Hi everyone! I have an engine problem and I’m trying to get some insight/ troubleshooting solutions before calling a mechanic. First off it is my port engine (DD 871N) on my Commander 55 (hull 1) and here is the background of the issue…
Last April, I connected the dock water at the marina and ran the engines and the next morning I woke up to find the boat listing and discovered I had a hose failure during the night and had a small flood right above a starter battery and had a short that affected the 32 volt starter that I could not remove due to bad back and recently had someone else remove and rebuild it. It seems to work fine under load but the just likes to may a clunk… come to find out that she is seized. There is no water in the oil or transmission. We also removed the injectors and checked the cylinders and one did have surface rust so we sprayed them all with Aerokroil and it has been sitting for a couple e weeks now and still can’t break it. Has anyone got any ideas or had a similar issue? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Since that i start them every few months... haven't had the commander yet waiting for phyllis to retire... but it is setting on the trl in the boat shed.... almost ready to go.... once I see she will be water ready then will do the bottom paint the top is fine just buff it out and it will shine... but since it hadn't been moved while sitting in tampa bay the crustaceans did a number on the bottom... so it will need to be painted atleast... apart I sand it ill see if I have to sand down and reapply gel coat