Blueadventures Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 A Sav hit the water off Conway beach, Proserpine river North Queensland. Both occupants are ok and uninjured. No further accurate details available for publication. at this time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 What's a Sav? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 ICP Savannah ultralight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I was thinking more battered Sav.... 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Dropping your battered Sav into the ocean, and losing it for good, truly would be a tragedy..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 If the stay in the ocean they get Battered. but some adherents think they are never bettered.. They go back a while , Some had Cont 0-200 type motors. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 We have yet to find out, just how battered this Sav ended up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 SALT ruins a lot of things. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Is this the one from Mackay? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 minute ago, turboplanner said: Is this the one from Mackay? No not from Mackay. Never been based at Mackay. Local to area North of Mackay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 needs a good soak in wd 40 now. are planes automatically written off when get submerged in water like cars are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 They probably should be. You'd really have to know what you are doing with salt immersion. If you haven't worked in that environment you won't know how destructive it is.. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, facthunter said: They probably should be. You'd really have to know what you are doing with salt immersion. If you haven't worked in that environment you won't know how destructive it is.. Nev certainly have, when you own moored boats you learn a lot about corrosion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Do you know the owner/pilot Mike? Engine failure or "other" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 They are built for the environment the operate in and still have issues, but an Ultra light is not. Have you worked on or operated seaplanes or talked to people who have? I've worked on Army Ducks when they were operated by the army and they are constant maintenance. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 minute ago, facthunter said: They are built for the environment the operate in and still have issues, but an Ultra light is not. Have you worked on or operated seaplanes or talked to people who have? I've worked on Army Ducks when they were operated by the army and they are constant maintenance. Nev no but fighting the sea is a never ending battle with a boat just like anything in salt water. one mine i worked on nw of kalgoorlie had borewater 7 times saltier than the ocean, a 316 stainless pump would run about 3 months until it corroded away. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Yes a bit of WD-40 doesn't do much. Banner towing over the beaches rusts the fins off steel cylinders and don't mention the pure magnesium accessory box casings.. Mooney wing spars are magnesium. A rusted in spark plug often needs a POT changed. That's why planes are stored in Deserts. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 38 minutes ago, Kyle Communications said: Do you know the owner/pilot Mike? Engine failure or "other" Hi Mark. Have no specific info of any of the contributing factors. When I hear I'll post. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, facthunter said: Yes a bit of WD-40 doesn't do much. Banner towing over the beaches rusts the fins off steel cylinders and don't mention the pure magnesium accessory box casings.. Mooney wing spars are magnesium. A rusted in spark plug often needs a POT changed. That's why planes are stored in Deserts. Nev i was joking about the wd40 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I don't mind, Better than nothing. I used to wonder how you would get studs and nuts in badly rusted condition out of the old Marine engines and Now It's a piece of cake (relatively) Blocks that run sea water direct are short lived. I'd prefer a heat exchanger. Bore water in farm tractors is deadly too as is cow poop to tractor mudguard stays and Holden ute front mudguards. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenaroo Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Heat exchangers are great until a coolant component fails. its both a selling point of Seadoo, and a reason to avoid them. there is a reason all of my Jet-ski's are strictly fresh water use only. Edited November 15, 2022 by spenaroo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Liquid/Liquid heat exchangers can be rugged and compact. Plenty using the sea water are overcooled and rely on anodes which actually work well for the innards. It doesn't help the exhaust valves of 4 stroke outboards. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackc Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, facthunter said: Liquid/Liquid heat exchangers can be rugged and compact. Plenty using the sea water are overcooled and rely on anodes which actually work well for the innards. It doesn't help the exhaust valves of 4 stroke outboards. Nev Volvo AQAD 40 heat exchangers are a pain 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 How long will your motor last if you run seawater through the Jackets' They are not the cast iron thick walled motors of old.. If the head bolts go through to the water you'll never undo them without ruining the thread and even splitting the "boss" it's in.. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 13/11/2022 at 5:31 PM, Blueadventures said: A Sav hit the water off Conway beach, Proserpine river North Queensland. Both occupants are ok and uninjured. No further accurate details available for publication. at this time Any more word on the immersed Savannah❓ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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