the up side I guess it kind of forces people to become very familiar with the workings of their boats...enjoying the boat series cheers guys!!
If you're concerned with scaling/buildup on the generator heat exchanger an easier fix than pulling it off would be to run some barnacle buster through it - just create a closed loop with the intake/output hoses in a bucket and pump it through for a few hours. I would honestly do this even if your issue is fixed, on the engines too - I feel like it is an often overlooked maintenance item that ends up putting people in a tough spot. If you are concerned about broken bits of impeller you can just take off the cover plate on the side the intake is (I believe that is the side that is visible in your video), the silver nut there in the center, it will cause some water to come out that you'll need to clean (if concerned with salt water you can just close the through-hull and poor fresh water in the top of the strainer and let it run for a minute or two so any leakage when you take off the end cap will be fresh water). Hopefully the sensor fixed the issue, my thought when I saw water coming out the exhaust but before you showed the corroded sensor was perhaps a coolant air lock issue or a problem with the thermostat (since it didn't throw the error until the engine warms up a bit when the thermostat should open and exchange the heat between the two coolant loops). Anyway maybe too much information or all stuff you already knew, thanks for the video, loving the boat content!
some oil absorbent pads work great as clean-up for anything oily including hands..... and I always layer them under the motor for spotting leaks while catching them, also great for shoes.... just my way to slow the tracking oil thru my boat.
Marine Diesel is dyed red for tax reasons. As far as I know, the taxes are lower on marine diesel and using it in your car is illegal / tax evasion. So it's dyed to be easily identified.
Is it true Franny is going to be teaching diesel diagnosis and repair for women courses? One of our crew is stamping her cute little foot demanding it. I may unalive in my sleep tonight.
Next time you want to suck up muck from the bottom of the tank consider using a suction engine oil extractor attached to a piece of pipe…
That is not enough water flowing out of the