Flood cleanup and outboard cooling problem

In this video we continue to move the boats out of harms way from the flood water debris and begin clearing the debris up. We also diagnose and repair a problem with the cooling system of Dave's Yamaha 60HP outboard motor.
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[@joemartin6439]

Anyone who is a crazy critic Stu has no humour. You are a great man

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Joe! :)

[@mobilrz]

Literally mucking about in boats with friends and tinkering with engines. Life doesn't get better than that.

[@DangarMarine]

It is a good way to spend some time. :)

[@lustfulvengance]

Your boat reminds me of a regular cab long box pickup truck! It's made for work and it's usually always a mess!

[@Hoaxer51]

Oh, you’ve had one too!

[@larryg3326]

I worked with a guy that wouldn't haul brush, gravel or any of that country living stuff with his F250. He was worried he'd scratch up the bed. We thought about pickups differently.

[@heathwellsNZ]

Well if I can't mess about in boats myself... nothing better than watching other blokes doing it!

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you enjoyed. :)

[@tommoores1531]

Love the sound of the detroit

[@thom3124]

I was just thinking today I have not seen a Dangar Marine video in a while and lo and behold here you are. Sorry you have had so much trouble there.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, things are getting much better now.

[@emanuele9911]

A greeting and thanks for your precious videos from tuscany italy

[@DangarMarine]

Greeting! You are most welcome. :)

[@garybaris139]

Don't worry about Renco's deck, on KZbin everyone's a critic but few actually get their hands dirty else they'd have understood you can't stow it and can't cart it back and forth.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks, very true.

[@hamishdobinson3646]

A finished boat?! A boat's never finished, but always ready!

[@remcovanvliet3018]

I think he knew that when he said it'd be clean n tidy when it's finished. 😂

[@Bill23799]

Nice to see your community comes together in an emergency. It was much like that when I lived in texas after a hurricane. We did not sit on our butts waiting for government to come help us. It was neighbor helping neighbor. I am sure when the Zombie Apocalypse comes many of you will survive.

[@DangarMarine]

Yep, one of the great things about remote communities is that we all help each other.

[@TheCaptScarlett]

Don't go tidying Renko anytime soon Stu. I justify the 'work in progress' state of my shed based on Renko's lazerette. Thanks for the shot of the waterfall in Refuge Bay. Love to Team Renko

[@DangarMarine]

I won't let you down. ;)

[@tx5brent]

That call over the radio reminded me of the forever repeating "for exercise, for exercise, for exercise. Fire, fire, fire..." Those guys have my respect for the amount of practice they put into preparing for everything. Keen to see the new electronics too

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. I'm really enjoying getting all the new electronics installed, they are going to be great for the trip up north.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi my mother used to say you have to broken egg if you want to make an omelette and some people don’t understand that you have to make a mess before you can clean up specially when you are doing renovations like Renko , people that would be making silly comments like how messy the boat it have never done any renovation whatsoever keep up the good work Cliff from up hear in Queensland

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. Definitely a great saying. Yes, I do feel that people who make those comments have never done a project like this under the say circumstances (ie, on the water).

[@xgford94]

Seeing you drag the log along gave me a flashback to the old Canadian beachcombers show that used to show on the ABC

[@James_Innes]

A fun packed episode, you missed the free pair of flip flops at 2:13

[@DangarMarine]

Damn!

[@ukulelefatman]

Renko's deck resembles Mr. Haney's truck from the television show "Green Acres". Haney always had whatever you needed, no matter how odd or rare (for a price). "Just happen to have one in the truck, Mr. Douglas"

[@steved2136]

You are showing your age there LOL 'Green acres is the place to be, farm living is the life for me...'

[@fonhollohan2908]

hahaha yep I remember Mr Douglas he had everything! you could imagine in the back of his truck! I use to crack up! watching that show as a kid.

[@DangarMarine]

Exactly! :)

[@TheCaptScarlett]

@@DangarMarine we get plenty of tidy boat shots when you visit Pete's boat 😁

[@wobbo1969]

My mrs was watching and said, "how can he dangle his feet in the water, there are all sorts in Oz that can bite and sting!" I said there's nothing in that river that's tougher than Stus feet.

[@DangarMarine]

LOL

[@jamesfenton7338]

Yea, you guys talk funny. First time I ever saw someone follow the 24 hour cure instructions for sealant. It works very well if you wait.

