| Nr |
Date/ Where |
What happened? / Solution |
Picture. |
| 10 |
Jan.06 - Taravao, Tahiti |
Would not start, Ignition broken again. Had to Jump
start with cable. (situation now) |
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| 9 |
Des.05 - Taravao. |
Carburetor flooded 2 min before we were going in the
reef entrance after two terrible days at sea. - Pulled out carb in record time,
freed the float and put it together again in world record time ;-) |
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| 8 |
Nov.05 - Marquesas |
A hole in the top 'guided' the salt water into the pistons. Salt water in the oil, exhaust and in the
carburetor?. - Used liquid
steel and a screw to hold it in place. After two attempts it worked? (Paul is a
genius). Bigger wonders has probably happened but i don't know them, the engine
started again??? |
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| 7 |
Okt.05 - Pacific crossing |
Out of power in the middle of the pacific. Ignition broke. Had to Jump start
with wires. |
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| 6 |
Sept.05 - Galapagos |
No compression in one cylinder. - Took the top off,
sanded down top and flew inn new seal from Ecuador. Cleaned, cleaned, cleaned,
it worked. |
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| 5 |
May.05 - Panama |
Stopped in the midst of the ocean? - Finally not the
engines fault because we had a garbage bag in the propeller. It actually
happened
twice?. |
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| 4 |
April.05 - Isla Margarita |
The engine stopped half a mile from the 'good
anchorage' but why complain it was close enough to anchor. (pic) - Found a pice
of Plastic
in the carburetor fuel injector. |
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| 3 |
April.05 - St. Lucia |
Would not start when leaving the harbor. We sailed
out and hoped it would start upon arrival in Los Testigos and it did. |
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| 2 |
April.05 - St. Lucia |
Engine stopped in the middle of nowhere. We had to
sail four hours past the destination to turn back and miss it by one mile. I
had to dive in with a rope to secure us to a buoy. We never found the reason but
it started one week later. |
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| 1 |
March.05 - Trinidad |
Engine would not start on land. Changed the ignition
rotor and adjusted ignition. |
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