Log of Alberg 30 #262 on 04 June 2020


Date: 04 June 2020 11:00 till 04 June 2020 15:00
Endpoints: Yacht Haven Annapolis to Yacht Haven Annapolis
Purpose: Racor Fuel Filter. Service Primaries.
Complement: Yoni Bresler
Weather: High 80s, light breezes.
Engine Hours: 253.0 to 253.3

  • Replaced the R11T fuel filter in the Racor 110A .
  • Installed a Moeller Primer Bulb 5/16″ Hose Barbs in the fuel supply line before the Racor 110A.
  • Tried priming the 110A with the bulb. Took far more pumps that I would have hoped.
  • Finished priming the fuel circuit using the lever on the engine mounted fuel pump. Needed only about 200 strokes, in place of the usual 300.
  • Ran the engine for several minutes at 3,000 rpm without issue. Clogging of the R11 was the problem.
  • Disassembled the primary winches.
  • Used the diesel removed from the 110A in changing the filter to clean the primary winches.
  • Greased and reassembled the primaries.
© Jonathan M. Bresler