docvchulek
Veteran Member
- Joined
- May 22, 2019
- Messages
- 27
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Fate's Fortune
- Vessel Make
- Monk/Vic Franck
We purchased a Monk design 48ft 1971 trawler built by Vic Franck last year before the winter I was in the process of changing the oil and noticed that there was a significant amount of oil in the bilge (not from me). Some floating but mostly caked on oil, soaking into the wood.
The photo with the vent pipe is what I found after lifting the engine room floor boards. The photo with the rag is after I sucked out all the water and oil and disposed of properly. I scraped the caked on oil that must have been from years of abuse and wiped up as much as I could with oil pads (photo with oily wood finish - rotated). The engines, transmissions, and V-drive all have oil pads under them as well as between each of the ribs and stringers.
I still have a noticeable oil smell in our salon area and looking for advice on next steps to take.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Daron
The photo with the vent pipe is what I found after lifting the engine room floor boards. The photo with the rag is after I sucked out all the water and oil and disposed of properly. I scraped the caked on oil that must have been from years of abuse and wiped up as much as I could with oil pads (photo with oily wood finish - rotated). The engines, transmissions, and V-drive all have oil pads under them as well as between each of the ribs and stringers.
I still have a noticeable oil smell in our salon area and looking for advice on next steps to take.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Daron