Actualizare în martie – Sondaj pentru bărci

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1. Looking forward to the results! Break a leg!

2. Woohoo! First comment. As a former diesel car owner in Maine, they're not that hard to start in the cold. An engine block warmer helps but I never had to worry about it. We had some cold mornings and the engine always started. They take awhile to warm up but starting was not a problem. You shouldn't have any issues with that on the Chesapeake. I'm sure you already know this but double check that engine. If it's hard to start, it might be something more than the glow plugs. I would recommend a compression test if the problem continues.

3. What make/ model engine is in the boat and how many hours has it done? I don't have a diesel boat engine but have had a number of diesel 4×4 vehicles. With the glow plugs not working, and I didn't know, it will start fine in warm weather, as the weather gets colder it will get more and more difficult to start, below 15 C it was almost impossible. I have encountered charter boats with diesel engines that were difficult to start in cold weather ( old cavalier 30 ), when I spoke to the mechanic at the hire place, he said when the engines get to 3000 hours they usually get difficult to start and need a valve grind. A compression test should tell you if the engine is low on compression which should be part of the engine survey.

4. Fingers crossed for you!

5. This is great news! I forget what type of motor is installed, but it matters not. Diesels hate the cold. In the late fall when I winterize, I usually take my space heater down, open the compartment, and just let it warm it up a bit. It REALLY helps, and starts pretty much right up. Now, to be fair, you cannot take a space heater with you on a passage south. Looking forward to Wednesday for the results. Also if you are interested in exploring some western shore marinas and slips, let me know.

6. enjoyed the vid….good job

7. I am confused. Have you already bought the boat? If not, why are YOU repairing things on the boat? Doing the survey AFTER you've bought the boat? Just confused.

8. yes glow plugs are needed in extremely cold weather . I drive a tractor trailer out of reading PA.. we also we're struggling through the cold weather. and that lovely snow storm we had. on a big truck we plug in at night which keeps the water warm around a cylinders. the glow plugs heat up temporarily to help start the motor. diesels are like old people they hate the cold

9. At least you're saving money on Winter storage fees.

10. Awesome, glad to hear. Looks like everything's going in the right direction for you two. Looking forward to the boat survey video this week. As always, loving the detail you put into the videos. Keep living the Dream! 🙂

11. Not for nothing. You two have clearly DEMONSTRATED the essence of patience.  Unless it is BAD weather, if the survey and sea trial doesn't happen on the 17th I would back out of the deal and look for another boat.

12. Good Luck,and Happy St. Paddys Day to all!

13. luck o the Irish to you! Hope the survey goes well.

14. OOOOO sweet jesus i hope the boat surveyor is not Irish, "Saint Patrick day" GOOD LUCK GUYS i real like the boat and i hope it is in good condition for you both XXX

15. Oy Vey…! With your title I thought for sure we'd hear the results… but Nooooooo. I'm getting impatient FOR you guys. 🙂 Makes crossing the finish line just that much sweeter, eh?

16. Good things come to he who waits..good luck.

17. Well! Happy Saint Patrick's Day. May your rainbows all have crocks of gold. No drinking til after the survey. Then lets hope for drinks of celebration and not remorse.

18. I think you need St Monica rather than St Patrick. She is the patron saint of patience.

19. I'm a commercial fisherman from the northeast. The diesel should crack off without glow plugs with a good battery if compression is good in this kind of weather. Make sure they do a compression test with all injectors out. Maybe she overheated once and popped a head gasket in between the cylinders and not on the edges. Ya just don't want to have to do a head job etc. down the road. Hopefully the motor has just been sitting too long. Either way glow pugs are nice to have and better for starter and battery, but shouldn't be necessary on a naturally aspirated diesel. ~Chip~

20. Best of luck.

21. hope all goes well this time

22. got the boat, now you got to have sing along sailor songs and rum
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIwzRkjn86w
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa8jUbxARTU

23. are you sure this is the boat for you 😀

24. great news cant wait to see it up close

25. Good on you Vin and Amy.
    I enjoy your story a lot, so hang in there.

    I don't enjoy your frustration, but, i do enjoy your adventure.

    Just remember, the unknown is what makes an adventure.

    I have a long list of platitudes and philosophical rants you can use.

    However,………longer you wait the bigger the joy at the end. (I hope one isn't too many)

26. Oh, and again I say, don't let the delay make you more committed to take whatever bad outcome you might be confronted with.

27. Not all diesel  engines require glow plugs. The one on this boat your looking at does and that is not something to worry about . Good thing to have them if you are going to be in the very cold climate.

28. About time! congrats, good luck

29. Good luck with the survey today 🙂

30. hope  all goes  well.

31. good luck .. and Happy St. Patricks Day I'll send you some of my Irish luck 🙂

32. we are on pins and needles waiting to hear about yesterday's survey and sea trial.  Hope all went well.

33. Vin, Amy hello! I've been meaning to reach out to you for a while. I love the candid, genuine feel of your videos and the story you are sharing. I have many followers who tell me they watch you guys religiously. I heard you had a survey scheduled for Thursday. Hopefully the Luck of the Irish is upon you! Can't wait to see the update!

34. Well……….? Survey SAYS…….

35. Blessings!

36. Hope the Luck of the Irish was on ya! Waiting to see how it went.

37. omg I'm not getting my email notifications. W zee F?

38. Who is (was) your surveyors?? He seems competent

39. Why don't you do the survey. Before the purchase? Like we do with houses? This question was deleted, please answer my dumb question?

40. Is been over a year since I visited your channel and commented on your dream to own a sailboat and the progress you were making, I see we got no boat yet, getting ready to watch video #47 #48 and #49 meanwhile I'm tuning my fiddle to hear the sob story at the end.

41. To keep you engine warm keep a small heat lamp on in the motor compartment near the oil pan ,,

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