Can anyone tell me the weight of the Albin 0-21 with combi? I dont see
any mention of the weight in the manual. Colin...
any mention of the weight in the manual. Colin...
Weight of Albin 0-21 ?
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Hi.:
I used to have an Albin 0-21 and have all the spec-books. But I
can't find the weight. I guess it's about 175 to 200 pounds. I've
replaced the Albin with a Yanmar Diesel- that one is 167 pounds; though
I think the Albin's weight is higher because of the combi-drive.
Hope you find the correct answer. Good Luck
Wilhelm, V-257
I used to have an Albin 0-21 and have all the spec-books. But I
can't find the weight. I guess it's about 175 to 200 pounds. I've
replaced the Albin with a Yanmar Diesel- that one is 167 pounds; though
I think the Albin's weight is higher because of the combi-drive.
Hope you find the correct answer. Good Luck
Wilhelm, V-257
Hi Wilhelm,
What was the final outcome of the problems you were having with your Yanmar
1GM? Did you finally have to replace it? We have that same engine and have
had good success with it so far. If and when we ultimately have to repower,
would probably opt for the Beta.
Paul and Melanie Halvachs
V1826 Double Fantasy
What was the final outcome of the problems you were having with your Yanmar
1GM? Did you finally have to replace it? We have that same engine and have
had good success with it so far. If and when we ultimately have to repower,
would probably opt for the Beta.
Paul and Melanie Halvachs
V1826 Double Fantasy
Hello Paul;
it's a long a sad story! And not to mention it was very costly!
On June 6th the engine died. A 'certified' mechanic gave me an
estimate of 1800 Dollars to repair the engine. The total bill came to
about 5500 Dollars! The (repaired) engine ran about 5 hours and then
'bang' and never ran again!
Why did the 1GM die first? Upon inspection of the exhaust system I
found an obstruction in the exhaust! The cooling water backed up and
finally flooded the engine and of course- corroded verything inside.
The (old) 1GM had barelly 1000 hours on it, but was dead!
I replaced it with another (new) 1GM, and a new exhaust system. I like
the Yanmar; it pushes me 6.5 knots (at 3000 rpm) and it used so little
fuel. I can go about 500 Miles under engine (and calm sea). About 2
weeks ago my boat was ready to sail again- Hurray!
The whole thing cost me close to 9000 Dollars (I requested and got
some money returned from the repair of the (old) engine, but 9000
still is a heavy price to pay. But I love my Vega, have her for almost
30 years and sailed over 45000 miles! I'm close to 80 years old, and
she's my most trusted companion!!!!!
Wilhelm, V-257
it's a long a sad story! And not to mention it was very costly!
On June 6th the engine died. A 'certified' mechanic gave me an
estimate of 1800 Dollars to repair the engine. The total bill came to
about 5500 Dollars! The (repaired) engine ran about 5 hours and then
'bang' and never ran again!
Why did the 1GM die first? Upon inspection of the exhaust system I
found an obstruction in the exhaust! The cooling water backed up and
finally flooded the engine and of course- corroded verything inside.
The (old) 1GM had barelly 1000 hours on it, but was dead!
I replaced it with another (new) 1GM, and a new exhaust system. I like
the Yanmar; it pushes me 6.5 knots (at 3000 rpm) and it used so little
fuel. I can go about 500 Miles under engine (and calm sea). About 2
weeks ago my boat was ready to sail again- Hurray!
The whole thing cost me close to 9000 Dollars (I requested and got
some money returned from the repair of the (old) engine, but 9000
still is a heavy price to pay. But I love my Vega, have her for almost
30 years and sailed over 45000 miles! I'm close to 80 years old, and
she's my most trusted companion!!!!!
Wilhelm, V-257
Hi Wilhelm, Sorry to hear about your problem. Judy and I just got back
from moving the boat from La Paz to San Carlos and had a similiar incident.
I think we caught ours in time though. Lyric had been sitting for 4 years on
the hard. We put new batteries in and the engine turned over when we started
it. Being out of the water at the time we immediatly shut it back down. When
the yard put us in the water we started it up and it seemed to be running
fine until the the Vetus plastic water lift muffler suffered a melt-down! No
water getting through. I'd checked the impellor and it seemed okay. We came
back out of the water and got put back on the stands. We were fortunate to
be able to find a new muffler at one of the chandleries and for not much
more than West Marines price. We pulled the hose off of the water pump and
started her up again and water was coming through the pump. We then pulled
the hose off of the back side of the heat exchanger and water was making it
through okay. We then pulled the 90 degree elbow off of the exhaust manifold
loop and found it to be completely obstructed. We cleaned that out and put
it back together. Once again we started her up and still had no water coming
out of the exhaust. Then we pulled the manifold loop off of the manifold and
when I tried to blow through the elbow found that the loop was clogged also.
We were able to get the two halves of the loop unscrewed by a local machine
shop (it involved a large vise, a large wrench and a torch to heat it). I
was then able to clear it by using muratic acid to dissolve the crud inside.
Put it all back together and she ran fine.
