You need to provide a bit more information if you want to receive meaningful input. Do you mean " We have an overheating problem with the engine in our 470, 2008 model" .

 

You could advise-

 

1. Does the engine overheat within 10 minutes of starting up at low revs? or does it only overheat after running at 2500 rpm or higher in gear with the vessel travelling at 7 knots?

2. Do you know if the overboard discharge of the cooling water "normal" or less than normal or you are not sure?

3.Is the vessels hull relatively free of growth (fouling) and is the propellor clean?

4.Where are you operating the vessel and what is the water temperature?

5. Have you checked the coolant level within the engine and is it at the engine maunfacturer suggested levels? Is the coolant in the engine the normal color or is it discolored?

 

Please add other information which you think may be relavant.

 

Sorry for all the questions but better information will delivery you better input.

 

 

How can you leave the harbour if no water is coming out of your exhaust

The seacock will be behind the engine - on the side of your S-drive.

Acces by opening the lockers in the rear cabin and lifting out the bottom use the same device as you use for the floorboards.

If it turns out it was closed at least you found the initial error, but now I suspect you have a greater problem with the damages following the overheating.

I would get a professional onboard to check the engine and instruct you in how to use and inspect it.

Presumably that's not a 470?

and the intake of water is not on the sail drive , only real outboard motors I think have intake on the foot

Jean - do you have S-drive or shaft?

This is the baby.

I'm doing things for the first time on the motor do you have info on;

1- How to change ( the sequence0 ofchanging the high pressure filter on the motor

The water pump ( the ruber with wings that pump's up the sea water, is their a way to take it out?

Thanks.

 

The easy answer first. Myhanse forum member MacroC has a website http://www.wesailhanse.se" rel="nofollow - www.wesailhanse.se  and he has detailed information including photos of changing the salt water Jabsco (or similar) pump impeller (the rubber thing with the wings). The information is reached by the menu item "impeller change". Marco has a 370 but the directions are the same or very similar for all engines sizes with these pumps.It is a very easy thing to do.

 

The other item - "change the high pressure filter"- do you mean the oil filter, fuel filter or air filter?

As far as the raw water impeller for the motor I had quite a few boats and they sort of went out by pulling with long nose pliers. This one seem's to be hard 75 hp horse power is a bigger motor then my other boat.

am I to pull just harder and will eventually come?

Thanks for not sleeping

 

The impeller comes out the same for all motors with these Jabsco type pumps. You can buy a puller specifically to remove the impeller but pulling with long nose pliers will work. You may end up tearing some of the wing material off but as you are going to replace it anyway that does not matter. If it is difficult to use long nose pliers you could try long nose vice grips or ordinary vice grips if you can get then in to get a grip. Also try pulling from different sides - eg pull on the wing that is at the 3 o'clock position then on the one at about 9 o'clock, 12 o'clock, then 6 o'clock then start again if it still refuses to move.

 

I will get back to you on the fuel filter later today. It to is an easy job once you have a filter wrench. These would be available at most car accessory shops. You just need to have an idea of the outside diameter of you filter so you buy a filter wrench big enough for your filter. This should not be a problem as your fuel filter is not so big. The wrench can also be used to remove your oil filter. Check that the wrench will fit both filters.  

 

It is only 11:00am here so I should be using the good weather to get some work done outside. So I will reply in about 6-7 hours once I have the first cold beer down.

I thought I would send a quick post during our lunchtime.

 

Put a container under the fuel filter as diesel will leak out when the filter in removed. It is a good idea to have some absorant pads in the bilge under the fuel filter area just in case you do not catch all the fuel in your container.

 

1.Place your filter wrench around the fuel filter and loosen the filter until it unscrews easily. Remove the wrench.

2. Unscrew the filter by hand. If will be full of diesel so once it is removed pour the fuel into your container. There will be about 500ml of fuel so a container of 1 litre or more would be best. 

3. A small amout of fuel may drip out of the filter head. Again catch this in the container and /or mop it up with a rag or pad.

4. Add diesel to the new filter until it is almost full. Smear a small amount of diesel around the sealing ring on the top of the filter. This helps the seal slide as it is tightened.

5. Screw the new filter on. Only hand tighten. Do not use the wrench to tighten it.

 

Did anyone find a engine room blower less noisy than the factory mounted?

Mine is from "Attwood" and moves 6,7 M3 / minute in a 100 mm / 4" tube. 

Jabsco has a 7,1 M3 / minute version. But is it less noisy?

People that travel for work oversea's I don't know how they do it.......

Anyway all the info you are giving me is really the way I like it , conceived, no ambiguity, even the particle

mistakes we usually are said.

Thank you for all this .

I will try to get my eye's through the right holes and start the job. Have a good day.

Here no sailing for anybody " Le Mistral " is out for 3 day's 35 knots!!!!!

Thanks Jean usually from Montreal and yes missing the well known Jazz Festival

Motor backwards and see if it clears, fortunately for us, we'd come out of Cowes in to the Solent and the tide, together with a lumpy sea it cleared itself by the time we needed the engine again !

Suggest a diver inspects to ensure is clear if you don't fancy running the engine.

 

Ours had been disconnected unbeknown to me. It was reconnected by our repair man when the engine was serviced earlier in March 2013 and it sounds absolutely terrible, especially when the engine is idling. I seem to recall that this may have something to do with its location being against a bulkhead and vibrating. I know that some owners have disconnected theirs and others have purchased replacement units that run quieter!

 

 

 

http://biltema.se/sv/Bil---MC/Bil-tillbehor/Ljudisolering/Ljuddampningsplatta-369214/

Kastrup, close to the new seacenter of Copenhagen.

Langelinie if you want to be very close to the center but have a quiet stay. 

Nyhavn if you want to be in the center and walk 5 meters for cool beers.

There are lots of other harbours but these are the ones that springs to mind.

Have fun!

thx for the Information!!