K2MSmith
Sustaining Member
Bottom work was completed today and boat back on the water minus the mast / rig which I’m having all standing rigging ( rod ), furler and much of the mast hardware replaced.
The hull work including all materials and crane was about 5k . This included sanding the old paint off , filling blisters and any imperfections . For this price , I also had the prop wire wheeled and the cutlass bearing replaced . ( does that seem expensive? ) The engine was much smoother on my return to the home slip, no doubt due to the wobbly cutlass bearing .
I am a little nervous about the raw water pump ( engine ) which seems to take time to prime and some oil seems to come out of the outlet when it first fires. I’m thinking maybe the shaft seal is leaking oil from the crankcase . Is that possible?
The hull work including all materials and crane was about 5k . This included sanding the old paint off , filling blisters and any imperfections . For this price , I also had the prop wire wheeled and the cutlass bearing replaced . ( does that seem expensive? ) The engine was much smoother on my return to the home slip, no doubt due to the wobbly cutlass bearing .
I am a little nervous about the raw water pump ( engine ) which seems to take time to prime and some oil seems to come out of the outlet when it first fires. I’m thinking maybe the shaft seal is leaking oil from the crankcase . Is that possible?