When we had put her on the hard we had filled the bilge with fresh
water and had switched from the thruhull to the bilge water for a freshwater
flush before storing her. I guess it wasn't enough. I hadn't been very happy
with the way the engine was running though as my exhaust smoke was black. I
thought that I hadn't figured out the prop yet. Labored engines put out
black smoke. The exhaust is okay now. I do envy you your fuel consumption.
Even though we took a tremendous amount of stuff off of the boat to take
home in our truck we are still burning about a half a gallon an hour with
the 2GM.
Anyway our trip was so so. I had hoped to be able to get everything
sorted out in 4 days and it took 10. That meant we didn't have any time to
linger at any of out favorite anchorages. Worst of all though was we got
caught by a northerly and had to go into the anchorage at Puerto Escondito.
It was so windy we didn't get off of the boat for 3 days for fear of
flipping the dinghy.
After 5 days we went straight from there to San Carlos on the tail end of
the storm. We got pounded for 24 hours. The last 12 hours were pleasant as
the wind dropped and the chop went away. It had been running at 6 to 8 feet
and that is a severe chop!
Now we need to find a trailer so if anyone else is reading this and has
or knows about a trailer for sale for a Vega please let me know!
Walt and Judy S/V Lyric #120
from moving the boat from La Paz to San Carlos and had a similiar incident.
I think we caught ours in time though. Lyric had been sitting for 4 years on
the hard. We put new batteries in and the engine turned over when we started
it. Being out of the water at the time we immediatly shut it back down. When
the yard put us in the water we started it up and it seemed to be running
fine until the the Vetus plastic water lift muffler suffered a melt-down! No
water getting through. I'd checked the impellor and it seemed okay. We came
back out of the water and got put back on the stands. We were fortunate to
be able to find a new muffler at one of the chandleries and for not much
more than West Marines price. We pulled the hose off of the water pump and
started her up again and water was coming through the pump. We then pulled
the hose off of the back side of the heat exchanger and water was making it
through okay. We then pulled the 90 degree elbow off of the exhaust manifold
loop and found it to be completely obstructed. We cleaned that out and put
it back together. Once again we started her up and still had no water coming
out of the exhaust. Then we pulled the manifold loop off of the manifold and
when I tried to blow through the elbow found that the loop was clogged also.
We were able to get the two halves of the loop unscrewed by a local machine
shop (it involved a large vise, a large wrench and a torch to heat it). I
was then able to clear it by using muratic acid to dissolve the crud inside.
Put it all back together and she ran fine.
When we had put her on the hard we had filled the bilge with fresh
water and had switched from the thruhull to the bilge water for a freshwater
flush before storing her. I guess it wasn't enough. I hadn't been very happy
with the way the engine was running though as my exhaust smoke was black. I
thought that I hadn't figured out the prop yet. Labored engines put out
black smoke. The exhaust is okay now. I do envy you your fuel consumption.
Even though we took a tremendous amount of stuff off of the boat to take
home in our truck we are still burning about a half a gallon an hour with
the 2GM.
Anyway our trip was so so. I had hoped to be able to get everything
sorted out in 4 days and it took 10. That meant we didn't have any time to
linger at any of out favorite anchorages. Worst of all though was we got
caught by a northerly and had to go into the anchorage at Puerto Escondito.
It was so windy we didn't get off of the boat for 3 days for fear of
flipping the dinghy.
After 5 days we went straight from there to San Carlos on the tail end of
the storm. We got pounded for 24 hours. The last 12 hours were pleasant as
the wind dropped and the chop went away. It had been running at 6 to 8 feet
and that is a severe chop!
Now we need to find a trailer so if anyone else is reading this and has
or knows about a trailer for sale for a Vega please let me know!
Walt and Judy S/V Lyric #120
Wilhelm,
Are you aware that there is a sacrificial zinc "inside" the exhaust system
of the Yanmar deisel GM1. When I checked mine, it was totally gone. I
replaced it and now plan to check it every other season. Hopefully this will cut
down on the gunk build-up in the exhaust system.
But I am curious, what sort of fuel/water seperator that you use and if you
had to install a seperate lift pump to get fuel from the bilge installed fuel
tank to the engine. For the last two years, we have been had air issues
that stopped as soon as the fuel/seperator filter was removed from the system.
However I worry that the tiny filter on the engine will not be adequate, nor
is there any way to drain off water or even see if any is in the system.
Paul "Double Fantasy"
Holden Me.
Are you aware that there is a sacrificial zinc "inside" the exhaust system
of the Yanmar deisel GM1. When I checked mine, it was totally gone. I
replaced it and now plan to check it every other season. Hopefully this will cut
down on the gunk build-up in the exhaust system.
But I am curious, what sort of fuel/water seperator that you use and if you
had to install a seperate lift pump to get fuel from the bilge installed fuel
tank to the engine. For the last two years, we have been had air issues
that stopped as soon as the fuel/seperator filter was removed from the system.
However I worry that the tiny filter on the engine will not be adequate, nor
is there any way to drain off water or even see if any is in the system.
Paul "Double Fantasy"
Holden Me.