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The trawler was re-floated due to the fact a tropical wave hitshore
just east of here and brought a surge. Enough to float him off and get
him back here.
His engine will need re-building due to water coming up the exhaust
and onto the clyinders he thinks.All he has is a flapper valve
external on his exhaust and I dont know how high above the water line
his exhast is piped. Luckly at 01:30 it was dead calm here in the
marina and we were able to walk his boat back into its slip by hand.

Do you think he learned anything?

Joe

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Higher SeaTow level?

Next boat will be twin engine?


"Joe" wrote in message
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The trawler was re-floated due to the fact a tropical wave hitshore
just east of here and brought a surge. Enough to float him off and get
him back here.
His engine will need re-building due to water coming up the exhaust
and onto the clyinders he thinks.All he has is a flapper valve
external on his exhaust and I dont know how high above the water line
his exhast is piped. Luckly at 01:30 it was dead calm here in the
marina and we were able to walk his boat back into its slip by hand.

Do you think he learned anything?

Joe

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Joe wrote:
The trawler was re-floated due to the fact a tropical wave hitshore
just east of here and brought a surge. Enough to float him off and get
him back here.

Shucks, from the way you were talking I'd have thought he would have had
to rent a back-hoe to drive out there at low tide and dig him a new
channel. How high was this surge?


His engine will need re-building due to water coming up the exhaust
and onto the clyinders he thinks.All he has is a flapper valve
external on his exhaust and I dont know how high above the water line
his exhast is piped.

If he hasn't let the water sit there, it might not be that bad a problem.

... Luckly at 01:30 it was dead calm here in the
marina and we were able to walk his boat back into its slip by hand.

Do you think he learned anything?

From what you've said, probably not. He sounds like one of those people
whose purpose in life is to serve as a warning to the rest of us.

DSK

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"Joe" wrote
Do you think he learned anything?


shoulda installed an anti-siphon valve in the exhaust?

Scotty

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DSK wrote in message . ..
Joe wrote:
The trawler was re-floated due to the fact a tropical wave hitshore
just east of here and brought a surge. Enough to float him off and get
him back here.

Shucks, from the way you were talking I'd have thought he would have had
to rent a back-hoe to drive out there at low tide and dig him a new
channel. How high was this surge?

4.5 feet




His engine will need re-building due to water coming up the exhaust
and onto the clyinders he thinks.All he has is a flapper valve
external on his exhaust and I dont know how high above the water line
his exhast is piped.

If he hasn't let the water sit there, it might not be that bad a problem.

I agree, and if he did not bend a connecting rod or crank.

... Luckly at 01:30 it was dead calm here in the
marina and we were able to walk his boat back into its slip by hand.

Do you think he learned anything?

From what you've said, probably not. He sounds like one of those people
whose purpose in life is to serve as a warning to the rest of us.



We shall see. He was awlful humble last night.

DSK

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
"Joe" wrote
Do you think he learned anything?


shoulda installed an anti-siphon valve in the exhaust?

Scotty



Well I just came out of his engine room, Has water in the blower so
we pull the injectors looking for water on the clyinder heads and to
relieve any pressure. The engine is still froze up and would not
wrench around so we pulled the inspection plates and you can clearly
see the back 3 pistons gulped water.
Most likely bent a rod and seized a piston, not a bad fix if the crank
is not bent.

He had a faulty flapper valve on the stern exhaust and only a 1 foot
rise in the wet exhaust.

So he needs to replace a few pistons and liners and connecting rods
bearings ect.... if he did not bend the crank more than .0001 it
should be an easy fix.
It's a detroit after all.

He also need to build a better, taller rise on his exhaust and get
rid of that lubbery flapper valve on the stern.

Joe