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Tied up here in St. Peter port, wind nw circa 6. Very bumpy in Victoria marina. So glad I had that bottle of wine with my meal, as it will help me to sleep.

Tomorrow weather looks good so sure fair weather boaters will arrive.
 
Powersalt said:
Tied up here in St. Peter port, wind nw circa 6. Very bumpy in Victoria marina. So glad I had that bottle of wine with my meal, as it will help me to sleep.

Tomorrow weather looks good so sure fair weather boaters will arrive.
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All things being good, we'll be arriving later in the afternoon from Dartmouth.
Keep me a nice berth!:)
 
0745 local. Wind is currently NNE F4 gust 5. Looking into the Little Russel from Beaucette, it looks 'emotional' to say the least. Local Guernsey forecast is for it to drop to F3 this afternoon and back a bit.
 
No, looks like I will be off to jersey in the morning.

Big sealine meet here, which has given spp a bit of life.
 
Piers said:
Will you be calling into Beaucette?
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I'm here! In Beaucette I mean.
Had an eventful crossing! The sea state was fine really. A bit of a swell here and there but generally speaking it was ok.
My problems started about 12 miles out from Beaucette when I suddenly lost the revs on the starboard engine and then it died completely. With a bit of cajoling it came back to life but was running like a dog.
I switched the starboard engine to run off the port tank and it came back to life but was still running badly. Couldn't get any more than 1800rpm and even that was a major struggle. I have spare fuel filters on board and did consider changing them but what with the swell and the rolling which would have probably resulted in me being sea sick, I decided to limp the remaining 12 miles on the port engine.
It was fun coming into the marina entrance on one engine I can tell you. I have kittens at teh best of times entering this marina but with one engine it was a bit hairy to say the least.
Anyway, I intend changing the filters tomorrow and then see what happens. Hopefully it will be nothing more than that, but I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Any advice on bleeding a Volvo 63P engine would be gratefully received from any of you experienced "bleeders"!:)
 
Piers said:
Will you be calling into Beaucette?
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I'm here! In Beaucette I mean.
Had an eventful crossing! The sea state was fine really. A bit of a swell here and there but generally speaking it was ok.
My problems started about 12 miles out from Beaucette when I suddenly lost the revs on the starboard engine and then it died completely. With a bit of cajoling it came back to life but was running like a dog.
I switched the starboard engine to run off the port tank and it came back to life but was still running badly. Couldn't get any more than 1800rpm and even that was a major struggle. I have spare fuel filters on board and did consider changing them but what with the swell and the rolling which would have probably resulted in me being sea sick, I decided to limp the remaining 12 miles on the port engine.
It was fun coming into the marina entrance on one engine I can tell you. I have kittens at teh best of times entering this marina but with one engine it was a bit hairy to say the least.
Anyway, I intend changing the filters tomorrow and then see what happens. Hopefully it will be nothing more than that, but I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Any advice on bleeding a Volvo 63P engine would be gratefully received from any of you experienced "bleeders"!:)
 
Thepipdoc said:
I'm here! In Beaucette I mean.
Had an eventful crossing! The sea state was fine really. A bit of a swell here and there but generally speaking it was ok.
My problems started about 12 miles out from Beaucette when I suddenly lost the revs on the starboard engine and then it died completely. With a bit of cajoling it came back to life but was running like a dog

I switched the starboard engine to run off the port tank and it came back to life but was still running badly. Couldn't get any more than 1800rpm and even that was a major struggle. I have spare fuel filters on board and did consider changing them but what with the swell and the rolling which would have probably resulted in me being sea sick, I decided to limp the remaining 12 miles on the port engine.
It was fun coming into the marina entrance on one engine I can tell you. I have kittens at teh best of times entering this marina but with one engine it was a bit hairy to say the least.
Anyway, I intend changing the filters tomorrow and then see what happens. Hopefully it will be nothing more than that, but I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Any advice on bleeding a Volvo 63P engine would be gratefully received from any of you experienced "bleeders"!:)
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Sorry to hear of your problem, I too have fuel supply problems and have been checking filters every few hours, so far ok. Hopefully as you say it's only the pre filter, but if not there is an emergency Volvo engineer on call with marine and general. Out of hours tel no 01481 240 599 from 8 to 8pm, just in case that helps. Operates from st Simpsons.
Good luck.
I will let that special berth I reserved for you go to the sea lines meeting now!
 
