Sailboat problems fixed?

Sailboat Envision had water in the fuel, but is that really the problem with our boat?
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[@brianhotte3882]

Very nice. We appreciate you sharing. It’s a lot of work to film and edit. Thank you.

[@davelawrence6777]

Glad to see you back on the boat yes it's been awhile

[@stephen2346]

Where you been. We missed you two

[@southernpaths2986]

Videos like this are super helpful, espero folks like me who are new to sailing.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Thanks!

[@jaydubya4727]

Nice to see you again! I very much enjoy watching your struggles and successes.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Thanks! If only I was rich and could just give somebody else a list of things to fix....

[@Bigboy4018]

Glad that the fix was easy!

[@timburnett6729]

Always good seeing you guys

[@edh7658]

Thanks for letting us know what you found,

[@mauroceresa1219]

Great to see you back even if not sailing but fixing problem. Another easy check is the air filter.

[@bradleypollard4922]

Well done. Great video!

[@DayDreams-sailing]

Very helpful I love your how to videos.

[@vernoneasterday9838]

Good work obvious things first !

[@mvintrigue-trawlerdiy1101]

Glad to see you back. Hopefully that did the trick.

[@markboden4592]

I had a similar problem on my Pearson 28-2....water in the fuel. It was my filler cap....tha plastic kind. Yours looks plastic too. On close inspection the plastic was perforated. Enjoy your videos. All the best.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Thanks I'll take a look at it.

[@todddunn945]

It won't hurt the engine to run it for 5 minutes just to distribute the new oil, make sure the filter isn't leaking and see if the oil is full. When I change my oil I run my engine for 5 minutes for the reasons just mentioned. So far that doesn't appear to have harmed the engine, but it is only 36 years old (1987 Westerbeke 46).

[@Amicaner]

Thanks for the update and information! Glad to hear that things look good.

[@timothyruggles3031]

The vent port would or could let water in

[@markbuskens6070]

You got some old fuel or just poor quality fuel.I don’t believe water was getting past the Racor filter.I have run old diesel in a boom truck that has a 4BT Cummins and sometimes it don’t start or run as good as new diesel.If fuel is blurry and not transparent it’s usually not good to use.

[@LoriClememr]

As a fellow O Day 28 owner i really appreciate your maintenance and trouble shooting videos. I'm researching replacing the original prop with either a more efficient 2 blade or go with a 3 blade . Have you given any thought to changing yours

[@AdventuresInParadise]

No, I haven't. I probably have too many items higher up on the to-do list than something like that. I'm not sure I would ever get past the needs and into the wants! Thanks for watching.

[@erichyney6287]

The Flux capacitor is broken. Go back in the future and buy that thing of ma jig.. Even if your wife said not too....🙃

[@JohnnyRFarmer]

It's a fallacy that you need to let a diesel engine warm up that long. I run multiple farm tractors under no load for long periods of time. Constant starting and stopping is not good for a diesel engine.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Maybe, I don't really know, but a few old sailors have said. Could it be that running an engine for a short period where it does not get fully hot can cause moisture to not burn off, especially in a marine environment where the engine sits for long periods? But people with a boat in a marina, that might visit the boat once a month or even less, and start the engine, should they run it five minutes or 30 during the check-up up visit? I don't know, but since mine had not been run for a few months, I ran it until it was fully up to temp.