[Alberg30] overheating

[quest433]

For what it's worth, there's 600+ Alberg's plying waters all over N America.  If there was a problem pushing exhaust thru a couple inches of water it would have been documented long ago--fear not.  

Jim Mennucci
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: sousa, stephen (ENG) 
  To: 'Alberg 30 public list' 
  Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 7:48 AM
  Subject: RE: [Alberg30] overheating


  Lee,

  Before I modified the fittings in the hull, fix the temperature gauge to
  acquire an accurate reading. You may not have any problems with overheating.
  Also what type of oil are you running in the Volvo (I would expect this is a
  diesel)? Most manufacturers recommend 15W-40, personally I like Chevron Delo
  which I run in my trucks and auto diesels, Walmart carries this oil for $5-6
  a gallon. I have personally not run into an overheating situation on any
  tack with the Alberg.

  Stephen

  -----Original Message-----
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  [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of FINNUS505 at aol.com
  Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:44 PM
  To: public-list at alberg30.org
  Subject: Re: [Alberg30] overheating


  Interesting and valuable discussion on diesel exhaust smoke color and 
  diagnosis of which problems different color smoke indicates,
  but.................back 
  to my question!!! :), anyone see a problem of overheating when powersailing 
  on port tack, and the exhaust thru hull is intermitently submerged?

  The reason I am not completely sure there was a problem is that my water
  temp 
  gauge was not working consistently on a trip when we had to powersail to 
  windward, bucking a current, towing our dink, in order to make port. While I
  did 
  not trust the temp gauge, I noticed oil pressure dropped 5 points or so, and
  I 
  thought that might have been an indication that the engine was overheating. 
  When I noticed that, of course we shut down our volvo, and changed
  destination 
  that day to a port we could make under sail alone. I have since put in a new

  water temp gauge, but have not had a chance to powersail on port in enough
  wind  
  to reproduce the original conditions under which I experienced the potential

  problem again, ie; that the exhaust thruhull was submerged for any length of

  time, and so I was wondering if anyone else noticed this problem.  
  It will not be much trouble to move the exhaust thru hull up to the lower 
  corner of the transom, but obviously, I would rather not have to do it if 
  unecessary.
  I know there are alot of A30 sailors here that have been sailing these boats

  for a long time, and have been under 'adverse conditions' more than once or 
  twice. If noone else has noticed this problem and have been sailing with the

  exhaust thru hull in the standard place all these years, that will be good
  enough 
  for me!!!!!!!  :)
  Thx,
  Lee
  Stargazer #255
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