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$697 Yanmar 2GM rebuild | The Most STRESSFULL & EXCITING day [Ep 142]

The moment of truth has arrived along with the most stressful and exciting day! Was the $697 Yanmar 2GM rebuild worth it, will it start? We spent over a month at anchor in the ICW at New Smyrna Beach and undertook our biggest challenge yet in sailboat maintenance. Rebuilding a diesel engine. With a ...

May 20, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:21

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: CYLINDER HEAD Install | VALVE LASH adjustment (Part 8)

We show you how to install the cylinder head back on after we've done a full rebuild on our Yanmar 2GM. We cover the torque specs, how to put the rocker back on and how to adjust the valve lash. If you like what you see don't forget to give us the thumbs up! #sailing #yanmar2gm #yanmart...

May 16, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:07

Many hands make light work SV Vinyasa to the rescue [Ep 141]

Our Yanmar 2GM is finally ready to be put back in place. Fortunately Cody from sailing Vinyasa comes to give us a hand making life so much easier. Unfortunately we also have to say goodbye to our buddy boat friends. The ICW also brings a bumping boat. If you like what you see don't forget to g...

May 13, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:22

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: PRE-COMBUSTION CHAMBER Assembly (Part 7)

In this video we take apart our Yanmar 2GM pre-combustion chamber. We had a cracked piston so we learnt a little trick to remove a stuck pre combustion chamber when there's tons of carbon. We show what the assembly looks like with all the different parts and gaskets. We also clean up our fuel i...

May 11, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:51

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: How to INSTALL PISTONS | JOURNAL BEARING clearance (Part 6)

How to install pistons in the block without piston ring compressor? After some serious struggling with the proper tool we end up making our own which works much better. The next step is to put new journal bearings and measure their clearance. We're getting closer to putting the whole engine bac...

May 09, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:11

Finding more PROBLEMS but we’re getting SOMEWHERE [Ep 140]

We are finding more problems with our Yanmar 2GM and not only a cracked piston. But like Cory says: " We're getting somewhere!" We have been learning so much and had to become diesel mechanics if we want to keep on traveling with our sailboat. And with hurricanes already popping out a...

May 06, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:04

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: Removing PISTON and RINGS from engine (Part 5)

If you are doing a full Yanmar 2GM engine rebuild this video is for you. We explain how to remove pistons from the cylinder head. That's when we finally got a better look at that cracked piston, a full chunk of metal was entirely gone. No wonder our little diesel engine wasn't running anym...

May 04, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:30

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: Lapping valves, Valve stem seal replacement (Part 4)

Find out how to lap Yanmar 2GM valves and install valve springs and valve stem seals. In our complete engine overhaul we figured out a few tricks and what not to do and we share all that knowledge with you. We are not professionals but we still managed to bring back to life our little Yanmar 2GM. I...

May 02, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:35

How to remove a YANMAR 2GM [Ep 139]

We finally receive our parts for the engine rebuild. We manage to remove our Yanmar 2GM which despite its small size is quite heavy and in the most awkward location of our Hunter 33. We only cover some of the rebuild in this video as we will have bonus episodes describing in detail all the steps we ...

Apr 29, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:07

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: How to remove VALVE SPRINGS without compressor (Part 3)

Find out how to remove Yanmar 2GM valve springs without a compressor. In our complete engine overhaul we figured out a few tricks and what not to do and we share all that knowledge with you. We are not professionals but we still managed to bring back to life our little Yanmar 2GM. If you like what ...

Apr 27, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:49

The MOTOR is in pieces!! [Ep 138]

Living at anchor in the middle of the ICW while the engine is in pieces can be really interesting and challenging. And this is the start of a long journey in our Yanmar 2GM engine rebuild which is well needed to keep on sailing. Everyday we battle the current with our not so great stern anchors, luc...

Apr 22, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:49

Towing our HUNTER 33 Sailboat with a 3hp outboard down the ICW [Ep 137]

What a stressful time on the ICW we had. After just sailing over 346Nm non-stop from the Bahamas without engine this was the dreaded moment. The wind did not cooperate with us as we tried to make our way into New Smyrna Beach and through a lift bridge. Cory had to quickly jump into the dinghy and st...

