After many years of browsing and delays, we bought a boat. She's a 1981 CHB 34, which is a tri-cabin Taiwanese trawler style yacht, we are the third owners. The boat spent the last 8-10 years sitting in a slip, the previous owner used the boat very little, but kept up on bottom paint, cleaning, and the interior. All mechanical systems require a refresh from sitting and lack of use. This is my first boat, so I thought it would be fun and therapeutic to document the process.
I'm not afraid of manual labor and learning by breaking things.
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Thank you
The number 1210 is the part number for the impeller. Need to show how you actually remove and re-installed your impeller.
Great job
Please people, don't use creasant wrenches on your boat motor. They are made for farmers, find the proper wrench for the bolt or nut.
Useless. You don’t show the viewer how you got the new one back in. Trying to line up the cam without luck here.
Thank you for sharing the water stats
Thank you for the video. I have a lot of experience with big boats and twins, but gonna do the loop and probably have a single. Therefore, I will make sure I have a thruster! Nice job
I can't ever find hose clamps that are narrow enough to fit two on each hose.
probably that shitty hose that's leaking.
I have the same boat. and cruise NorCal from a week in Tomales Bay to a week down to Monterey. We rarely use the shower, go ashore to use out houses or ashore heads where possible, and have never used more than maybe 20gal of the 150. All drinking water is bottled. However, I am used to sailing on a Cat27, where both the freshwater and blackwater are both 6gal or less.
The wrench you need is known as a ( hydraulic style ) wrench
You sure sound a lot like this Cranky guy I watch. Funny to stumble across your early work. Always enjoyable.
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How did you pull it off? The studs are just long enough to prevent removal due to that arm on the back. I’m at anchor now, and have a spare.
It's been a bit too long and forget the details. But, I recall I had to grind down a wrench to slip it onto the stud nuts. Good luck.
Turn the engine over slightly and see if that helps putting it in a better position to pull it off
Very much appreciate this video. I've watched it a few times. This looks like it would be nearly impossible if wind was blowing, or am I wrong? My boat has twins.
In the narrow fairway between slips the boat would point downwind. I could not consistently turn her upwind, so backing astern was the safest solution.
I understand. Thanks. It just didn't look like there was much wind. I want to buy a single engine trawler with bow thruster but am actually to scared/ lazy to try and learn how to dock it. Don't need the stress. Even with my twins I sometimes feel it. Single has to be 10× worse.
Looks like a CHB 34? Nice job!
you cant be timid with a single inboard. Look at the lobster boats. Frequent and judicious use of power is S.O.P. for these captains.
I believe if you reverse until your bow clears the birth you can easily overcome wind
Does your drain hose/port on the starboard side/aft get installed into an existing port on the block? or did you (or someone else) drill a hole? Thanks, Ken
I think it was installed of the existing pan drain. But it's been so long I don't recall precisely.
@@winty I appreciate you. I'm going to go through the dipstick port this time. But a readily available "tap into" port like yours would be great. Thanks, and I enjoy your videos.
Both my son’s and mine have a tap in the drain plug. I think it’s an OEM feature.
Any chance you could post an update on where you are these days? Plans on a new trawler perhaps?
it is probably an amp for speakers or a bull horn type speaker. A line signal is too low/weak to move speaker drivers, they need an amplifier to produce audible sound. I could be for an intercom or just a whole boat stereo system. In a system like i would suspect is on your boat the speakers are probably run in series, so the need more power than your stereo/ intercom can produce to operate without distortion. Or not, that is what it looks like to me though.
Considering how much you've saved over the time you owned that boat by doing much of the work yourself, that probably more than covered the total bill for this haul-out; so all in all a good deal. I had no idea LB Marina Yard had a lift-and-rail system, that's pretty sweet -- and a lot less sketchy than a crane. If my boat was on a crane I wouldn't watch; too much anxiety.
Love how Beck's viola ends the video with a BANG. (Or thud or crash or however you look at it)
Some of the toughest conditions in which to dock a powerboat with no keel to speak of and only one screw. We had similar difficulty docking our Columbia 50 at the ABYC boat basin, because we would back in and the hull had a fairly high profile toward the bow and the wind would want to grab the boat and turn it around toward the entrance. Even with the keel we'd have to back toward the slip at an angle and catch the transom between the fingers just right, quick bump in reverse and 🤞it would glide in the rest of the way. Putting it in bow first would cause problems backing out, and the ABYC basin isn't all that big so not much room to maneuver a big boat when the wind is up.
