Re: Another Big Twin Observation….

[bill-mcnamara]

Vin Tin,
Thanks so much for your in-depth post and safety alerts, much appreciated.
I have considered venting the bottle(s) overboard, as a small bilge pump through-hull already exists on the port side near the stern. I had also thought about directing vapors back into the breather, but thought it might cause mixture setting problems, apparently not.
So far I have not witnessed any vapor either visually or odor wise, but it’s got to be there.I haven’t had the occasion to check at night yet.

I did check the clear bottle this morning, and the water seems is settling out alright, leaving about 2" of clear gas-oil mix on top, so there doesn’t seem to be any question that water intrusion is the culprit.

It’s only this Port engine that happens to be set at at 1/4 turns out for the HS jet.

We did resist taking the Twins out yesterday, but did use another boat with a RDE-19, that I also modified this Spring. After going through 2 tanks of fuel, I recovered about 2 cups of clear (thankfully) mix from my collection jug.
Although my systems are very basic, I like the concept and hope to continue refining the systems.
Thanks again for your inputs.