Me and my Volvo, again
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:48 am
Seems like the universe really wants me to learn more and more about deisel engines, or one in particular.
Went out for a glorious sail yesterday. Used the engine for about 5 minutes and that was just to ease the strain on the mooring lines in order to release them. Was able to kill it and sail off the mooring and out the channel. When it was time to come back in the channel, bow into about 15-20 kts of wind with minor seas and current, my 50 hp engine only allowed me about 2 kts of SOG.
I am assuming that this was a result of major barnicles on my prop but the situation, once back on the mooring, did not allow for me to investigate this further. Not sure how I'd do it anyway other than getting in the dinghy and trying to peer throught he murky water and see the prop. It's too cold at this point to jump in.
I had no vibration while running the engine at 20M RPM's.
Any thoughts, suggestions?
Went out for a glorious sail yesterday. Used the engine for about 5 minutes and that was just to ease the strain on the mooring lines in order to release them. Was able to kill it and sail off the mooring and out the channel. When it was time to come back in the channel, bow into about 15-20 kts of wind with minor seas and current, my 50 hp engine only allowed me about 2 kts of SOG.
I am assuming that this was a result of major barnicles on my prop but the situation, once back on the mooring, did not allow for me to investigate this further. Not sure how I'd do it anyway other than getting in the dinghy and trying to peer throught he murky water and see the prop. It's too cold at this point to jump in.
I had no vibration while running the engine at 20M RPM's.
Any thoughts, suggestions?