[@DangarMarine]

Patience does have it's virtues. :)

[@navigator902]

Love Eddy standing mid watch... on the gangway....Cheers Eddy...

[@lloydprunier4415]

Eddy was waiting to get his turn at the big stick!

[@DangarMarine]

He makes a great supervisor. :)

[@cypherian9821]

Stu, Just make sure you put some sort of liner between the tank and the rib and the tank and the plywood to prevent wear through over time. Maybe not bad on the wood but the metal rib will wear with the boat some when there is water in the tanks. I have had good success with using cheap polyethylene cutting boards cut to fit to prevent wear on battery cases etc siting on metal.

[@DangarMarine]

Yep, will add chafe protection.

[@NickDangerThirdGuy]

"A couple of logs and an orange peel, empty milk jugs floatin' past. The hills and sky repeat them selves, in a six o'clock river of glass." -John Hartford, Heading down into the mystery below. Your video just reminded me of this song.

[@gordonpeden6234]

Loved John Hartford RIP.

[@guygilbertesq]

There is a clothing shop on Catalina Island, CA called "Buoys and Gulls." Must be Australian! Ha.

[@patrickcarlin3015]

Booooo-ey.....

[@TheChrisco1969]

Last week my 2006 yamaha 40hp 2 stroke Had. Water coming from teltale and thermostat worked but had some salt deposits and clear gel like substance blocking the channels. Cleaned them out with a fine screw driver new gaskets to head and the exhaust cover and new impeller. Works fine

[@mikeskelly2356]

Your opening sequence reminded me of a Bowline trick my Scout Master taught me, make a Slip knot loop, (Twist a loop in the line and pull an eye loop through it) then pass the bitter end through the loop and invert it all, instant Bowline. Much easier shown than described...Glad to hear you haven't had it too bad with the flooding, aside from the flotsam and odd Esky (full of Coopers)...'Fridges, fridges everywhere, nor any drop to drink, fridges, fridges everywhere and all the boards did shrink', My HS English Teacher would be so proud... 'Yeah my deck is a mess because I'm working on the boat, once I'm done it will be nice and tidy!'... Narrator: 'It was never "Nice and Tidy"...' Don't neglect that second bow roller, that chain will beat the life out of the fore deck faster than a Bogan can down a Coldie...

[@DangarMarine]

Nice technique! Yes, must order that bow roller. Anothing thing on the list!

[@grottyboots]

Great to see Renko doing some work! From my limited experience, there is no such thing as a "finished" boat. Cheers!

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, I'm very much coming to that conclusion myself!

[@Ckktopa]

Hey Stu I just read there was an explosion on a boat on the hawksbury near dangar. I hope this isn’t you, 8 people injured. Look after yourself❤️

[@DangarMarine]

I'm fine thanks mate but worried it may have belonged to someone I know.

[@tacklebait21]

Haven’t watched it yet but I like your approach to fixing things. Easy to get carried away and miss the simple issues. I am a marine mechanic myself.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate.

[@scottbeattie6645]

You’re selling yourself short. So many boating tips in this one. Of course the bottle holder is number one but I love how Dave uses the outboard cowling as a parts tray. Sunset shots are great. Looking forward to more of those when you head north. Love the community spirit on the Hawkesbury. Well done on the clean up efforts.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. It is true that you can't beat the outboard cowling as a parts tray. ;)

[@nicholashaynes1982]

Good work...nice sunset shot...

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate.

[@jacqueslanoie3103]

Vos vidéos sont comme d'habitude, un régal. Petit clin d'oeil du Québec.

[@davidwoods7720]

Hope you get back to normal soon after all the flooding,take care

[@ashleywalker8988]

At 5.23 into the video the waterfall is gorgeous.

[@DangarMarine]

It is a great spot to hangout.

[@mongomay1]

Thanks Stu and friends for sharing your everyday lives!

[@DangarMarine]

Our pleasure!

[@LDeezy662]

Wow I've never realized that we pronounce bouy and buoyancy completely different! Leave it to the aussies to make me question everything I am in life. Appreciate that Stu your a real doll 😉

[@DangarMarine]

LOL. You're welcome. :)

[@littlezero6399]

“When it is a finished boat”. Been watching since before you bought Renko, seems to me boats are always in a state of getting finished. :)

[@richardcranium5839]

tomorrow

[@MikeMohawk]

I always smile whenever I hear the word "temporary" ;) If it's something I learned from watching Stu it must be: barefooted, beer and temporary.

