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Sorry but at this moment in time Wishin Too is not fit to go.

I have a serious lack of power under load and I'm starting to think it may be related to the leg,changed pre and engine fuel filters but can not get over 16knts.Rev out of gear to over 4k but underway lucky to get 2500revs and then it fluctuates badly.

I will spend as much time as I can trying different things and then test but it takes at least 15/20 mins to get out to the open sea then same time to get back in so a slow process.

Will update through the week.

Nige

 

 

 

I don't think I was destined to get to Alderney this year weep.gif

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I don't think I was destined to get to Alderney this year weep.gif

Don't worry mate the early Turbo season is all but finished..... Septembers the time now...... The fish have left the banks....even the Tope wouldn't play... but bassing was good on live sand eel...but so is it on the ledge....and only a cup full of fuel needed :-)

 

 

Your always welcome to come on my" Privateers Boat". Thunder and Plunder..Manta Ray... ph34r.gifph34r.gif

 

 

 

Tomo

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Adam....just looked at forecast ......unbelievable.....June!

 

Tomo cheers mate,but you know what it's like to have a boat that's not 100% ..plays on you're mind until its sorted,but I would LOVE a trip one day.....I'll bring the football for a game on deck if the fishings slow laugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.gif

Nige

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Nige

(and sorry this is on this thread)

 

Three things occur to me.

 

fuel line blocked or collapsing

tank breather malfunction

air bleed into fuel line under load

 

make that four

aftercooler problem (hope not)

 

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After a phone call from a mate Gary..thanks Dan,he told me that a lot of American/Canadian built boats have a small filter fitted to the tank pickup because they normally fit petrol engines.

So after work in a bit of rain blink.gif Stripped out and Bingo a tiny little gauze fitted to the end which was covered in small particles.....removed and launched biggrin.gif.

Rebuilt and running I just had to try it ph34r.gif And it is fine again in fact better than fine it's faster biggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

Just have to sort the weather now otherwise I might have to use it to get to work blink.gif

Thanks for the phone calls and advice guys

Nige

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niggle

delighted for you, i spent the afternoon trying to think why you had a leg problem with those symptoms. wish now i remembered the gauze bit

after my saga with a fuel tank i think- if i remember correctly that we (my engineer really) cut the gauze off and also shortened the uptake pipe slightly to get it away from any crud on the botttom of the tank. tank size is such that thats not an issue.

in my ignorance the only question left is why could you draw fuel for high revs under no load but coudnt get it when loaded up does revs not control consumption?

chuffed for you now enjoy

greg

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After a call from and discussion with Dave, it seems weather has stopped play again and I have therefore cancelled the accommodation in Alderney. Bored now! Can I go fishing sometime this 'summer' please. mad.gif

 

Terry.

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Sunday was good! (well, not that nice and I should have worn my thermals!)

 

Unlucky lads, I know how much everyone looks forward to the "Alderney Experience".

 

Can we extend the club waters south to the Med?

 

Rob

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After a phone call from a mate Gary..thanks Dan,he told me that a lot of American/Canadian built boats have a small filter fitted to the tank pickup because they normally fit petrol engines.

So after work in a bit of rain blink.gif Stripped out and Bingo a tiny little gauze fitted to the end which was covered in small particles.....removed and launched biggrin.gif.

Rebuilt and running I just had to try it ph34r.gif And it is fine again in fact better than fine it's faster biggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

Just have to sort the weather now otherwise I might have to use it to get to work blink.gif

Thanks for the phone calls and advice guys

Nige

Great news mate .... happy days when the weather lets you play !!!

 

Dave biggrin.gifbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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