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same for me.. Nothing wrong with an old thread if it's still relevant. I have the same problem with my E29. I've tried all the same methods suggested. My wife usually walks us back as far as she can then jumps on but if her timing is off due to wind struggles or my mistakes at the helm we get...

next time I'd love to come to one of these one year. We have plans for something else this year unfortunately. Have fun!

Thanks Christian, I do like the panel but the new Beta panel comes with some nice features, alarms, trouble indicator lights, stop button (not really necessary) all hooked up with a nice new wiring harness and I don't see an easy way to make that stuff work on the existing panel as is. I think...

Hi all, I'm re-powering from my original A4 to a Beta diesel and I have an issue with the cockpit panel. I really like the old wooden one that the boat currently has and it also houses some additional stuff that the Beta 'C' panel doesn't (fuel gauge, 4 light pull switches and a power outlet for...

looks like we found it So there was some buildup on the intake side of my heat exchanger, a hard white lump right where the raw water fitting comes in that closed that intake by about 50%. I chipped it off and got things back together and took it out for a motor yesterday and it never rose...

Thermostat still a red herring Finally got the forward gear working again but the engine overheated in the same place as last time, after about 30 min of motoring. So we sailed back again. I need to start taking more stuff apart and looking for restrictions. Next most likely place to look...

So, the admiral would like some backup engine given some of our recent issues with our A4 and the fact that we sail the Gulf Islands that have strong currents occasionally and are notorious for knowing which way your headed and sending a nice wind from that direction, even if you turn 180...

Thanks Mark, 1) not really. I didn't take it out of the slip. However my previous test the week earlier only ran at idle for about 7 minutes before it started overheating so this was a big improvement to stay near 130 most of the time for 20 minutes. More trials are needed for sure. 2) Probably...

Barely is how I would characterize it. The pics above show it after cleaning but If I'd taken pics before you might not have been able to see any real difference. Point taken about issues elsewhere. This is intended to be a temporary measure so I can just make the several hour trip to the boats'...

Good points, I plan on getting an acid flush done, replace hoses and probably replace that pump with a moyer one soon. It only made it up to 136 when I was flipping the thing in and out of gear and revving quite a bit. Most of the time it hovered around 130 or just below. I just want to get the...

That is a great idea, getting something engraved would negate the fading from the sun issue. Thanks!

ran it without the thermostat tonight... and the temps stayed around 130 occasionally getting to 136ish. It stayed like this for 20 min or more of idling and putting it into reverse etc. (while tied to the dock). So given that the thermostat functioned fine in a pot of water I can only come to...

thermostat a red herring too So, I ran the old heat up the thermostat on the stove test and and it opened and closed at the appropriate temps. So either an airlock is actually the issue or there is a blockage somewhere else.

I haven't yet. I'm hoping to get into this more this weekend but I have a mechanic coming to take a look on Thursday because I still have a dream of taking the family out for the long weekend on the 'new' boat and if I do the work it will actually be on the weekend in place of going somewhere :-).

Hi all, I'm having overheating issues in an engine that has just been inspected by a marine mechanic… (see my other thread about the temp sending line for background info if you're interested). I'm not that thrilled that this was not caught but stuff gets missed I guess. He has suggested...