[@DangarMarine]

Good call!

[@peterjensen6844]

*That's the Joke Gif Goes Here*

[@kman-mi7su]

Its the "circle of boat ownership", fix, sail, enjoy, upgrade, fix, sail, enjoy, upgrade, fix, sail, enjoy, upgrade, fi....well you know.

[@simonjames46]

Wow, the debris is insane! Stay safe out there 😀

[@jaybats7865]

Just an incredible amount of debris and current wow

[@haroldtuttle3766]

Great how your always there to help others and mother nature as well!

[@DangarMarine]

You've got to help your mates!

[@dcallan812]

WHAT A BLOODY MESS. 2x👍 for helping to clean up.

[@iantyler4045]

At any given moment there is always something on a boat that needs attention. Doesn't matter how new. Looks like a massive cleanup ahead on the Hawksbury. A good thing there are people like you to lend a hand.

[@DangarMarine]

For sure, boats always need maintenance!

[@boaterbil]

Always a pleasure Stu. Thanks.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks for watching!

[@kenknight4560]

A day in the life of Dangar Island Mates. Awesome, and cold beer!

[@DangarMarine]

Dave is Dave. He'll use it on Tuesday and swear he's never heard of it on Thursday. :)

[@SidKneeGeo]

Ive been down that end of the Hawkesbury River and to see it like this is incredible

[@mumblbeebee6546]

A Saturday with Eddie and The Clucks is a good day!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. :)

[@HugoHugunin]

My gift to humanity: If you are ever without your glasses and need to read something, put your thumb and forefinger together on both hands. Now, press both sets of fingers together to produce a teeny, tiny hole. Press your eye against the hole and read any text easily. Weird how that works...unless you're a photographer.

[@todaywefly4370]

I thought that was my trick😎!

[@philuresky2993]

well that'll do me!! haha works like a champ.

[@NGC1433]

While reading I thought - dude must be a genius... Or just F-stops occasionally :D

[@HugoHugunin]

@@NGC1433 I actually have to give credit for the germ of the idea. While in Yosemite in the early 1960s, I was standing in line with my trusty Rolleicord camera in order to get my book autographed. The author took time to talk to me about f-stops. I thanked Mr. Ansel Adams after he finished signing my book.

[@dolvaran]

I can't count the number of times this saved me when my glasses were broken as a child 50 years ago. The hours I have spent watching TV through my fingertips!

[@dennisreeves632]

Hahahaha! Renko looks like she is going fast sitting still.

[@hansvenhoeven935]

4 a 5 knots i guess

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good one, have a happy Easter, stay safe...

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks, you too!

[@natedanaste]

I love your channel man! I really enjoy leaning from you!

[@TheJustonemore]

Grinder,then to the reciprocal saw.love it

[@poiuytlkjh791]

I'll use a blow torch, pulls out the gas axe

[@gordiebrooks]

The natural clean out of the river system !!

[@Kurtdog63]

I worked at a flood control lake up in the mountains and they had a huge floating debris problem, especially during the Spring season where swollen streams would carry large amounts of wood, and garbage into the lake. When the wind would die down in the evenings, the drift would break up into floating clumps. Fishermen would come in to launch their boats in the mornings. While out fishing, the day breezes would pick up and push acres of drift up against the boat ramps where they launched. When they finished fishing, they would head back to the boat ramp only to find they could not get withi n a100 meters of their boat ramp due to the massive carpet of floating debris. When the lake was dropped down about 20 feet each year during the winter months, acres of drift would beach itself in the exposed lakebed. We would hire a contractor to remove the garbage, then heavy equipment would push the drift into huge piles then burned. If we did not do this on a regular basis, the lake would eventually become one big floating drift pile. Man's battle against nature never ends.

[@NGC1433]

This is more like natures battle against man, where nature is losing, but some weird humans help it back again. Thank you!

[@DangarMarine]

Does doesn't mate.

[@wallyfirkins1664]

Stu. You are a good man. Love your work!

[@DangarMarine]

Thank you kindly

[@jimlong527]

Happy Easter...relax and have many cold ones. Hello form Rotonda West Florida.

[@DangarMarine]

Hello there!

