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Who's Fault?

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Fishtigua, Oct 18, 2009.

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  1. NYCAP123, Oct 19, 2009
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    NYCAP123 Senior Member

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    That's 223*F to us yanks.:) That's hot.
  2. CaptTom, Oct 19, 2009
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    Thanks, forgot about the old conversion from C to F (having a brain freeze here in the northeast. Florida beckons). We here in the US will go metric one day, but probably not in my lifetime. I stand corrected.
    Yes that is hot, hot, hot.
  3. BMS, Oct 19, 2009
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    Very true Marmot. I guess being a machinery technician in the CG I tend to do that without thinking.
  4. Pascal, Oct 19, 2009
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    we dont' know what happened but there are often signs before the engine will actually over heat. a little more steam, the tranny running a little warmer, etc...

    did the boat have exhaust temp alarm? that will give you a little more reaction time since the coolant may not react right away to a low of raw water flaw.

    btw, if he overheated that engine at speed, i'd take a close look at the exhaust bellows... chances are they got cooked.

    i dont' know if the percentage of morons is higher in this profession compared to other fields... probably not. :)
  5. Henning, Oct 19, 2009
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    No, he doesn't come on the delivery, and I usually do 30 with the boat. It's a 4 day trip discounting getting weathered in. I took one of my other owners on the run down when we picked his New VSC up from AC to Miami, he'll never do that again LOL. Have video of him throwing up off Frying Pan Shoal.:D
  6. Ormond Bert54, Oct 19, 2009
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    I think "As Is" is valid with respect to the damaged engine as long as the seller did not make any misrepresentations regarding that engine. For instance, if the seller represented the engine as Factory Remanufactured but then it was determined that the yard mechanic tried his hand at an overhaul, then "As Is" might be in great jeopardy.

    I'm thinking the new owner got a pretty good deal on his new 65 footer. Looks like his skippers mistake in not paying attention to the gauges has just wiped out some of his savings.
  7. K1W1, Oct 19, 2009
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    Hi,

    Fish, I am guessing this is a Volvo Engine.

    One has to wonder why a head gasket blowing can affect a number of cylinders and leave some between them undamaged as reported in the first post.

    If the engine was that hot I am surprised it did not shut itself down.

    I have run a pair of engines that had lack of cooling water (raw water not Jacket Water), they were in alarm but not shutdown temp at idle in heavy weather while I got the squid out of the strainers.
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