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    Ask the experts

    Jan 19, 2023 5 minutes

    Here’s just a selection of the latest questions from PBO readers. For more expert advice, visit pbo.co.uk/expert-advice/expert-answers

    ENGINES

    Why a loss of power under load?

    Q I have a Rival 34 that was kept in the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands for years, but she’s now been in Greenock since 2021. I try to keep her afloat over the winter. The hull was Coppercoated in 2021, including the Autostream feathering prop.

    She was refitted with a Volvo Penta D1-20 by a previous owner.

    I haven’t been able to sail as much as I’d like recently, and I noticed green fouling building up on the waterline over the spring/summer.

    When I finally got out again after two months’ inactivity I noticed the engine wouldn’t rev beyond 2,000rpm in ahead, although it ran pretty smoothly with no change in revs underway. I didn’t notice any

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