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| Question: | Should I flood the keel on an Orkney Longliner 16 to give it additional stability at sea? |
| Answer: | We get asked this question at least once a week and the simple
answer is NO. We are not sure how this myth began but the bilge of the
boat is not designed to be flooded and could prove dangerous. As with
the majority of our older designs of boats the have a drain bung on
the bilge. This is not intended to allow water in but should the keel
band leak, allow you to monitor it and drain any water away. All boats
do and will leak so if your getting water in there don't worry.
For
more information see the following question with regards to finding
water in your bilges.
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| Question: | I always monitor the bilges of my boat and there is always a little water in there, lately though I have noticed more water than usual. My questions are firstly should I be getting any water into my bilges, secondly should I be worried about the increased water getting in and thirdly where is it coming from? |
| Answer: | Before everyone starts to panic, one statement that is true of
every boat afloat is that all boats leak. No matter how big or small
one way or another water will find its way inside a boat eventually.
We spend most of our time trying to find where leaks occur from and
this is just part of the course when it comes to boat ownership. With
this in mind all of our boats allow prevision to monitor and remove
any water from the bilges and small amounts should not be of concern.
Regular inspection of the bilges is an essential part of routine
checks and should not be forgotten about. With regards to this
customers second and third questions, increased water getting into the
bilges of his boat is cause for concern and does warrant further
investigation. One of the first things to ascertain is whether the
water is fresh of salty. If kept on the sea this would indicate
whether the water is leaking in from the hull or is caused by rain
water leaking in from the deck.
Saltwater is 99% of the time coming from the keel band. This can be determined by putting water into the bilges whilst on a trailer and seeing if water is coming out. If it does then that is where your leak is. Alternatively is can be either the transom drains or bow eye, both of which can be checked with a watering can and someone checking the bilges. Freshwater leaks can be found using the same technique of a watering can and someone monitoring the situation, once found the best things is to remove the item and re-fit it with silicone sealant. This should hopefully solve the problem.
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| Question: | How can I tell how old my Orkney is? |
| Answer: | Every Orkney ever made will have a hull number. This is a
sequential number stamped into the gelcoat of the hull and is used to
age the boat. The number will be stamped about 2inches beneath the
rubbing strip normally on the transom port side although it can also
be found aft on the top plank port side on older models. If you give
us a call with this number and the model we will be able to tell you
its age.
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| Question: | Can I put a bigger engine on my Orkney than the specification allows? |
| Answer: |
The recommended maximum engine size is arrived at after extensive testing of the hull structure relative to the required operating speeds. We could increase the specification of the hull, but any further reinforcement carries the penalty of increasing weight. This would then require more engine power to achieve the desired performance. In addition, large portions of Orkney Boat owners wish to keep the overall weight down due to launching/road transport consideration. The majority of times the desire to increase engine horsepower is to gain performance as their current engine is not achieving the recommended cruising speed of that model. If your vessel already has the maximum allowed horsepower we would recommend fitting a rev gauge and checking the engine achieves its full rpm. If not, as is mostly the case, the wrong propeller is fitted and requires changing for one that will correct this. This should solve the problem.
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