Just Turbines
03-04-2021 | 01:49 PM
#761
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From: Taunton Ma
I have had some incidents over the years.
One comes to mind when i blew apart the aqua cv drive line apart where one of the red hot constant velocity balls
landed on a rag and caught fire which we saw the flames in the hatch also the fact that it sounded like a jackhammer going off.
I think it is actually documented somewhere in this long winded thread. or maybe the turbine 101 thread.
I can say that Fire is by far my biggest fear, to the contrary the engine bay temperature is much higher
in a Turbine engine boat dry exhaust or water jacketed. If u have ever been out on the water and have had the unlucky situation of a fire under the hatch
it is accelerated immensely by the usual 10-15 mph sea wind. Once the fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar ignites good luck.
I hate even talking about it for superstitious reasons!!!!!
Every trip i take the time too rinse any turbine oil or fuel residue from each sponson bilge.
Here is a clip of when the port exhaust v band clamp loosened and the exhaust 18 inches in diameter was exposed right at the port Skater fuel tank.
My wife could smell the kevlar cooking when i opened the hatch it was all yellow and blistered the halon system discharged and it didn't do a thing.
The shift and throttle cables melted. It was a Seriously close call we were just entering the open ocean headed to block island.
Fire is a risk in any boat!!!!!!! Turbines were made for the sky so please keep that in mind the next time your wife smells something!
https://youtu.be/_Cn8Cb4G6xo
One comes to mind when i blew apart the aqua cv drive line apart where one of the red hot constant velocity balls
landed on a rag and caught fire which we saw the flames in the hatch also the fact that it sounded like a jackhammer going off.
I think it is actually documented somewhere in this long winded thread. or maybe the turbine 101 thread.
I can say that Fire is by far my biggest fear, to the contrary the engine bay temperature is much higher
in a Turbine engine boat dry exhaust or water jacketed. If u have ever been out on the water and have had the unlucky situation of a fire under the hatch
it is accelerated immensely by the usual 10-15 mph sea wind. Once the fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar ignites good luck.
I hate even talking about it for superstitious reasons!!!!!
Every trip i take the time too rinse any turbine oil or fuel residue from each sponson bilge.
Here is a clip of when the port exhaust v band clamp loosened and the exhaust 18 inches in diameter was exposed right at the port Skater fuel tank.
My wife could smell the kevlar cooking when i opened the hatch it was all yellow and blistered the halon system discharged and it didn't do a thing.
The shift and throttle cables melted. It was a Seriously close call we were just entering the open ocean headed to block island.
Fire is a risk in any boat!!!!!!! Turbines were made for the sky so please keep that in mind the next time your wife smells something!
https://youtu.be/_Cn8Cb4G6xo
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03-06-2021 | 07:48 AM
#765
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From: Providence,RI
The last update was a dunk only test
so i could atleast sleep over the winter
knowing i didnt have to pull bpms off again
to chase a leak
this was November 29t
no leaks.
the issues were
leak in star drive very slight..
overheating of both turbines.
I hope I corrected both issues Cant really
prove overheating until hot weather.
so i could atleast sleep over the winter
knowing i didnt have to pull bpms off again
to chase a leak
this was November 29t
no leaks.
the issues were
leak in star drive very slight..
overheating of both turbines.
I hope I corrected both issues Cant really
prove overheating until hot weather.
03-06-2021 | 08:02 AM
#766
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From: Providence,RI
Looks like mike fusco has got the new t55
jetset up for sale
i like the steerable arnesons!
looks lije hes got a jet ski motor in the
middle for dockage.
Wish him luck on the sale!
jetset up for sale
i like the steerable arnesons!
looks lije hes got a jet ski motor in the
middle for dockage.
Wish him luck on the sale!
03-11-2021 | 10:27 PM
#768
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the drive shaft let go and when that happened it took out a fuel or oil line and when the fuel it the hot drive shaft shreds it caught fire and was impossible to put out because the hot parts kept igniting
