D3B
Well-Known Member
Sorry for double posting, but i have just had a very nice weekend in Oostende with other forumites on the annual may bank holiday weekend pilgramage...........I went single handed across the North Sea for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it....al the nerve gremlins seem to have disappeared and i have been enjoying my boating.....
Until.....
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This morning i left oostende bound for home via Neuiport <sp> for fuel with Sailorman and (sorry name escapes me for a moment) as crew....see i can get the raggies to try a mobo
they were just along for the ride and going back to Oostende by tram.
Duly filled up....actually overfilled the port tank ....said farewells and set off.
as you leave the harbour the bearing takes you straight to Cork Sand LV, which was my intended route.
forecast was E 3-4....but the wind was blowing much stronger and again i was taking water over the top.....not bothered....put the side forward quarter screen up and it stopped me getting soaked.
Then an alarm goes off on the starboard engine, so i hit neutral then switch it off. the panel shows....water in fuel.....how????????????
so i go down the engine room drain off the water in the pre filter.....then, diesel going everywhere....restart....then dies.....
This is the engine with the power steering......the only option was to return to Neuiport....
this is when i spotted something that was very very wrong.....
<<<<<<<<<<<the admission fits in here..........its at the bottom of my post.....>>>>>>>>
Then the port engine fails
checked the filters....nothing wrong.....so no option but a MAYDAY.
It turned out that Dover heard the call....relayed it to belgium who sent one of the police patrol vessels to investigate.....
they called a recovery vessel but could not get an ETA, but would stand on with me....
i decided to try the engines again.....starboard...nothing....port fired....so i called the police launch and informed i had power on the port engine but steering would be difficult. it was agreed that we make way for port and meet up with the recovery vessel.
eventually a short tow back into one of the marinas.
then the police paid a visit and checked all my documents were correct
I am now hoping an engineer will arrive on Tuesday to get the starboard engine started....i have full port tank so can use the switch over and run both engines on one tank.......
I just hope the engine hasnt been cooked by the water....
The weather for the next few days is forecast to be $hite so i will hopefully return home on Thursday...
Ohhh....
The admission.....
I didnt put the cap back onto the starboard tank filler.....so the water i was taking over the top was going into the tank.......YOU COMPLETE EFFING PRAT!!!!!!!!
Until.....
>>>>>>>>
This morning i left oostende bound for home via Neuiport <sp> for fuel with Sailorman and (sorry name escapes me for a moment) as crew....see i can get the raggies to try a mobo
they were just along for the ride and going back to Oostende by tram.
Duly filled up....actually overfilled the port tank ....said farewells and set off.
as you leave the harbour the bearing takes you straight to Cork Sand LV, which was my intended route.
forecast was E 3-4....but the wind was blowing much stronger and again i was taking water over the top.....not bothered....put the side forward quarter screen up and it stopped me getting soaked.
Then an alarm goes off on the starboard engine, so i hit neutral then switch it off. the panel shows....water in fuel.....how????????????
so i go down the engine room drain off the water in the pre filter.....then, diesel going everywhere....restart....then dies.....
This is the engine with the power steering......the only option was to return to Neuiport....
this is when i spotted something that was very very wrong.....
<<<<<<<<<<<the admission fits in here..........its at the bottom of my post.....>>>>>>>>
Then the port engine fails
checked the filters....nothing wrong.....so no option but a MAYDAY.
It turned out that Dover heard the call....relayed it to belgium who sent one of the police patrol vessels to investigate.....
they called a recovery vessel but could not get an ETA, but would stand on with me....
i decided to try the engines again.....starboard...nothing....port fired....so i called the police launch and informed i had power on the port engine but steering would be difficult. it was agreed that we make way for port and meet up with the recovery vessel.
eventually a short tow back into one of the marinas.
then the police paid a visit and checked all my documents were correct
I am now hoping an engineer will arrive on Tuesday to get the starboard engine started....i have full port tank so can use the switch over and run both engines on one tank.......
I just hope the engine hasnt been cooked by the water....
The weather for the next few days is forecast to be $hite so i will hopefully return home on Thursday...
Ohhh....
The admission.....
I didnt put the cap back onto the starboard tank filler.....so the water i was taking over the top was going into the tank.......YOU COMPLETE EFFING PRAT!!!!!!!!
