[C38] exhaust leak

[Les Howell]

On Tue, 2015-05-05 at 20:19 -0400, Charles Finn wrote:
> I have to ask the obvious just in case.  Was the wind behind you?  Even 
> a little wind can drift the exhaust back up at you.
> If not, the problem is almost always the exhaust riser elbow and water 
> injection.  If you have cut out your port lazzarette, you should be able 
> to get in the locker and see/smell the problem as the exhaust in just a 
> bit forward of the locker.
> It is not hard to fix on the run if you have the exhaust tape, but if 
> doubt...  replace it and save yourself a lot of cleaning and complaining!
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn  #114
> Great Lakes
> 
> On 5/5/2015 1:09 PM, David Stoltz wrote:
> > Will do, thanks Steve.
> >
> > On May 5, 2015, at 10:04 AM, Steve Smolinske wrote:
> >
> >> Start at flange on the back of the engine then work up to riser then down to water muffler.  Many places for cracks or corrosion.  Pull off insulation wrap and look for exhaust soot.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On May 5, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dave: Check the exhaust riser, elbow, and water injection rig. They age and crack.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On 5/5/15 9:53 AM, David Stoltz wrote:
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>> I noticed the smell of exhaust in the cabin this weekend when we were
> >>>> motoring out. My first thought was to look for a water leak in the
> >>>> exhaust system, but everything is dry.
> >>>> Does anyone have any suggestions as to where else to start to looking?
> >>>> Is there anything that is typical in this situation with the the
> >>>> Universal motor?
> >>>> Thanks for any and all help.
> >>>> David Stoltz
> >>>> Andiamo
> >>>> MdR
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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Not to mention the possibility of CO (carbon Monoxide).  If any of you
don't have a CO detector, please get one.  Ours on JACE may have saved
Nancy and my lives.  A big generator was running on the shore near where
we were docked on very calm night, and the basin filled up with CO or
any way some noxious gas that filled our boat.   We both went outside
and sat on the cabin top for a few hours until the generator went off,
reset the alarm and went back to bed.  It may have been a real life
saver.

	The same thing can happen if the wind is from the stern and you are
running the engine in a birth or at anchor.

	Please stay safe all my friends...
Regards,
Les H