Well I don't know what a timbit is but after speaking with my mechanic, entec and prp which is the NJ farymann distributor
I'm going to limp with my motor as is until this winter, haul out and pull it all out. If the motor is too big a ball of rust, then I will have to scurry around and find a replacement. If my mechanic judges the thing fit to go back in
we'll sandblast it replace the seals and go back in. At least I'll be able to replace the shaft log and stuffing box, and get the bilge painted. The people at both entec and prp say the motor is probably good, but can no longer get the cylinder liner or a water jacket for a rebuild. My mechanic says that the engines he has painted and put back in all seem to rust fast anyway. PRP says to just ospho everything. That doesn't seem to be very good long term solution, just less expensive now. Most of the time that is the most expensive in the long run. I just hate to get rid of a motor that starts so easy and runs so well, not to mention the $$$ for a new one.
26 2006-07-22 04:23:51
Re: tranny (6 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
27 2006-07-16 20:28:09
Re: tranny (6 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
I had fixed the leaks but the damage had already been done. The shaft coupling is just a lump of rust. I hope the thing can be repainted and put back in but the verdict will be made after it comes out.
28 2006-07-14 11:08:13
Re: tranny (6 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
entec says the reason for the seals being bad is the water dripping from the leaky cockpit covers. Otherwise the engine and tran are good to go, just need to be removed for seal replacement. I wonder what the groop thinks?
29 2006-07-12 13:08:42
Topic: tranny (6 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
my old farymann which starts beautifully and runs great is only as good as the tranny it is connected to. Sadly
I have to put tranny fluid in at an ever increasing rate to keep it full. I see a purple tint in the bilge and see a sheen when pumping out.
Can the seals be replaced without removal of the engine?
30 2006-03-10 10:37:40
Re: Contessa 26 film (29 replies, posted in Cruising)
Just watched the movie, and I must say it was a lot of fun seeing "my own boat" doing what it does so well on film.
I especially empathized with the scene where Chris is getting back into the boat after having a swim, with no swim ladder. The huffing an puffing had just begun. I would hate to see a viddy of myself doing my monkey imitation.
The coolest thing about the project is that Marion had just been sailing for five hours in a lake before going on passage in a small 26 footer from Halifax to Bermuda.
How did you keep the cam so still? My video from the boat ususally is so shakey it's hard to see. Good job of capturing what it is really like to be "out there".
31 2006-02-28 20:31:53
Re: farymann waterpump (3 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
I've found a mechanic who is going to try to rebuild the raw water pump. Today he sandblasted and disassembled it, tomorrow I will try to find seals, and get it put back together. Hopefully, it will go back
together with no more muss or fuss. Wish me luck. By the way the electric pump was shot down because of not being capable of proportionally pumping at a rate governed by the motor speed.
32 2006-02-28 09:19:59
Re: farymann waterpump (3 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
the farymann distributor says the pump is definitely not made. Farymann suggested going with an electric. Now I have to determine a similar pumping rate and a motor with a duty rating strong enough to be on all the time.
Also I need to figure the electric drain and hope the alternator can stand a constantly running pump.
33 2006-02-27 14:08:39
Topic: farymann waterpump (3 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
Anyone know about the farymann raw water pumps? Mine is shot, the farymann dealer says it is a german made
(romin?) that may be discontinued. The last time I spoke with the dealer in New Jersey the guy said it would be one of two types, both in stock and both inexpensive. The "romin" may not even be made at this point.
The dealers only suggetion if they can't replace the old one is to convert to a flywheel pully belt driven one, sounds like quite a project to me.
Help me if you are able.
34 2005-04-12 20:55:49
Re: mildew (4 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
the leak is in the main cabin, the boat is a JJT
35 2005-04-08 19:34:43
Re: mildew (4 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
I've got two problems one being the starboard underberth locker gets water in it when we get rain.
The other problem is the smell. It has gotten better with time but I'm still having a musty, or mildew smell I can't get rid of. Where in my 74 contessa is the mildew proliferating where I can't see it?