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johnsonp
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Initially Posted - 08/18/2007 :  13:32:25  Show Profile
<font color="blue"><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Heading out for a San Juan Cruise looking for Orca whales.


Nick at the wheel


Nick's Mom with advice


Looking for cats paw



Waiting for that seal to pop up again.


Everybody has a turn at the wheel.



Grandpa what is that red line for?


OH


Dad talking to daughter.... some times Grandpas have problems they can't fix.... and no matter how much he does that funny wind dance sometimes the wind just dies down for hours.



Well at $200 an hour let's enjoy our selves and look at the houses on the shore line.














Good nite Johnboy







Grandpa learns....

Checking the engine manual the low oil pressure switch turns off the fuel pump and engine stops.

Buy the USboat Unlimited towing option for an annual $120 per year instead of the low cost option.

Since MXP25 diesel engines vibrates quite a bit when you let RPM's go below the recommended minimum 1000 and it just may vibrate the low oil pressure switch wire off the terminal.

How in an emergency to jumper the fuel pump....cost of engine damage versus getting passengers out of harms way.

Check the engine wiring even if the engine was hot...there was't any thing to do for an hour waiting for tow vessel.

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 08/18/2007 :  16:25:00  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
It's all one big learning experience.....isn't it great? Yup, have the unlimited option, and wires and multimeter.......lol. Been there, done it.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 08/18/2007 :  22:01:29  Show Profile
Yup--got "unlimited" too... Ain't got no sails to get me home if the engine quits. Greap pics--thanks!
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bear_tm4
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Response Posted - 08/30/2007 :  21:47:37  Show Profile
Yes Great pics, and the cheerful words of wisdom, thats great. waiting my turn, now. cheers
Barry
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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 09/18/2007 :  17:10:10  Show Profile
Paul

Interesting story about the engine. I may have mentioned this to you on another board, but check this long thread out, especially my replies #52, 55 and 63, which discuss the issues first raised in Reply #30 (and a few before from "michael"). The thread starts out with one issue then morphs. Seems right up your alley. You'll have to do some searching to get the wiring diagrams referred to there (with the links) but they are available on the web.

See: http://c34.org/bbs/index.php?topic=3347.0

Your pictures here and in your other post are priceless. Thanks for posting them.

anything you need, drop me a line.
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