water lock

[TJAGAIN]

when my yacht was taken from being run aground to the jetty the guys that did it ran the engine ( an old but fully reconditioned) perkins 4108 without opening the water cock for the engine , she got hot as you would expect but when checking her out found the water lock spurting water out . do you guys think as i do that the hot gasses have melted a hole in her and do you think it can be repaired ? if not and it needs replacing any ideas where i might be able to get hold of one?

 

[sailorman]

in a wordYes

 

[tom52]

Google "vetus waterlock"

 

[chriscallender]

Yep, did exactly the same myself once but with a less understandable reason /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif .... no damage to the engine itself but the hot exhaust gas melted the plastic water trap very, very quickly.

Also, if there is the usual flexible exhaust hose its quite likely that the heat will have caused the inner part of the hose to collapse, at least that happened to me.

So I'd take apart everything in the exhaust system and check it carefully..

If its a plastic water lock, then I don't see much realistic chance of reparing (and being confident of it again in the future). I think the Vetus type of water locks are available from most big chandlers, or definitely online from places like ASAP supplies. Cost depends on size etc, hopefully some change out of £100 but not cheap.

Chris

 

[RobinBirch]

I'd concur with Chris. Throw away the exhaust hose. It will either have collapsed or will have gone 'brittle' Best to replace.

 

[Leo2]

There are some good secondhand waterlocks on the Boat Parts and Spares website.
http://www.boatpartsandspares.co.uk/exhaust-systems-27-c.asp

 

[sailorman]

The Yard that moved it should pick up the bill & carry out the repairs

 

[TJAGAIN]

unfortunatly sailorman the guys that got her to the jetty did it in a very bad storm and saved her from being totally destroyed (many thanks to them) and in the dark. thanks for all your comments though. she is still sat on the jetty at the moment waiting for the weather and tides to be right and then a crew from a boat yard are going to get her back for estimates and repairs

 

[sailorman]

this then ought to be a part of the Ins Claim.
they saved her from further damage therefore saving the Ins even more money

 

[TJAGAIN]

yes nice one sailorman, never thought of that

 

[sailorman]

Mine a /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Dave_Seager]

I too agree about replacing the exhaust hose. We had a temporary cooling blockage and thought that we had got away with no damage. Several months later the exhaust hose crumbled and nearly sank the boat.

 

[Krusty]

Do the Corpach guys intend to tow her all the way, or get her there under her own power? If it's the latter, you had better have the whole exhaust system repaired by them before the boat leaves.
If you do it yourself and there is an incident on the way due to a problem with the exhaust, you will have to carry the liability!
It could result in things getting very messy with your insurer. Once you have notified them of a claim, you are no longer free to do whatever you want with your own boat!
I've been there!

 

[Marmalade]

Lovely to hear about someone who isn't looking to sue the person who helped them - maybe there is hope after all! Good on you and I hope the insurers see it the same way.

 

[TJAGAIN]

they intend to get her to corpach under her own steam kieth, the exhaust water lock has a hole in it but i think they will sort out some kind of temp repair to get her back