Daydream believer
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So just think how your engine must feel. Have some sympathy.I'm the wrong side of 70 with arthritis in every joint.
As Bouba says. The best way to waste money-- is not to spend it.
So just think how your engine must feel. Have some sympathy.I'm the wrong side of 70 with arthritis in every joint.
Now you are just being sillyWhat about taking the advice of the people who designed and built the engines?
Don't you just love that line- at the start of a long line of adviceI am a complete non expert,
On the plus side for the engines, they can't read.So just think how your engine must feel. Have some sympathy.
As Bouba says. The best way to waste money-- is not to spend it.
If you want to stretch it then run on one engine where and when you can ( if you don't mind going in circles)Before I move on let me just say my intention is follow the Yanmar schedule unless someone knowledgeable convinces me it's safe and wise to do otherwise. But for those who think servicing is cheap think again. A 250 hour service kit for one of my engines was €600 + VAT so €720. The oil was €120 and the Yanmar service charge is €360 including VAT. So €1,200 x 2 = €2,400 so €500 per month.
And before guys queue up to tell me how easy it is to DIY it's not an option for me. My engines are under the bunks with minimal access, and I'm the wrong side of 70 with arthritis in every joint.
On my previous boat, which was also a powercat, I mainly operated on one engine, but from the tests I've done on the present one, it's only more economic on fuel at speeds of less than 5 knots and even then only marginal. As regards going around in circles, I'll leave that to some posters on YBW who have much more experienceof it than me..If you want to stretch it then run on one engine where and when you can ( if you don't mind going in circles)
Anode I would be very careful with ,because what ever eats those will eat an alternative...belts and impellers, I would stretch the time.....So, let's move on. Do we need to change impellers, belts, anodes etc every 250 hours.
So if going to quote, please quote in full - I am a complete non expert, so free forum advice at its best (worst) ………Don't you just love that line- at the start of a long line of advice
Bit like members with an instruction manual thenOn the plus side for the engines, they can't read.
I find advice from self-confessed complete non experts much more useful than advice from the complete non experts who think they're experts.So if going to quote, please quote in full - I am a complete non expert, so free forum advice at its best (worst) ………
I would naturally expect it to be free. no way would I PAYSo if going to quote, please quote in full - I am a complete non expert, so free forum advice at its best (worst) ………
Did you not factor in these costs before you acquired the boat?Before I move on let me just say my intention is follow the Yanmar schedule unless someone knowledgeable convinces me it's safe and wise to do otherwise. But for those who think servicing is cheap think again. A 250 hour service kit for one of my engines was €600 + VAT so €720. The oil was €120 and the Yanmar service charge is €360 including VAT. So €1,200 x 2 = €2,400 so €500 per month.
And before guys queue up to tell me how easy it is to DIY it's not an option for me. My engines are under the bunks with minimal access, and I'm the wrong side of 70 with arthritis in every joint.
WTF has that got to do with anything?Did you not factor in these costs before you acquired the boat?
I replace mine every engine service, which is every year (average 50hrs as wind is the primary motive force) and every year I ask myself why I'm pulling out and throwing away a perfect looking impeller?! I do this because the book tells me to"check sea water pump impeller and change if worn". But how would I know what "worn" looks like? Either it has all its paddles intact or it has exploded with bits jammed all over the insides of the raw-water part of the system... so I just change it every year!At my last impeller replacement, they were 7 years old. I hadn't had an alarm but felt it was a good idea. The removed ones were like new, and I have one on a shelf as a memento.
Well stop moaning about it on here and get on with the service, it's only money.WTF has that got to do with anything?