BLOWN ENGINE; One Year After A Complete Rebuild Our Engine Blows Up In Australia

Learn how James rebuilt his marine diesel engine after a blow up while cruising in Australia. Despite facing financial burdens, time constraints and more, this sailor didn't give up until he got his boat running again. See if you have what it takes to survive such nautical mishaps.

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Episode 372 : Season 12 : Sailing Australia

Hello Friends,
On this episode we experience every yachties nightmare; a scary sound from the engine bay.

Thanks to all of those to contributed financially to the engine cause 🙏🏻 your generosity made a huge difference and we are beyond humbled by your kindness.

My "Why I Would Never Have An Electric Motor On a Cruising Boat" post on instagram that I referenced at the end of the video. (Its easier to see both long texts of mine on a app, for some reason the second half of my text/commenting is not "pinned" on the desktop version) https://www.instagram.com/p/C6KQwLFy4DV/?igsh=MWpka2o0aTFjbmNqZg%3D%3D

Big Thanks to Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie for all that you do!
https://marinerescuelakemacquarie.com.au

I cant thank Dave from Advantage Diesel enough for helping us getting the engine back up and running https://www.facebook.com/advantagediesel/posts/d41d8cd9/1576029736128652/?_rdr

Thanks to my old friend Captain Davide Stovall for finding the parts in LA and getting the sent out ASAP ! https://captainyachtdelivery.com/

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