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Mfuller
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 Posted - 14 Jul 2019 : 20:30:53
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So, my worst boating fear come to life today. Cruising along the river and approaching our home birth. I need to do a 180 to get the bow up stream so idle past, and then lock left and give it a little throttle.
An almighty cachunk sounds and the engine dies. Oh crap. Worst fear realised as I check the engine and find the transom has given up the fight and dropped the less than two years old engine into the River Parrett.
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Luckily the steering cable stopped it totally disappearing but fearing the worst as engine cut out and I didn't stop it. It's off the the boatyard tomorrow to be stripped and checked for damage.
I'm the meantime I need to find someone who can assess if the transom is salvageable or if the Nauty Sausage has taken her final journey.
Wish me luck!
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IanM
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jul 2019 : 05:22:43
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Ouch!
The good news is that the transom is definitely repairable. It's just wood and GRP.
The engine may be the not-so-good news. It depends how much water got into the cylinder before it stopped.
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Margaret
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jul 2019 : 16:05:20
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I think the engine will be fine. Years ago we had a speedboat that sank, but not for long. The advise we had was get it running as soon as possible. Cleaned the carb new fuel turned it over a few times, and it started up, no damage , lasted for years.
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df
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jul 2019 : 23:44:46
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Engine needs drain oil and remove spark plug, spin over to empty cylinders, new oil and carb drain, fresh fuel and run it till hot and it'll be fine.
If you can't do that straight away tie a rope on and chuck it back in (fresh water), no air no rust.
If it was under load it may have bent the conrod but unlikely on a small engine.
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cliveshep
Thailand
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Posted - 22 Jul 2019 : 09:15:26
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I can give you step by step how to do it if you are going to tackle it yourself - transom repairs I mean.
Failing that I got a friend in Radcliffe North of Manchester who does repairs and rebuilds in between his own boats. Name is Wayne Ollerenshaw, Waynes's Boat Works. He's crap on engines but superb on GRP work.
Best you post some pics so we can see what you got and what boat it is but Norman construction has the motorwell/side-deck moulding over the hull sides and bonded EXCEPT for around the motorwell where is meets the transom That Norman covered up with aluminium angle with mastic, a superb "10yr bodge up", meaning after 10 years water had got in and the transom core would be soaking wet, a little longer and it would be rotten. I've checked several Normans with a moisture meter and they are all wet in the transom core.
Finally living the dream!
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Mfuller
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Posted - 22 Jul 2019 : 11:08:25
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Thanks All,
Engine has gone to our local engine dealer. He's checked it out and says it just needs a drain, flush and cleanup then a new filter. Nothing bent or damaged beyond that thanks god.
The transom core is well rotted. It looks like as I turned, the engine pressed on the transom which with no solid core, gave way causing the clamps to let go. As the engine lifted it ripped the top of the transom off. Pressing around inside, it's well mushed and soaked.
Big issue for us now is getting the boat out. We have no slipway here and a local farmer usually gets them out with his telehandler. Without an engine, I can't get it to the place he takes them out.. doh.. Going to have to ask someone else on the river to tow us (there's only 5 boats on our entire stretch).
Oh, and it's a Norman 20.
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Edited by - Mfuller on 22 Jul 2019 11:11:37 |
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Transom Issues
