Posted by Larry Strouse (captainl@…>)
Ed;
Try tightening up the bolts around the leaks. I keep one of those oil pollution absorbent diapers under my engine to catch any drips. Change it as often as necessary.
Capt. Larry E. Strouse
-----Original Message-----From: Ed Doran [mailto:skyebyrd2003@…]Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 6:42 PMTo: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.comSubject: RE: [freedomyachts2003] F-32 Jib and Yanmar overhaul
Larry,
Thank you very much for the fine information. I once visited Mandeville and had an outstanding dinner at one really fine seafood restaurant overlooking the lake.
One other source told me that the cost for a total rebuild would run about $3000 but could, depending on condition, cost as little as $1200 if only seals and gaskets needed replacement. The figures did not include removal or reinstallation. I doubt that it included new mounts either. My engine runs like a top but leaks small amounts of oil drop down into my bilge. Most irritating.
Ed
Larry Strouse <captainl@…> wrote:
Ed;
I recently had a 3GMF removed from a vessel and had it overhauled for $ 2,900. In and out of boat was $ 400.00.
The engine came from a stolen boat and had overheated twice. When dis-assembling the engine which was 12 years old and had about 2000 hours it was found to be within tolerance of a new engine. The gaskets and seals and injectors were the only thing necessitating renewal… I don’t know how much room you have in your engine space but it may be able to have a top side overhaul for somewhat less that the total removal and overhaul.
I presently have a F35 and the engine is very easyn to access and work on.
You should somehow get circulating air into your engine space so that engine can run cooler and more efficient. Either by louvers and/or blower.
Why would you wnat to ago from a self tending camberspar jib to a roller furling requiring tending of the sheets?
By the way I am a Marine Surveyor in Louisiana and that is how I come to abe familiar with the Yanmar cost. Also the footprint for the 30HP is very similar.
Capt. Larry E. Strouse
Mandeville, La.
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