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Boat engine-cutoff lanyard in use.

Is My Outboard Engine Choking?

With the lid closed on my outboard motor well is it starving for air?   A question came in from one of our readers the other day about their outboard engine that is mounted in a well and is covered. The concern is whether or not the engine is getting g enough air to ensure proper combustion. Over the years this has been a concern on a lot of small boats that ran with outboard engines in a well. I owned one such boat myself about 20 years ago. The bottom line with that boat was that the only …

ABYC Safety Inspection

Continuing with our theme the week before last I want to look further at the results from our ABYC Boat Safety Check event last month in Annapolis. As mentioned in my last post on this event the number one item our inspectors found was faulty or non-existent ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI’s). Next on the list were issues related to over-current protection for both shore power and DC circuits on board. When I’m talking about over-current protection I’m referring to things like fuses …

ABYC Safety Inspection

Continuing with our theme the week before last I want to look further at the results from our ABYC Boat Safety Check event last month in Annapolis. As mentioned in my last post on this event the number one item our inspectors found was faulty or non-existent ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI’s). Next on the list were issues related to over-current protection for both shore power and DC circuits on board. When I’m talking about over-current protection I’m referring to things like fuses …

ABYC Boating Safety Check A Success!

One of over 20 boats that participated in our annual boating safety check program Several weeks ago, (May 4th to be exact) ABYC held it’s annual boating safety check at Port Annapolis Marina. The idea here is to offer a free safety inspection to any and all that choose to participate. ABYC and some of its member surveyors and technical specialists as well as the local Coast Guard Auxiliary work through a series of checklists and create a report for the boat owner’s that give them …

ABYC Boating Safety Check A Success!

One of over 20 boats that participated in our annual boating safety check program Several weeks ago, (May 4th to be exact) ABYC held it’s annual boating safety check at Port Annapolis Marina. The idea here is to offer a free safety inspection to any and all that choose to participate. ABYC and some of its member surveyors and technical specialists as well as the local Coast Guard Auxiliary work through a series of checklists and create a report for the boat owner’s that give them …

Spring Check Up, Engine Water Pump

Wayne wrote in last week describing what can only be described as a scary situation (I know its happened to me.)  It seems the water pump on his nearly 30 year old Universal diesel finally had a bearing failure. What happens when this occurs is that the impeller inside the pump housing begins to scrape on the inside of the pump housing and depending upon the design clearances, maybe even the front of your engine block. Wayne wrote in I think because he probably remembers that I’ve talked …

Boat engine-cutoff lanyard in use.

Is My Outboard Engine Choking?

With the lid closed on my outboard motor well is it starving for air?   A question came in from one of our readers the other day about their outboard engine that is mounted in a well and is covered. The concern is whether or not the engine is getting g enough air to ensure proper combustion. Over the years this has been a concern on a lot of small boats that ran with outboard engines in a well. I owned one such boat myself about 20 years ago. The bottom line with that boat was that the only …

ABYC Safety Inspection

Continuing with our theme the week before last I want to look further at the results from our ABYC Boat Safety Check event last month in Annapolis. As mentioned in my last post on this event the number one item our inspectors found was faulty or non-existent ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI’s). Next on the list were issues related to over-current protection for both shore power and DC circuits on board. When I’m talking about over-current protection I’m referring to things like fuses …

ABYC Safety Inspection

Continuing with our theme the week before last I want to look further at the results from our ABYC Boat Safety Check event last month in Annapolis. As mentioned in my last post on this event the number one item our inspectors found was faulty or non-existent ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI’s). Next on the list were issues related to over-current protection for both shore power and DC circuits on board. When I’m talking about over-current protection I’m referring to things like fuses …

ABYC Boating Safety Check A Success!

One of over 20 boats that participated in our annual boating safety check program Several weeks ago, (May 4th to be exact) ABYC held it’s annual boating safety check at Port Annapolis Marina. The idea here is to offer a free safety inspection to any and all that choose to participate. ABYC and some of its member surveyors and technical specialists as well as the local Coast Guard Auxiliary work through a series of checklists and create a report for the boat owner’s that give them …

ABYC Boating Safety Check A Success!

One of over 20 boats that participated in our annual boating safety check program Several weeks ago, (May 4th to be exact) ABYC held it’s annual boating safety check at Port Annapolis Marina. The idea here is to offer a free safety inspection to any and all that choose to participate. ABYC and some of its member surveyors and technical specialists as well as the local Coast Guard Auxiliary work through a series of checklists and create a report for the boat owner’s that give them …

Spring Check Up, Engine Water Pump

Wayne wrote in last week describing what can only be described as a scary situation (I know its happened to me.)  It seems the water pump on his nearly 30 year old Universal diesel finally had a bearing failure. What happens when this occurs is that the impeller inside the pump housing begins to scrape on the inside of the pump housing and depending upon the design clearances, maybe even the front of your engine block. Wayne wrote in I think because he probably remembers that I’ve talked …

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