South of Heaven
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All is right in the C Dory world again! I had a great cruise today after getting my boat boat back from the Yamaha shop.
What a great day! I picked up the boat after having her at the shop for a week and a half. The weather was perfect...Low 60's, sunny and light winds. This was my longest trip on the 19 so far this year. I did about 22 miles round trip; I think I used about 6 gallons or so? I'm estimating that but it's definitely between 5-7 gallons.
She ran like a top! What a difference from my previous times. I had 100% ABSOLUTE confidence in the motor and the systems AND that is a great feeling. There's nothing worse than being on the water and not feeling confident in your equipment.
I found a good cruising speed was around 12-15 knots and I kept her there for a good portion of the day. She also felt good around 20 knots or so and I had a blast running steady at that clip! But once the seas picked up I backed it down again. My WOT was around 27-28 knots....That was fun too but not in the open ocean where I boat. I love the 80, what a difference from my last motor! Although my last motor didn't require any tuning/service like this one......
THE SERVICE: So this is what they found and did.
The motor was not running on all cylinders BUT all cylinders had spark. They did a compression and leak down test.
#1 cylinder: 215 psi and 3% leakdown
#2 cylinder 210 psi and 5% leakdown
#3 cylinder 225 psi and 5% leakdown
#4 cylinder 205 psi and 6% leakdown
They then changed all the spark plugs (even though I had already changed them last month. ??)
Then they did a full carb cleaning and overhaul. While doing that they noticed that the fuel pump diaphragm was torn/rotten. So they replaced the fuel pump...That was unexpected and pricey. Finally they did a diagnostic test and then a "full sync and link" and "TPS setting".
It was a pricey endeavor but I'm very happy with the results and the best part....I won't be re-powering in 2016! Time to enjoy the boat!
I added some more pics to my album too.
What a great day! I picked up the boat after having her at the shop for a week and a half. The weather was perfect...Low 60's, sunny and light winds. This was my longest trip on the 19 so far this year. I did about 22 miles round trip; I think I used about 6 gallons or so? I'm estimating that but it's definitely between 5-7 gallons.
She ran like a top! What a difference from my previous times. I had 100% ABSOLUTE confidence in the motor and the systems AND that is a great feeling. There's nothing worse than being on the water and not feeling confident in your equipment.
I found a good cruising speed was around 12-15 knots and I kept her there for a good portion of the day. She also felt good around 20 knots or so and I had a blast running steady at that clip! But once the seas picked up I backed it down again. My WOT was around 27-28 knots....That was fun too but not in the open ocean where I boat. I love the 80, what a difference from my last motor! Although my last motor didn't require any tuning/service like this one......
THE SERVICE: So this is what they found and did.
The motor was not running on all cylinders BUT all cylinders had spark. They did a compression and leak down test.
#1 cylinder: 215 psi and 3% leakdown
#2 cylinder 210 psi and 5% leakdown
#3 cylinder 225 psi and 5% leakdown
#4 cylinder 205 psi and 6% leakdown
They then changed all the spark plugs (even though I had already changed them last month. ??)
Then they did a full carb cleaning and overhaul. While doing that they noticed that the fuel pump diaphragm was torn/rotten. So they replaced the fuel pump...That was unexpected and pricey. Finally they did a diagnostic test and then a "full sync and link" and "TPS setting".
It was a pricey endeavor but I'm very happy with the results and the best part....I won't be re-powering in 2016! Time to enjoy the boat!
I added some more pics to my album too.
