On a new boat, ie 6 hours of running so far, is it normal to have water in the bilges ? I am not saying its a foot deep or anything, but if I go down to the boat (215as) i find that there is a small amount in the gully where the pump is situated, I am sure that the pump gets rid of some as well as and whe  it needs to whilst on auto mode.
Also, I have noticed that under acceleration the pump fires up in auto mode, so I am assuming that water is running back as bow is raised and pump is clearing what is left ?
any ideas ? or is this perfectly normal ?

George

Well am I glad I fitted the Aqualarm (Notifies you when raw water flwo is restricted).
Got to boat today, and set rods up and all ready for the off.
Started boat and noted the Aqualarm light was on.
Looked over back of boat and NO water was exiting the exhaust.
Switched engine off and did the first checks.
Sea strainer (Clear)
Seacock (On, which I knew anyway)
Hose down to seascoop and blow (Clear)

Start engine again... Warning light still on, no water exiting exhaust.

People can probably / possibly imagine how I am starting to feel now 

Removed the raw water pump, and with 90 hours on the engine, here are a couple of photos of the impeller.

90 Hours.!!!!!!!
I have owned it since it had 10 hours on it, and whilst I can GUARANTEE with 100% certainty I have never run it dry, what I can not verify is the previous 10 hours operation.
All I hope is that the fragments have all exitied the system and there are no parts of rubber blocking any waterways.

Of course, even though I was less than best pleased. I did wander over to the local chandlers, and then got in the car and visited a further 4 chandlers, but wouldnt you know it, whilst they all stock Jabsco Impellers, none of them stock Sherwood, and what is fitted to the Arvor? Damned right, Sherwoods.

On previous boats I always made a point of carrying a spare impeller, with so little hours on this, I really didnt expect to have to replace one already.

The Aqualarm did exactly what it is designed to do though.. It alerted me to the fact there was no water running through the engine.

Dave

Hi Guys,
I dropped the hook for the fist time today in the Bristol Channel for a spot of bottom fishing after that elusive Cod, when I was retrieving the anchor all was well until I reached the part where the rope is spliced to the chain and that's when it jammed in the windlass, up to the bow I went and then spent the next five minutes trying to force the splice down into the chain locker(not an easy task trying to get some slack on the chain when the tide is running at four knots and the anchor is still holding bottom!)
Any body had this problem on their 215??
Regards
Mike

hi fellas..2010 215 first problem 180 hours...motoring along full revs 10 minutes and overheat alarm came on ...no water from exhaust ..steam only ..lowered revs and water started pumping again...lifted hatch ..noticed the seawater strainer was not full completely and had air in it...does exchanger require more water as revs are increased ..when i increased revs to max again watched temp gauge rise beyond normal ..went back to 2000 revs ..no problem ..water pumping normally..bottom of hull is covered in algae/weed etc ..am taking out next week to a/foul..could a partially blocked seawater intake cause this prob/?faulty impeller/ ...or is it air getting in somewhere ?strainer ..note ...water stops from exhaust only on full revs ..any replies appreciated..

Hopefully weather should be on the way up soon, so started annual service on my 190.  Due to the access go the fuel filter being a bit moe restricted than the bigger Arvor models one has to use feel and work 'blind' when removing and replacing the filter.   Thought all went well on final tighten by hand and noticed a 'O' ring sitting on bilge below filter.  Long story short removed and found the inner sealing ring had become dislodged when replacing.   Just advice make sure the sealing rings are well secured before applying thin layer of oil to the seal, no doubt filter would have been a waste of space if this important inner seal became dislodged.  Regards William.

This does not refer directly  to Arvor boats but some may find it interesting and it may show the potential perils of messing about with a boat too much . I will try not to make it boring.
                                               We begin
                   Phone call- Hello Ron want to go fishing tomorrow, weather looks ok.
                                     Great in my boat?
                                     No, in the one I can use.
                   Boat is a 25 ft twin hulled job with twin 160 hp Yamaha inboard diesels , originally designed for twin outboards  about a year old .Value 100,000 quid.  Remember this bit !. the original engines would have weighed 200 kgs each , these engines were about 400 kgs each. When the designer was asked  would the hull take it - Oh yes - was the reply. As soon as the boat went into the water it was obvious that there was a weight issue , out it came and the fuel tanks were moved forwards and additional sponsons(think thats what they call them) were built each side of the boat to help with floatation . Even so the boat did sit a little low in the water when fully loaded with fuel etc.
                Came the day, yesterday infact. Weather good little bit of wave action but pretty comfortable. Off we go at 28 knots. Tried a spot not to far out , not much fish , move out into deeper water. Anchor up fairly comfy ,fish for a bit .Lets have a bacon butty . At this point we have a bit of wind against tide , a few wavelets hitting the stern and one side as we are sitting just slightly at an angle .
                Heres the part youve all been waiting for,
                Says I , I know you said that this is a wet boat but should the stern be sitting down that much in the water, the water was coming in through the stern scuppers and the scuppers on the starboard side. and washing around the base of the starboard engine box .  I did not hear any bilge pumps working.
               Mate who is a marine engineer and very good seaman replied,  Wait for it  .

Hi , I have a 215 AS 2005 , my problem is that the st/st sprung door keep that keeps the sliding cabin door open has broken , the spring has snapped , does anybody know where I can get a replacement please .