Sunday, June 11, 2006
Yes We Are Back in Dartmouth
We have slowly and carefully traced and removed and replaced each and every fuel line back to the tank then by passed the tank altogether and the engine ran fine for three hours under load ( meaning prop turning under normal RPM's 2500 ) didn't miss a beat. After diving deep under the cockpit and remove the fuel tank I found that the manufacturer had in fact installed a screen in the fuel pickup tube that was clogged with about two inches of MBG that would not allow fuel to pass through the fuel lines. ( Micro Biological Growth) Un fortunatly I destroyed the tank removing the pickup tube to find out the reason for us being 2000 miles and more than a month behind our planned voyage. We will be heading out in mid August for the Ditch and doing the coastal thing. We will show some pictures soon when we install the new fuel tank and make ready to head south again.
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Hi Pat and Ted....Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but you know what they say, everything happen's for a reason. I alway's say, who the hell are THEY, anyway, and what do THEY know!! Good luck in August, and post how your repair's are going, so we know what's happening, or just email us. Luv Jackie and Mike
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