Phil Fill
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2007
- Messages
- 2,919
- Location
- US
- Vessel Name
- Eagle
- Vessel Make
- Roughwater 58 pilot house
The Eagle needed a lot of TLC in the engine room we spend a month and a couple of grand having things check/maintained /replaced. including changing the fuel filters.* I mean how hard is it pull the new one out and pop in a new one. *Right?* Anyway, we decided to take the boat to get some fuel just down the lake,* No biggy?* Right?* Well, the engines fired up, pulled out of the marina and started heading down the lake, when he engine dies. *Not to worry.* Right?
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Cranked the engine but it would not start,* What the heck? *My friend that knew a little bi more than I did about engines asked if I had bleed the air out of the fuel system?* Bleed?* Air?** As we are rushing down to the engine room I am trying to remember what the mechanic told me about bleeding the engine?* Something about turning this and undoing that?* Maybe I should have paid more attention and took some notes.* Naw!*
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While we were trying to figure things out, my wife yells at the top of her lungs, Honey, we have more important concerns right now than the engine. Like going a ground!* Ahhh!* I mean how far can a 40+ ton full displacement drift?* Not far Right?* We should be slowing down soon.* Right?
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Luckily or unluckily we were drifting right for the Lake Union Police boat station? **Seeing drifting a approaching their dock that came out to greet us.* How nice of them. This is a restricted area and dock.* Stop or you will be broad. *I yelled back, Please board us by all means, and do you know anything about engines? *
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They did no board us but did tossed us a line and brought the Eagle gentle up against the police dock.* At which time they did board us, did their official check/review while their mechanic disappeared in the engine room and in short time had the engine started. *Anyway, that was the first inter action with the Seattle police of many.* (-;*
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Cranked the engine but it would not start,* What the heck? *My friend that knew a little bi more than I did about engines asked if I had bleed the air out of the fuel system?* Bleed?* Air?** As we are rushing down to the engine room I am trying to remember what the mechanic told me about bleeding the engine?* Something about turning this and undoing that?* Maybe I should have paid more attention and took some notes.* Naw!*
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While we were trying to figure things out, my wife yells at the top of her lungs, Honey, we have more important concerns right now than the engine. Like going a ground!* Ahhh!* I mean how far can a 40+ ton full displacement drift?* Not far Right?* We should be slowing down soon.* Right?
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Luckily or unluckily we were drifting right for the Lake Union Police boat station? **Seeing drifting a approaching their dock that came out to greet us.* How nice of them. This is a restricted area and dock.* Stop or you will be broad. *I yelled back, Please board us by all means, and do you know anything about engines? *
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They did no board us but did tossed us a line and brought the Eagle gentle up against the police dock.* At which time they did board us, did their official check/review while their mechanic disappeared in the engine room and in short time had the engine started. *Anyway, that was the first inter action with the Seattle police of many.* (-;*
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