Mark at Shoreline Marine Diesel thought that it was a good idea to take Pachuca out for a sea trial to check out the performance of the SABB diesel engine. At about 9.30 AM on Thursday Pachuca departed from her slip graced with the presence of two mechanics, Mark and Zee. We ran the engine at various speeds comparing their accurate readings with a strobe light with Pachuca's tachometer which was off by as much as 200 rpm. For now I will use a translation table to assess the true rpm and will change the tachometer in Fremantle.
The engine ran well, up to about 1800 rpm. Zee did some checking and tweaking down below and no serious problems were found. Mark says that the engine is well matched to the propeller at the the expected cruising rpm's. It appears that 1200 rpm is very good for cruising.
It was decided that Zee would return to check the bolt tension on the heads and to install a vacuum gauge off the Racor fuel filter. This will be a good tool for assessing various aspects of my fuel system, principally when it is time to change the fuel filter.
In the evening Brenda and I visited Burl and Jean's beautiful home for dinner with them and with Francis. We had a wonderful time with a few drinks followed by a true banquet laid on by Jean, Burl and Francis. Following dinner we had several hours of fun discussing all sorts of things. It is great to find yourself in a tight group of people who are all on the same wave length.
The top photo shows Francis at work under the approving gaze of Brenda. The bottom photo shows Burl in the kitchen and Francis setting the table.
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You are looking so very happy Brenda! Great!
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