[@eugenefisher2566]

Danger Marine living the dream, one nightmare at a time.

[@saturdaydelivery]

The wheelhouse is looking really good.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate.

[@zaccollins5523]

hi stu love your vids keep up the good work

[@aleksandarg8642]

Great video as always mate. Happy Easter God bless ya 🍻👍🏻

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks! You too!

[@samwashere1392]

Haha I do remember that tip about the beer bottle in the gunnel from previous video... think it was like basics of boating... ready to upgrade to a boat with a gunnel

[@Dan_C604]

Lots and lots and lots of work on a boat. Isn’t that always the life on a boat? 😝 great video, Stu!

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, if you don't like working on a boat I wouldn't recommend owning one.

[@stephenspreckley8219]

Those semi floating pieces of timber could , or would, make some amazing works on a wood lathe once dried!

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, plenty of old drift wood make great pieces of art.

[@stephenspreckley8219]

@@DangarMarine Perhaps even useful items, table legs etc..

[@sillyoldbastard3280]

Some good firewood there mate. It will be starting to cool down shortly here in Sydneytown ;)

[@roberthowell3906]

Great work on the water!!! Mate

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks 👍

[@darrylmcleman6456]

I was able to re--construct about 1/3 of the thermostat housing on 9.9 Yamaha with JB Weld good results so I know it is possible.Cheers from Western Canada!!!

[@DangarMarine]

Could be worth a try then. We had epoxy left over from Pete's heat exchanger repair.

[@rexmyers991]

Wow, you are a very busy man. I hope your mates are properly compensating you for your expertise. Very interesting.

[@DangarMarine]

They compensate with friendship. :)

[@joekahno]

Finished boat. Interesting concept. Have you ever seen one that was still afloat?

[@DangarMarine]

Very true, there is no such thing!

[@markolav70]

@@DangarMarine I saw some finished boats myself one year...Ahhh yes...I was at The Sydney Boat Show...Never owned one of those personally...wheres the fun in that ? Great vid mate and sorry I couldn't help out over Easter

[@alexmurray5774]

Hey there Stu, hope you and your family etc are ok, just heard about the boat fire that happened at Dangar island, sound nasty, hope you're ok👍

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, were all fine, thanks for asking. Not sure who's boat it was at this stage. May have come from anywhere being Easter.

[@adolfoabhurtadoc6106]

What a life Man! Love the proyects you do, the tools, sea river and lake life all un one, Ranko, all Is grate! Anything but the dissorder you have in Ranko! Man, i am a bit messy when working on outboards or fixing cars, but this is an other level 😂 Never the less, congrats for your wonderfull lifestyle Man!

[@ericdelevinquiere9902]

You have a lot of solar panels, curious to know where all that energy gets used for. Great show, very relatable and excellent sound quality!

[@DangarMarine]

Panels run the fridge / freezer, battery chargers, nav gear, radios, computers, lights etc etc.

[@KowboyUSA]

What a mess, guys. Stay safe, have fun, and get r done!

[@lefty940]

Nice work i have a yam engine so handy to see how it is

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks 👍

[@ionracer24]

Crazy rain, happens here in tx every 100 yrs or so. Wish we had some rain or any rain for that fact get ridda the pollen. Drivin me nuts!

[@beanMosheen]

I didn't say it like that before Stu, but you've sold me on booency from here on out. Odd looks be damned!

[@gregeconomeier1476]

Now if I was working on my outboard over water like you "blokes" were doing, someone would be getting out the dive gear and I would be cussing up a storm. My hat's off to you and steady hands.

[@richardcranium5839]

magnet fishing

[@DangarMarine]

You learn to be very careful!

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Stu while you had that log under tow, made me think of Swamp loggers from the Discovery channel.😉🤣🤣

[@DangarMarine]

:)

[@shanedavies9564]

Great vid Stu God dam floods be safe mate ,cheers ,shaneo ,nelson nz

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Shane!

[@stephenmcelwee3129]

Love the vidios, stay safe.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Stephen.

[@Kiera_Jackson74]

I think the floods are good there for flushing out all the crap from the forests despite the river junk. Here in the Pacific Northwest this is always happening so floods don't have debris unless there is a big storm

[@carllindemann1646]

Felt I was there with you all.

