[Public-List] Running Engine Drydocked

[Gordon Laco]

Another thought...

It is not considered a good idea to run the engine for long when the boat is
ashore even if you give it a supply of cooling water.  Even when the
transmission is in neutral, there will be some movement of the shaft.  The
stern gland and cutlas bearing need to be water lubricated and you can
damage both by running the shaft through them dry.

Gord #426 Surprise


On 8/19/08 12:55 PM, "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> Hi John - 
> 
> That how I do it.  I stand the bucket on the cabin sole and make sure it is
> full before I start up.
> 
> The engine will not take long to empty two gallons.  If all you want to do
> is flush anti-freeze though that is fine, but if you want to run the engine
> for more time you will have to have a hose re-filling the bucket to match
> what the engine is taking out.
> 
> I use this system every fall when I winterize the engine.
> 
> Cheers - Gord #426 SURPRISE
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/19/08 12:45 PM, "JOHN GRAVES" <jg1111 at msn.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> How do you do this? Can you just put a bucket on the cabin floor? What size
>> bucket? Have you done this before?
>> John #15 Trelawney> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:40:07 -0400> From:
>> mainstay at csolve.net> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Subject: Re:
>> [Public-List] Running Engine Drydocked> > The safest way is to lay the
>> cooling
>> water intake hose in a bucket.> > It is dangerous to connect a hose as the
>> water pressure will likely flood> the system leading to water becoming forced
>> into the cylinders...which will> result in a broken engine head.> > Gord #426
>> SURPRISE> > > On 8/19/08 12:32 PM, "JOHN GRAVES" <jg1111 at msn.com> wrote:> > >
>>>> Could someone tell me what the best way to rig an engine up so it can be>
>>> cranked up periodically while drydocked? I have the boat in my backyard now>
>>> and would like to be able to crank it up when I want. I was thinking that> >
>> there should be an easy way to hook up a garden hose to the engine intake> >
>> using some kind of adaptor. Has anyone done this and what did you use for
>> the>
>>> adaptor? The boat has a Perkins M30 Diesel engine.> > Thanks,> > John (Tr
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