Did you replace your Telefax Sytten helms on your trawler? If so, what did you buy to replace them with?
Newer model from same manufacturer, had to install new hose, fittings, and rudder cylinder as well. Required a machine shop to fab a small adapter plate for the cylinder. Running the hose was not bad. As I recall about 1 hour of work with an assistant.
Good job !
It says "Livingston" on the dinghy... that is my last name
Why why why do people use thread-tape on diesel fittings. The number of D-series Ford injector pumps and liftpumps I see every month with the thread tape right up inside them is crazy. Plumbers or gas fitters Thread-tape has no place being anywhere diesel. Yes it can help stop leaks but it softens and dissolves with the diesel.
Thank you for the heads up.
Finally Lehman have done away with that useless long style raw-water pump and copied our NZ style pump thats been in use here for probaly 40plus years. You can tap out the threads in the rear to 3/16 UNC and do away with those terrible bronze screws in favour of s/s ones.
This harkens me back to a painful day on our Cal 36 'way back in the 1960s. On our way back into Alamitos Bay I was sitting at the tiller while when my dad tripped the mainsail halyard, but beforehand he'd forgotten to secure the topping lift. The boom crashed down right on the top of my head and it's a wonder I didn't get knocked out. But it hurt like hell; left a nice big knot right on top of my head. I noticed the topping lift was not hooked at the precise moment my dad tripped the halyard; no time to react. That was a new experience in pain.
Winty you always have these really interesting videos, but few watchers. I'm not getting why. Is it because most trawler owners don't want to hear it? Then again, my biggest concern with a trawler is windage at anchor. Anchors and chain too small, high towers of enclosed canvass, and nothing about a riding sail. Rocker stoppers at anchor? Davits as a poor way of carrying your dingy? Use of rubber dingys over hard?
The first thing I check if no coolant water is coming out is the intake screen. It can easily suck a plastic bag or other debris.
A dog like that doesn't belong on a boat. Only an egoist does that.
This is not useful information.
More people need to practice …. Including myself. I would suggest you say what you are going to do as you do it and why. Set throttle at x rpm’s just use forward neutral reverse . What is the ideal speed ect. Great video I like the interior and exterior views.
I hope you continue flying. I'm a retired Airline pilot. I found your channel and have been binge watching. I live in San Diego and have been to Catalina many times by air and boat. I love your CHB and really enjoy watching your video's.
What about your fenders boy....😜😜
Hey Winty. This is off subject for this video but the video in question has the comments turned off. 5 years ago you posted about your Kubota generator in your boat. I was wondering if you still have it and if I could pick your brain a bit about it. I have the same engine set up as an APU and it overheats after about 10 minutes but it runs great during that time. So I'm not sure what is going on with it. Thanks man !
thanks for this- its exactly what I need to do..
So get the fuck to it douche.
The old impeller was fine. It just wasn't installed correctly.
Hey! I know these posts are old with the trawler but I have just purchased a 34 foot CHB North Sea and wanted you to know how much I appreciate you sharing your experiences. It's been a great reference for me! I'll bet you miss her!
Hey Winty! I now have a 34 chb trawler and have been learning a lot from your amazing videos! I know you probably miss it. Thanks so much for documenting your trials and tribulations so well. Helps so many in their dream! I know you will come back to it some day. It’s in your blood. And your amazing son.
Betting it’s a bad ground.
You are 100% correct
Never use a Fram oil filter nappa gold
Hi, Dexron is a GM product and very different from a Ford Type F. I believe you can you either but do not mix them. One or the other is acceptable.
Thanks for the video! Can't believe this isn't more common.
Where did you get the new packing material?
Local chandlery at marina.
That poor dog is miserable lol
How big is your boat? My biggest fear is always using too much throttle and ramming into the pilings or another boat so getting out there and practicing is always good advise so that you really get a good feel of the handling characteristics of the vessel. Great job!
Good Job
I would give the 2010 impeller a liberal dose of Aerospace 303 to keep it supple. And in fact to any spares.