Engine rebuild YouTube Videos
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Rebuilding Our Perkins 4.108: the Engine Drop | Sailing Avocet
In our last video you watched us dissect our Perkins 4.108 diesel after limping back to La Cruz from Isla Isabel, where we discovered our fuel pump had failed... AGAIN. After deciding to move ahead with a rebuild, Chris jumped right in and got his hands di...
The Curse of Our Perkins 4.108: Engine Failure and Rebuild | Sailing Avocet
We thought our Perkins 4.108 engine troubles were behind us when we left California, but while transiting the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, we faced a complete engine failure. After limping back to La Cruz from Isla Isabel, we dug into the issue and discovered—...
Why is SHE TEARING the boat APART!
With our old engine out and our refit well underway this week we get dirty. The engine room has been neglected for some time and it becomes my mission to bring it back to its former glory. Isabelle makes some solid headway with the bilges. While we both di...
What is our ENGINE doing OUTSIDE the sailboat!? (Refit goals)
This week we take a dive deep into the engine room (when I say we, it's mostly Kieran, okey only Kieran). I am busy with other things, stay tuned. Kieran spends hours in the small room, taking the engine apart bit by bit. Finally understanding what has cau...
Sailboat Engine Replacement or Rebuild? Sailing Hiraya Ep.53
We rebuilt our sailboat engine in Mexico. We thought about repowering our boat, but ultimately decided on rebuilding the Westerbeke instead of replacing it. The logistics were a major pain. Shipping sailboat engine parts to Baja California proved to be ...
Why did we have to REBUILD OUR ENGINE at 2200 HOURS | ep.7
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...
Fitting and Starting a 50 YEAR OLD Marine Diesel Engine with BASIC tools | Wildlings Sailing
Get a unique deal with Rosetta Stone! https://tryrosettastone.com/wildlingssailing-1 In this episode we install the rebuilt Mercedes OM636 Marine Diesel Engine with just an engine crane and lots of wood. But will the beast run? For More Recent Updates: I...
OH NO! Haul out Again? (S3 E32 Barefoot Travels)
In this weekly vlog of Barefoot Travels we have a bit of a scare that we may need to haul the boat out of the water again! OH NO! LUCKILY Davy is amazing and we find out we don't have to and can fix the problem while we stay floating! Check out that engin...
Salt & Tar: Ep.186- Threatening Our Engine
Our engine better run or else! We've bought a big box of engine parts and Garrett is working his way through it. Hoping to prevent any more surprises... Thanks for watching! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you ca...
50 YEAR OLD Diesel Engine TEAR DOWN and REBUILD | Wildlings Sailing
It's on its last legs so we're tearing it down and rebuilding it from scratch. but is this engine rebuild even worth it? For More Recent Updates: Instagram: @wildlings_sailing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildlingssailing Business Enquiries: thewild...
Learn from the MASTER How to Put it ALL Back Together – Bums on a Boat Ep 149
"Holy Moly I see SMOKE!!!" It just wouldn't be us if there wasn't some sort of snafu… ________________ ↯JOIN THE CREW↯ [https://www.patreon.com/bumsonaboat?fan_landing=true] Get access to additional content every week! 🔥 ** Show Us Some Love....
This Would’ve ENDED our Engine – Bums on a Boat Ep 146
↯JOIN THE CREW↯ Get access to Bums Buried Treasure 🔥 [https://www.patreon.com/bumsonaboat?fan_landing=true] In case you had any doubts about needing to pull off our head, THIS should give you some confirmation 😲 ________________ ** SUPPORT OU...
Rebuild of my Perkins 4108m – sailing Volupia
hello everyone in this video we start rebuilding our old perkins 4108m https://ko-fi.com/sailingvolupia visit the RNLI website and check out there stuff for sail and see the amazing stuff they do https://shop.rnli.org/ most parts for the rebuild from...
Rebuilding the Engine on our Sailing Catamaran | DIY Diesel Engine Rebuild Part 2
In part 2 of our DIY diesel engine rebuild, we continue the disassembly all in the cockpit of our sailing catamaran.... We ran into a few hiccups where we didn't have the right tools but with a little creativity and some help from friends we made what we ...