WomanOnWater

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right section, but hoping someone can shed some light. i have a Diesel engine, with what looks like a fabricated pipe going from the coolant system to the exhaust. I can’t think why that would be? Any ideas? there is also a heat exchanger on the exauhst - not sure if that’s helpful context! every time the engine runs, the bilge fills with water - I thought water was coming through the through hole fitting, but maybe it’s actually coming from the cooling system? any ideas why you would connect these things?

Thanks Mike, that’s a good thing to bear in mind - I haven’t even thought about that. We’re going through a brokerage so I haven’t even spoken to the current owner. I feel like there must be some standard practice for this?? Thanks, that’s a good point! We’re going through a brokerage and they’ve recommended a survey (I guess it’s a duty of care thing, but still good advice). The current owner can’t find the paperwork for the survey they had done (about 3 years ago)

Thqnks for the reply - we’ve done loads of research on Springers and to be honest all it’s done is confuse us more! Seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions on these builders. I don’t think it’s all that bad - my partner isn’t convinced.

Hi all - I’ve never contributed to a discussion here but I’ve always found this forum really informative. Apologies if the question below appears in another thread, but I couldn’t find it anywhere! Any help would be much appreciated! We’re looking at buying a Springer stern cruiser, but are concerned about the quality of the steel. We’ve put in a deposit but want to have a survey before completing the buy. We’re concerned that if we lift it out of the water for a survey it won’t survive (ie it might be so thin already it gets damaged while taking it out). so the question: if the boat is damaged while taking it out of the water, who is liable to pay? Us, the current owners, or the surveyors?