searaycruisn
New Member
I was crusing this weekend at my normal 2600 RPM when suddenly, the starboard engine lost about 600 RPM. I thought I had hit one of the throttles with my leg or something, because all of a sudden, the synch guage showed the engines were out of synch.
First thing I did was dive under the boat to make sure that I did not pick up a lobster pot. Next I changed the racor filter on that engine. I limped the boat into block island at 2100 RPM's at 17 knots.
Once at anchor, I replaced the secondary fuel filter on the boat.
I was able to get 2600 RPM when the boat was in neutral, but not when I put a load on it. Even disconnected the batteries to try to reset the computer. Checked all the fuel lines for a possible hole in the fuel line and air leak.
I was pretty much "tapped out" of ideas. Looked like a fuel starvation issue to me, but what else could I try? Other engine ran fine, so I do not think I picked up bad fuel.
First thing I did was dive under the boat to make sure that I did not pick up a lobster pot. Next I changed the racor filter on that engine. I limped the boat into block island at 2100 RPM's at 17 knots.
Once at anchor, I replaced the secondary fuel filter on the boat.
I was able to get 2600 RPM when the boat was in neutral, but not when I put a load on it. Even disconnected the batteries to try to reset the computer. Checked all the fuel lines for a possible hole in the fuel line and air leak.
I was pretty much "tapped out" of ideas. Looked like a fuel starvation issue to me, but what else could I try? Other engine ran fine, so I do not think I picked up bad fuel.