Exhaust Temperature Alarm - Why and How to fit (Project Lottie Ep 31)
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- Why would you want and how do you fit a Exhaust Temperature Alarm on your boats engine.
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@06:00 - Oh, that 1970s wood-grain Formica-type laminate!
My 1973 Luhrs has a lot of that on board!
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I like that sensor setup! Much better than a "dummy light/alarm".
On the nanni exhaust elbow there is an NPT port that you could put an exhaust temp sensor in if you wanted. Save drilling holes in the exhaust hose.
I also have a Silicon Marine SM010 Single sensor temperature alarm. Works really well. Manufactures are super help and responsive. Recommend.
Also fitted the SM010, all good, but tried to connect it to the NMEA backbone so could send the readings to the plotter, Grafana etc.
But Signalk could see the incoming xdr data it was ignoring it, so contacted manufacture, explained the problem, they came back and said it was due to their implementation of nmea0183, XDR was not quite standard. I had almost given up and considering a straight NMEA temperature probe, when they sent me a small convertor foc, and it works great.
Impressive customer service, best ever in my experience.
Thank you for this video. I bought the exact same unit for our engine and this will be helpful when I go to install it. Silicon Marine offers a very nice little remote alarm kit that you can mount at your helm if you want to bring it up close. The responsiveness and service that I have received from this company has been exemplary and I highly recommend them.
Even faster alarm - we have trained ourselves to recognizes the loss of cooling raw water by sound. This method gives you the most notice and the ability to continue operating the engine a bit before shutting down.
Agree that’s even better and Free which is always good. However on my centrecockpit boat cruiser I’m some way from the exhaust and even if I could notice the difference in sound the crew may not and I may be asleep/off watch.
Fitted the same thing to my Contessa a few years ago and highly recommend.
The guy who makes them is extremely helpful too.
I actually had one that failed and he couldn’t have been more helpful. He couldn’t find the intermittent problem in testing but sent me a totally new one anyway.
„I‘ve eaten so I won‘t get hangry“ 😂😂😂
It’s a thing… like a baby I need to eat little and often! Some customers even supply cake and biscuits 😊
@@RefitandSail I do know the feeling all to well, that‘s why it made me laugh out loud 😄
The latest version now has a colour display
I fitted one over the winter. Very good info, and peace of mind. I used the clamp-on sensor and works well with no hole in the hose
We have the same monitor and added a second sensor to a bolt on the thermostat housing of our VP2003 which has proved very useful in identifying that running the engine at too an low rpm was 20 degrees warmer than running it 300rpm faster.
Another enjoyable video 🙂 . . . It was 'relatively' short 🤣🤣🤣🤣 . . . This is definitely my favourite sailing channel along with 'The Sailing Brothers' in their rustler 34. Are you going to do any contessa racing? Or is it strictly bungalow sailing? 🙂
I hope to have some non-bungalow racing on the channel, that will likely be co32 or maybe another boat(s) but still in the planning stage.
Yay!!! Lotti!!😅
Great video.
May I ask if you know why some Contessa boats do not have the "CO" logo in the cove stripe at the bow? I'm looking at boats and some 32 examples (plus a few other lengths) do not have it.... which is odd since it would've been in the mold. Is it possible there are boats originally produced in the Jeremy Rogers yard that would not have had the logo?
Personally I like the logo however I've found a couple of boats advertised as "Jeremy Rogers Contessa" that are clearly not. One is listed in the eastern US as a Contessa 35 but has a sail drive, the wrong cabin shape, the wrong rudder etc etc.
Thank you!
ps. The finish on your fibreglass, paint and non-slip work is flawless. WOW!
Thanks for the comment. Early 80’s boats don’t have a moulded in co at the how because contessa / Jeremy rogers yachts were sued by Contest yachts for the use of “their” logo this is a debatable situation but either way JR had to stop using the co logo for a while. Contest then when bust so all new contessa’s have to logo again. Some of the early 80’s boats with no logo have it added back in with a vinyl stuck-on graphic.
For the algorithm.
Hole in the Exhaust hose....not clever....
Low pressure, well sealed, not a problem when done correctly.
Can you clarify is the sensor transmitting wirelessly to the temperature monitor? Just a point, running the engine while it is alongside at 2,000 rpm is not putting the engine under load - unless you put the drive ahead or astern.
There's a big hole in the end of the hose where it meets the engine......
@@normanboyes4983it’s a wired sensor. Yes, engine running in gear to put under load and give a realistic “normal” temperature. Can be verified during sea trials.