Powersalt said:
Sorry to hear of your problem, I too have fuel supply problems and have been checking filters every few hours, so far ok. Hopefully as you say it's only the pre filter, but if not there is an emergency Volvo engineer on call with marine and general. Out of hours tel no 01481 240 599 from 8 to 8pm, just in case that helps. Operates from st Simpsons.
Good luck.
I will let that special berth I reserved for you go to the sea lines meeting now!
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Thanks for that tel number. hopefully I won't need it but given that I've never bled these engines before having a contact number, just in case, is some reassurance.
Having said that, I've just read this thread and this is as near a perfect description of what I'm experiencing as I could have given.
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?206205-Volvo-63P-Sudden-Power-Loss-Problem

It transpired it had nothing to do with fuel in the end.

......... at least the berth you specially reserved is going to a good home!:)
 
Thepipdoc said:
I'm here! In Beaucette I mean.
Had an eventful crossing! The sea state was fine really. A bit of a swell here and there but generally speaking it was ok.
My problems started about 12 miles out from Beaucette when I suddenly lost the revs on the starboard engine and then it died completely. With a bit of cajoling it came back to life but was running like a dog.
I switched the starboard engine to run off the port tank and it came back to life but was still running badly. Couldn't get any more than 1800rpm and even that was a major struggle. I have spare fuel filters on board and did consider changing them but what with the swell and the rolling which would have probably resulted in me being sea sick, I decided to limp the remaining 12 miles on the port engine.
It was fun coming into the marina entrance on one engine I can tell you. I have kittens at teh best of times entering this marina but with one engine it was a bit hairy to say the least.
Anyway, I intend changing the filters tomorrow and then see what happens. Hopefully it will be nothing more than that, but I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Any advice on bleeding a Volvo 63P engine would be gratefully received from any of you experienced "bleeders"!:)
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Hi The pipdoc,

Welcome to Beaucette! I think I watched you come in yesterday evening. I'm in the cream coloured Fleming (Play d'eau) on the other side of the marina immediately 'under' the Marina buildings. Drop in if you need a hand not that I know your engine type. Ricky, the marina manager, will have helped you in. He's a stunning engineer, probably the best on the island.

Re fuel issues, I know that M&G (St Sampsons) is having at least 4 boats/month with fuel problems, mainly from the new bio-fuel that's seemingly creeping in everywhere and dropping its water content out and encouraging bug growth.

See you later?
 
Thepipdoc said:
Thanks for that tel number. hopefully I won't need it but given that I've never bled these engines before having a contact number, just in case, is some reassurance.
Having said that, I've just read this thread and this is as near a perfect description of what I'm experiencing as I could have given.
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?206205-Volvo-63P-Sudden-Power-Loss-Problem

It transpired it had nothing to do with fuel in the end.

......... at least the berth you specially reserved is going to a good home!:)
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Just wondering how you got on with your engine problem, was it fuel related
 
Powersalt said:
Just wondering how you got on with your engine problem, was it fuel related
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Funny you should ask that!
It's definitely a fuel related problem because as it stands, I can't get any evidence of any diesel at the Racor filter.

I took out the old filter and whilst it was a bit black and there was a small amount of murkiness to the diesel I drained from the housing it didn't strike me as being the cause of the problem ( but to be honest I have no real idea what I'm looking for!).
Anyway, prior to draining the filter I switched the isolation valves so that the fuel supply was diverted to the port engine ( and it's the starboard engine I'm having the problem with), I then drained the entire contents of the Racor housing into a bowl and then I removed the lid from the housing to remove the filter. ( I hope you are following this!!!) Having changed the filter, I popped the lid back on the housing and then once all was sealed tight I returned the isolation valves to the "normal" position. I fully expected the Racor housing to start filling with diesel but it didn't!
The question is- is the Racor filter gravity fed or is it "pulled" through by the engine?
I have done the obvious and checked I have fuel in the tank and I have at least a couple of hundred litres and I've taken the feed pipe from the tank to the valve and I can blow down the pipe and can hear bubbles from the tank. If I suck lots and lots, I get diesel eventually flowing from the feed pipe ( and into my mouth!!). So this suggest to me that it isn't gravity fed and I need to crank the engine to get the engine to "pull" the fuel through.
I don't want to do that if I'm going to be introducing lots of air to the system. which I inevitable will.
Should I manually pour diesel in to the Racor housing and once it's brim full, put the lid on the housing and then crank the engine?

There..... I bet you are glad you asked arent you!:)
 
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