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We never thought we would have a video titled "Our Runaway Diesel" but here we are. When we left Monterey, California our trusty Perkins 4.108 engine decided that she wanted to be a marathon runner, but Chris shut that dream down real quick. All jokes asid...

In this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka, we prepare our sailboat for a passage to Mazatlan, not before changing something that broken and getting a massive surprise... watch to find out!

Our friends are rebuilding their Perkins Diesel engine and needed our help. In this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka we help @sailingavocet lift their engine out of their engine bay which is located under the floor boards in the middle of their vessel...much...

Engine love time with ME! Yup, I've learned another new skill. I practiced with Ryan's guidance on the first engine, one of the perks of having two engines I guess...and now I'm ready to show you my skills. :) If I missed anything, please let me know ...

Most of the time you can find anything and everything online but not in this case...at least I couldn't find anything specific to a Yammer 3YM30 / 20 / 2YM15 diesel engine. So here you go, step by step instructions, on how to change the coolant in this ty...

Hey all! Last time we started our biggest project yet, repowering our 40-year-old, Gulfstar 50 sailboat. The old Perkins that powered Magic Dragon had seen better days and it was time to move on. Well, this week, our new-to-us engine (a Yanmar 4JH110) ...

In this video we show you how to change the starter and tension the pulley on a Universal M-30 diesel engine.

We thought this was going to be our next great adventure together... Instead it has proven to continue to be our biggest challenge and the challenges don't seem to be getting any easier. Now that we have all the water bailed out, it's time to dig into th...

In this video we show you how we diagnosed and replaced our clogged fuel filter on our M-30 Universal Diesel engine.

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In this video we troubleshoot engine problems for the inboard Universal M25 Diesel engine in our Catalina 30 sailboat. In the end, the engine fired up...

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