I will try to get a phone or mirror view this weekend. Stay tuned. Still having a hard time getting my head around a pan. Especially in a fresh water environment
OIL GONE! ZIP! NADA!
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Originally posted by sastanley View PostNCS, Welcome. I've done a few races on a Hughes 38 way back in the day.
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Originally posted by northchannelsailor View PostI will try to get a phone or mirror view this weekend. Stay tuned. Still having a hard time getting my head around a pan. Especially in a fresh water environmentJoe Della Barba
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
Maryland USA
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Even though I've never done it myself, removing the motor is not that big of a deal. 310lbs. all up. Given your motor location, maybe you can rig something onto the boom and to a winch to crank her out of there, then slide it back on some webbing strops along the boom and up into the cockpit!Last edited by sastanley; 06-26-2018, 07:40 PM.-Shawn
"Holiday" - '89 Alura 35 #109
"Twice Around" - '77 C-30, #511 with original A-4 & MMI manifold - SOLD! (no longer a two boat owner!!)
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drain plug?
Could that be the drain plug? Can you feel it with your fingertips? It looks like it protrudes (ie., it has a plug screwed in), but if instead, that is a hole then perhaps the plug is gone...?
Does someone recall where the drain plug is located on the pan?
Another possibility is a slow leak: loose plug or no gasket?Marty
1967 Tartan 27
Bowen Island, BC
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I think the drain is in the side - forward end.
Joe Della Barba
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
Maryland USA
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Yep. It's on the same side of the engine as the shift lever and at the opposite end of the engine. The Westerbeke manual (here) around page 98 or so says it's a pipe plug, so no gasket, I'm guessing.
Should be obvious to your weapons of choice.
Good call, Joe/Marty.
You don't by chance see a pipe plug in the bilge? Or maybe the PO removed it in a crude attempt to change the oil?
Don't pull anything just yet, I'd say...
BillLast edited by Administrator; 07-01-2018, 04:28 PM.
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Originally posted by Administrator View PostDon't pull anything just yet, I'd say...Neil
1977 Catalina 30
San Pedro, California
prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22
Had my hands in a few others
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Just my opinion
If it's the plug, the engine needs to come out of its hole to replace. If it's not the plug, all other possibilities that result in losing all oil with the engine at rest involve the pan which also necessitates pulling the engine up and out of its hole.
I don't see any way it can be avoided so the sooner the better. It sounds like a lot of work but it really isn't. Shaft, fuel line, water hose, exhaust, cables and wires, maybe two hours round trip.Neil
1977 Catalina 30
San Pedro, California
prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22
Had my hands in a few others
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If it is the plug, you might be able to reach down there. If not, you only "sort of" have to remove the engine. Probably just lift it 6 inches, put the plug in, and lower it back.
This does raise an issue - how the heck did it come out? Did the PO reach down there and loosen it?Joe Della Barba
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
Maryland USA
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