Ty Engine bracket kinks fuel line
Moderator: Jim Walsh
Ty Engine bracket kinks fuel line
When I tilt the motor up it almost always ends up kinking the fuel line right at the fitting, unless I fully engage both hands and am extra careful. I was thinking about raising the board about 1 - 1-1/2 inches to provide a little more clearance as I have plenty of lower unit length (Nissan sailmaster). Has anyone else run across this and resolved it?
Steve
Pleasant Journey, Morgan 35
Previously:
'85 CD 26, Hull No. 30
'74 Typhoon Hull No. 789
Great Bay/Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Pleasant Journey, Morgan 35
Previously:
'85 CD 26, Hull No. 30
'74 Typhoon Hull No. 789
Great Bay/Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Re: Ty Engine bracket kinks fuel line
Steve,
On my Ty daysailer I had a 1988 Merc 5hp long shaft which required disconnection of the fuel hose prior to raising it out of the water. If I didn't disconnect it the fuel hose would kink. The hose was then stored coiled on the top of the fuel tank with no leakage of fuel. I apologize for my ignorance with the Nissan Sailmaster. Hope this helps.
Jim
On my Ty daysailer I had a 1988 Merc 5hp long shaft which required disconnection of the fuel hose prior to raising it out of the water. If I didn't disconnect it the fuel hose would kink. The hose was then stored coiled on the top of the fuel tank with no leakage of fuel. I apologize for my ignorance with the Nissan Sailmaster. Hope this helps.
Jim
Jim Buck
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Re: Ty Engine bracket kinks fuel line
I resolved the fuel line kinking issue. I used about 12 - 14 inches of fuel line to relocate the fixed connector to the steering/carry handle and oriented it to make the fuel line cross the motor (see pic). This eliminated the kinking issue.
The handle (red/black) to left in photo (starboard) is a shift lever I made up last year to make docking easier. I can now sit comfortably on the rear deck (feet in cockpit) and operate the motor with no gymnastics required. Materials included a 36" gaff bought at Walmart (cut down to size) and a stainless steel eye bolt passed through one of the OEM holes for installing a remote shift cable.
The motor is a 6 HP Nissan sail master with extra long shaft (came with the boat). Because of the shift handle the motor has to be rotated almost 90 degrees to starboard to put it into the storage position (out of water). When sailing I just leave it pointed straight and she pivots upwards on her own and will generally lock into the shallow running position (actually pivots up past this point) . This leaves the motor dragging a little bit, but is a lot better than it dragging in the full down position and is much easier than trying to wrestle it into the storage position while sailing (mostly single handed).
The handle (red/black) to left in photo (starboard) is a shift lever I made up last year to make docking easier. I can now sit comfortably on the rear deck (feet in cockpit) and operate the motor with no gymnastics required. Materials included a 36" gaff bought at Walmart (cut down to size) and a stainless steel eye bolt passed through one of the OEM holes for installing a remote shift cable.
The motor is a 6 HP Nissan sail master with extra long shaft (came with the boat). Because of the shift handle the motor has to be rotated almost 90 degrees to starboard to put it into the storage position (out of water). When sailing I just leave it pointed straight and she pivots upwards on her own and will generally lock into the shallow running position (actually pivots up past this point) . This leaves the motor dragging a little bit, but is a lot better than it dragging in the full down position and is much easier than trying to wrestle it into the storage position while sailing (mostly single handed).
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Steve
Pleasant Journey, Morgan 35
Previously:
'85 CD 26, Hull No. 30
'74 Typhoon Hull No. 789
Great Bay/Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Pleasant Journey, Morgan 35
Previously:
'85 CD 26, Hull No. 30
'74 Typhoon Hull No. 789
Great Bay/Little Egg Harbor, NJ
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Re: Ty Engine bracket kinks fuel line
Same thing with a Johnson Sea Master in a CD 25. Wound up putting in a brass 45 in the fuel line.
Dick
Dick
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