Ill preface by saying sorry to ask on here. But Im a long way and expensive toll calls away from where I'm going to do my DM course.
Ok one question in the DM manual has me tearing my hair out.
its the one that goes- Leading a group on a 40 foot boat. bilge is filling slowly. the cause is a ruptured coolant hose for the engine. What do you do next ?.
My gut reaction is to say-- call coast guard then FIX IT.
Basis being 1) Im a mechanic 2)its a coolant hose for the engine. so the boat owner/ boss wont be happy if his engine cooks from lack of coolant.
3)in my experience a hose rupture will get worse.4) the pumps need the engine to provide power.5)hose ruptures are usually where they are most stressed so either the hull fitting or engine fitting.-either way if theres some slack at all it can be moved a bit and reclamped. 6)if the skipper knew how to fix it he would have delegated wheelhouse duty and done it himself.
I know its the wrong answer dag namb it.
Ok one question in the DM manual has me tearing my hair out.
its the one that goes- Leading a group on a 40 foot boat. bilge is filling slowly. the cause is a ruptured coolant hose for the engine. What do you do next ?.
My gut reaction is to say-- call coast guard then FIX IT.
Basis being 1) Im a mechanic 2)its a coolant hose for the engine. so the boat owner/ boss wont be happy if his engine cooks from lack of coolant.
3)in my experience a hose rupture will get worse.4) the pumps need the engine to provide power.5)hose ruptures are usually where they are most stressed so either the hull fitting or engine fitting.-either way if theres some slack at all it can be moved a bit and reclamped. 6)if the skipper knew how to fix it he would have delegated wheelhouse duty and done it himself.
I know its the wrong answer dag namb it.