[@apackwestbound5946]

Another brilliant episode thank you! You asked a rhetorical question about why the Yamaha designers did not foresee the pencil anode blocking the water discharge port leading to an overheat too bad we can't have an answer to that. I have also wondered why the telltale water discharge is inevitably located on the opposite side of the engine from where the discharge hose actually emerges from the engine block, or why the exit hole on the telltale itself so small that it inevitably gets blocked/obstructed by debris that has already made it way through the block.

[@DangarMarine]

Those are all good questions you pose! I should do a "10 weirdest things about outboards video" one day.

[@amascia8327]

Happy Easter ! ! !

[@DangarMarine]

Happy Easter!

[@erich9244]

cool video Stu! Hope the flooding abates before too long!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, really starting to settle down now.

[@mytube001]

"Fridges, fridges everywhere, not a drop to drink", by the famous poet Cooleridge! ;)

[@DangarMarine]

LOL.

[@kman-mi7su]

We say, Boy-an-see here in the US. Stu are you planning to visit the US again sometime in the future when the COVID craziness is better? If you are coming back thru the Washington DC area again, you should go when they have the Annapolis boat show, I think you'd like it. Wow that is beautiful where you live Stu, it kinda reminds me of the Appalachian mountain range here in the US although those are smaller but just a lush and green.

[@dmc2554]

Best pronunciation is like "bowie" as in David Bowie.......TWO syllables. Its similar to "boy", but with 2 syllables....BO-Y. Straight ahead boy and boo-ie are way too Nancy. My Gift To Humanity....CHEERS!!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks!

[@Chris-ei7iz]

you should build something like a half circle to go in front of the boat just an order a little bit where you can drive through that stuff and push it up to where ever the cleanup spot is for that kind of stuff

[@DangarMarine]

Adrian and I have been talking about something like that for flood debris clean ups.

[@Kurtdog63]

Did a lot of work with boooyeees. Even when the are filled with some type of floatation, foam, etc., they eventually leak and the flotation gets saturated, holding water like a giant sponge. Sometimes only about 1/4 of the buoy would be sticking out of the water it was so filled with water. Still, your current, sucking those buoys under, is insane.

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, most of these are hollow with a bung so they can be drained if water gets inside.

[@bobconaway]

"boy"ancy. Depending on where in the USA. Some places, they've never heard of the word. ;))

[@TheCaptScarlett]

Iowa?

[@13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51]

Happy Easter to you and Your Family Stu Rob Berry Mountain Auto Marine North Nowra NSW

[@jesse1376]

My entire American life I have always said Booy but spelled it Buoy, you are right! =Buoyance, thanks Stu haha.

[@loganl7547]

"I'm gonna try and run an angle grinder down here without breaking the glass" *Cuts to scene of Stu with a sawzall*

[@garydavo07]

Hi stu! Happy easter

[@DangarMarine]

You too!

[@vicmorrison8128]

Great video helping out people! I just wish the endings weren't so fowl !

[@AusMarineRobotics]

Bloke Heaven!

[@richardcorcorran8965]

Man what a mess the trash in the river. Be careful

[@DangarMarine]

Will do.

[@liftmanleigh]

Evening Stu. Off we go again

[@DangarMarine]

Evening Richard! :)

[@timburnett6729]

Such an adventure

[@denny5564]

I love all the solar powered equipment.

[@SoundzAlive1]

Hey Stu, I hope you are alright if you were caught up in the boat fire today at Dangar Island. André

[@DangarMarine]

All good here mate, but here there were injuries, waiting for news myself.

[@timjohnun4297]

Ironic that you post a video of a Yamaha outboard with a cooling problem today, I took the head off mine last night to find where it's letting water into the bottom 2 cylinders. Found nothing, was just thinking about taking off that exhaust housing. Life hack number 1 is your beer holder, my boat is also the same setup. I have drink holders both sides, but your way is much cooler. I like your logic on fine tuning ballast with fresh water tanks, we did the same on warships, back in my navy days. And I also have always wondered about "Booeyancy" . but then I could care less ;)

[@DangarMarine]

The super fancy setup would be pumps that can be controlled from the wheelhouse to trim the balance of the boat. Maybe later. ;)

[@nuggetwv5302]

Need a padle wheel to harness all that free power rolling by Renko!

[@realsonnysullivan]

....and all the weeds, vines, leaves, twigs and branches!

[@DangarMarine]

For sure, have thought about it. :)