Poach
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2013
- Messages
- 234
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Poach
- Vessel Make
- Sabreline Trawler
Any Sabreline Fast Trawlers out there?
Actually, the Sabreline cruisers were very nice boats. Had a friend that sold a 34' last year that was an absolutely great boat. Ask Baker. It was a boat that I would have been proud to own.D
I haven't changed my thinking as to speed one bit. I still would love to have a boat that I could drive at 8-10 knots but also 20+ when needed. (Or desired) Again (per the archives) If I were a "cruiser" I would have a boat like "Moonstruck." (Whew! )Walt, you started this. Now, tell me a little flexibility in speed is a bad thing. (keep in mind that you are on record in the archives).
I had a brand new Tiara in 2000 that had a pair of 3116s in it. Not only did I have trouble with those engines, they had a mid throttle "wine" to them that I never did get an answer to.The 3116 had a batch of engines that were bad...they called them "soft blocks" that were cast by a French company using poor alloys.
Try priming the "bad" engine before starting. My JD starts in a second unless there is air in the line.
Priming seems to be the trick. I don't find any air.
Um, if it starts easily with priming, but is hard to start without priming, then the overwhelming probability is that there is air in the line. It may be that priming it is a lot easier than fixing what is probably a pinhole leak at best, though, and no quarrel with that rationale.
Priming seems to be the trick. I don't find any air.