yodave
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I’ve transferred this post from another thread to avoid hijacking the existing thread.
We recently picked up our new boat. It had around 100 hours on the replacement Lombardini engine. On the day we were leaving the Netherlands [nice timing] the broker told me that the stern gland leaks when the engine is running, and I'd need to pump the bilges every two or three hours. In the end, we had to run the engine for four 24 hour days to get back home, and pumping the bilges seemed to do the trick. There has been no further leaking since we popped her on her [drying] mooring.
I don't know the make of gland/seal, but I have uploaded photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46992350@N03/sets/72157626531045671/with/5691559704/
[Also scroll down on this page for a photo].
The broker reckoned that I'd need to replace the 'rings' at the end of the season.
Not sure I'd put too much weight on the brokers input. He initially told me that the gland only needed burping and then tightening, but our hired Dutch skipper couldn't see any way of tightening it.
Then later the broker said that the 'rings' / 'seals' would need replaced. Please keep in mine that his first language wasn't English, so I'm not putting too much faith on the terms he used.
So the question is: is it safe to wait until the end of the season, or should I panic?
Thanks in advance for any pointers or opinions.
We recently picked up our new boat. It had around 100 hours on the replacement Lombardini engine. On the day we were leaving the Netherlands [nice timing] the broker told me that the stern gland leaks when the engine is running, and I'd need to pump the bilges every two or three hours. In the end, we had to run the engine for four 24 hour days to get back home, and pumping the bilges seemed to do the trick. There has been no further leaking since we popped her on her [drying] mooring.
I don't know the make of gland/seal, but I have uploaded photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46992350@N03/sets/72157626531045671/with/5691559704/
[Also scroll down on this page for a photo].
The broker reckoned that I'd need to replace the 'rings' at the end of the season.
Not sure I'd put too much weight on the brokers input. He initially told me that the gland only needed burping and then tightening, but our hired Dutch skipper couldn't see any way of tightening it.
Then later the broker said that the 'rings' / 'seals' would need replaced. Please keep in mine that his first language wasn't English, so I'm not putting too much faith on the terms he used.
So the question is: is it safe to wait until the end of the season, or should I panic?
Thanks in advance for any pointers or opinions.
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