We undertook several projects as part of the
initial refit and repair related to the engine and fuel system of our 1985 Tayana 37, including:
replaced the raw water pump and
alternator on the engine
replaced the water intake strainers,
hoses and fuel filter system for the engine
cleaned the diesel fuel tank and built an
emergency "day tank"
Here's the information and photos
from our initial refit:
Water
strainers: We replaced the sea water
strainer for the engine and the manual bilge pump since we discovered that
both were broken during the trip to Annapolis. Our cousin Will
worked with Lisa to remove the old strainers (pictured at left) and hoses and to upgrade both
systems.
Fuel Tank:
After continuing problems with fuel supply to the engine, we finally found
someone with the right technique to clean our fuel tank, located under the
V-berth. Roger at Salty Dog in Oriental, North Carolina, used a machine to vacuum out sediment which had
accumulated on the bottom of the tank.
Fuel Tank:
While cleaning the tank, the vacuum hose continually clogged due to the
amount of sediment in the tank. In Maine, we had considered removing
the old fuel, but it turned out that this would not have solved the
problem. In Annapolis, we polished the fuel in the tank, but this
did not get the thick layer of sediment along the baffle in the center of
the tank.
Fuel Tank:
The material removed from the tank included rusted pieces of the tank
itself shown here in a tray with the nuts from the inspection port on the
top of the tank.
Additional Refit & Repairs
The next time we did major work on the engine and fuel system
was during 2009-2010:
Replaced the mixing elbow and installed a new alternator in
Malta
