Our boat has been on the hard of two years as we have been planning to replace the prop shaft (drivetrain), rudder bearings, engine control panel and battery charge and electrical system components.
One thing I’ve been wondering about is during the four years we’ve had the boat, it’s had a very greasy/oily bilge. This has seemed to worsen, even when not in use. I’m wondering if I should plan to haul out the engine and carry out an overhaul. This engine has been reliable. I believe it’s a Yanmar 3GM30 and has only ever been in fresh water. My questions:
1) what do you suspect the problem may be?
2) is this fatal?
3) should the engine be pulled?
4) if haul out (of engine) is required, should I get that contracted out professional?
If you have raised an engine on a H37c, how did you do it? The reason I ask is because it’s a very tight area, locate just aft of the companionway threshold. I’m concerned about doing all of this work on her, put her back in in the spring only to have engine (new culprit) failure to sideline another season.
As usual, thank you all for your advice.
Much appreciated,
DB
One thing I’ve been wondering about is during the four years we’ve had the boat, it’s had a very greasy/oily bilge. This has seemed to worsen, even when not in use. I’m wondering if I should plan to haul out the engine and carry out an overhaul. This engine has been reliable. I believe it’s a Yanmar 3GM30 and has only ever been in fresh water. My questions:
1) what do you suspect the problem may be?
2) is this fatal?
3) should the engine be pulled?
4) if haul out (of engine) is required, should I get that contracted out professional?
If you have raised an engine on a H37c, how did you do it? The reason I ask is because it’s a very tight area, locate just aft of the companionway threshold. I’m concerned about doing all of this work on her, put her back in in the spring only to have engine (new culprit) failure to sideline another season.
As usual, thank you all for your advice.
Much appreciated,
DB