Apr 15, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:16

346 Nm Non-stop SAIL | NO engine into Florida [Ep 136]

What a crazy journey this 346Nm non-stop sail without engine was. The most stressful part being entering the Ponce inlet at night in big swell without an engine. We really wanted to make it as far North as possible up the Florida coast to fix our Yanmar engine while hurricane season was starting. It...

Apr 08, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:25

12 Knots on a Hunter 33 across the GULF STREAM [Ep 135]

Time to leave the Bahamas for an intense 3 days sail without engine up the Gulf Stream back to the US. Trying to time a weather window was a challenge in itself but eventually one, although not the best, presented itself. Hurricane season was approaching and we really needed to get back to the Unite...

Apr 01, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:20

Terrifying STORMs & LIGHTNING in New Providence [Ep 134]

We get a warning of an intense storm coming our way from the wide open. We quickly release more chain and hope for the best. Waves break over the bow as we ride out 60 knots wind without an engine as a backup. April has been a crazy month bringing terrifying storms after storms while at anchor in Ne...

Mar 25, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:36

When SAILING is Easy : Exumas to Nassau [Ep 133]

Gotta love those days when sailing is easy! You can read, cook up a storm in the galley or simply take a nap. After waking up in a new location we set sail from the Exumas to Nassau and try fishing in the Tongue of the Ocean. Unfortunately with the Bahamas restrictions due to the pandemic and or dea...

Mar 18, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:02

The HARDEST part of CRUISING LIFE | Farewell Sailing Vinyasa [Ep 131]

A hard separation follows yet another weekend lockdown in the Bahamas. It's time to say farewell to our good friends Cody and Therese from Sailing Vinyasa. This is the hard part of cruising life. Trying to fill up on water turns into quite the ordeal as waves are bashing us all over the place. ...

Mar 04, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:32

Can we even PULL UP ANCHOR? | The day everything went wrong [Ep 132]

This is the day everything went wrong; our steering broke and getting water was dangerous. Seeing the waves and the way the sailboat was moving I was thinking: "Can we even pull up anchor?" We were on our way back to the US through the Exumas so that we could finally fix our now dead for o...

Feb 28, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:29

Are we gonna make it? Not enough Wind & No motor [Ep 130]

Are we gonna make it to Black Point? We left our home at Black Cay in the Exumas and started making our way up the Exumas to head back to the US. But there wasn't enough wind and with no motor we flew the gennaker. We had to cross at Dotham Cut at the right time otherwise we would be beating up...

Feb 25, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:26

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: Removing the head and discover a bad crack (Part 2)

When your Yanmar 2GM hasn't been working for several months and there's a pandemic going on you dig in and start troubleshooting what's wrong with it. If you missed our part 1 we removed and checked our fuel injectors. In this video Cory removes the Yanmar's head. We go in full ...

Feb 21, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:11

Where can we go? Bittersweet Decision! [Ep 129]

This was a bit of a rough time in our sailing journey amidst the pandemic in April 2020. When the country you're in is urging all cruisers to go home, you're not allowed on land or to fish anymore bittersweet decisions happen. We really didn't know where to go to though. Where were we...

Feb 18, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:42

Yanmar 2GM Engine Rebuild: Injectors removal and testing (Part 1)

This is the start of the Yanmar 2GM diesel engine troubleshooting. In this video we go in detail on how to remove the injectors and look at the spray pattern. Stay tuned for more detailed videos on our whole engine rebuild series as we discover problems and fix them to finally get our little Yanmar ...

Feb 16, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:10

5 Day Lockdown on a 33ft Sailboat : Diesel Engine troubleshooting [Ep 128]

The key to staying happy during a 5 Day Lockdown on our small 33ft sailboat is to stay busy. Thus tearing apart the Yanmar 2GM diesel engine to try to see what's really wrong with it. All the uncertainties of the world during the pandemic make it so we are not really sure where to sail next. So...

Feb 11, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:36

Sailing back to our Bahamian Home at Black Cay | Stricter Rules by the day [Ep 127]

I've never been that relieved to leave a place and sail back to our Bahamian home at Black Cay in the Exumas. With stricter rules by the day, visits by police boats we try to enjoy our time here with Sailing Vinyasa. The frisbee games and spearfishing continue. Filmed early April 2020. If you ...

Feb 04, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:01

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