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SDA253 Chasing Coolant
We were running hot in Georgetown, and so were the Volvos. The only thing harder than cooling ourselves off was finding coolant for the engines. We’re anchored in Kidd’s Cove, searching Georgetown for strangely elusive coolant for our long-suffering Volvo Penta diesels. Back aboard Dark Angel, we ...
We Fixed One Major Problem On Our Sailboat… And Immediately Found Another | Ep 78
📍 (still in) La Paz, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico Fresh out of the boatyard and back in the water! After wrapping up crucial maintenance and servicing our saildrive we were ready for some chill time on anchor in La Paz, but boat life had other plans. Within 24 hours of splashing, a ...
The Discovery That Ruined Our Winter Cruising Plans & Marine Fridge Install | La Paz, Mexico | Ep 77
📍 La Paz, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico The Hidden Problem That Trapped Us in La Paz for 6 Months Our quick two-week pit stop in La Paz completely spiraled! In Episode 77 of SmoCo Sailing, we return to La Paz expecting a fast turnaround; topping off water, oil changes, receiving pack...
SDA240 Will the Rebuilt Engine Finally Fire?
After weeks of mechanical grit and a completely torn-down engine room, everything comes down to a single turn of the key. On our mooring in Luperón, we install the coolant pump and thermostat on our starboard Volvo Penta MD2030 engine. I battle stubborn boat mold inside the hot, humid saloon. We in...
SDA239 Squalls and Injectors
Waking up in the pitch black to thirty-knot winds is stressful enough, but the radio alert about loose boats drifting through the dark mooring field puts everyone on immediate deck watch. On our mooring in Luperón, we are awakened in the early morning to heavy driving rain as runaway vessels threat...
SDA238 Spicing up the Dirty Work
Cleaning months of diesel grease off a valve cover is tedious work, but it turns out a little rhythm in the galley can change the whole mood of a heavy maintenance project. We are on our mooring in Luperón to tackle the thorough cleaning and reassembly of the Volvo Penta MD2030 valve cover, coolant...
SDA237 Torqued and Topped Off
It is one thing to have a machined cylinder head delivered to the boat, but it is another thing entirely to find the surface contaminated before it even touches the block. I am prepping the engine block for our newly machined cylinder head while Dave works to clean up the contamination he found upo...
SDA236 Stripping the Starboard Side
The rugged trails of Luperón hide everything from deserted ruins to steep cliffs. Finding the source of a cooling issue on the Volvo Penta MD2030 means opening up the starboard engine to see what is really happening inside. In Luperón, we are wandering more trails in search of adventure. We find ba...
SDA231 Boat Problems and Brownies
Life aboard in Luperon, Dominican Republic, including engine troubleshooting, camera testing, cleaning, baking on the boat, and everyday liveaboard sailing life. Combined Life in Luperon has been a mix of engine trouble, cleaning, and trying to enjoy the small wins when they come. This week that ...
Not ready for launch!? 3 Days before we splash
We’re in the final stretch before splash day, and this episode is all about getting our catamaran ready for launch with some of the most important underwater upgrades and maintenance jobs. In this one, we fit and talk through Hydro Axe rope cutters, Flexofold propellers, and the last bits of prep ne...
Pleasure to Pressure
From pleasure to pressure! 🏖️⚓ Join the Clewless Crew as we escape boatyard chaos for a sun-soaked day trip to a secluded Greek beach – puppies, swims, stunning views! But reality hits: catamaran refit gone wild! Watch John the pirate (new goatee alert 🚢) squeeze a washing machine into impossible ...
Catamaran DIY: Replacing Our Volvo Penta D2-50 Exhaust Elbows
Ep. 159 ~ Welcome back aboard! In this episode of our sailing adventure, we tackle a crucial catamaran DIY project: replacing both exhaust elbows on our Volvo Penta D2-50 diesel engines. After years of salty Mediterranean cruising, these exhaust elbows had become rusty and corroded—posing a risk of...
Volvo Penta Water Pump Leak: Easy Quick Fix | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵
Volvo Penta owners: this quick video could come in handy one day. If your water pump leaks water from the witness holes (behind the impellor), this is a quick, easy and cheap fix. 🔔SUBSCRIBE ➜ Informative Sailing Videos! ⛵ Join our Patreon Crew here! ➜ ⛵Sailing Britaly⛵ We are Chris (British), ...![REINSTALLING our old engine! | BEST generator HACK ever! [Ep129 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/8xIyXt_sIg0/mqdefault.webp)
REINSTALLING our old engine! | BEST generator HACK ever! [Ep129 RED SEAS]
We re-install our rusty, old generator because we need better redundancy to power our sailboat when our solar panels just aren't enough. We think we've come up with a sneaky trick to give our generators super powers while we're at it so that it will output dual voltages - both 110V AN...![FIRST SAIL: crossing the channel with our NEW NANNI ENGINES (sea trial) [Ep128 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/kw4dGHpaCBY/mqdefault.webp)
FIRST SAIL: crossing the channel with our NEW NANNI ENGINES (sea trial) [Ep128 RED SEAS]
We take our new Nanni engines out for their first sail as we cross the channel from Tahiti to Moo'rea for our sea trial. The sense of freedom that we have now that we are on the move again is unreal and we are so excited to get back to sailing and exploring in this part of the world. We finish ...
DANGER! Do Not Enter without Motors | Episode 249
Welcome back to WE|Sail, on this episode we sail into Rarioa, we enjoy a great first few days in paradise, and unfortunately have to say goodbye to Tom who is off on another adventure! When we arrive to Rarioa, we discover that the starboard motor is still having issues and so we are faced with hav...![Can we FIX THIS? Installing TWO engines (in a storm!) [Ep125 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/9t0Ojk2kE0Y/mqdefault.webp)
Can we FIX THIS? Installing TWO engines (in a storm!) [Ep125 RED SEAS]
We've installed the two new engines on our boat but now comes the most important part - and if we get it wrong, we're screwed! We need to install our raised engine beds (that we fiberglassed ourselves in last week's video) and then figure out how to align the new engines to the prop s...![Two new engines, ONE BIG PROBLEM! [Ep124 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/f4zMvSVNGXA/mqdefault.webp)
Two new engines, ONE BIG PROBLEM! [Ep124 RED SEAS]
We installed a brand new Nanni engine in our boat but it doesn't fit in the space so we need to make new engine beds out of wood and fiberglass to raise it by 5cm so that it will align to our prop shaft. As there's a cyclone headed our way, we decided to get to work on the second engine so...![NANNI: the FIX to all our YANMAR PROBLEMS! [Ep123 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Tb9FBol9ihA/mqdefault.webp)
NANNI: the FIX to all our YANMAR PROBLEMS! [Ep123 RED SEAS]
We are replacing our old Yanmar engines with two brand new Nanni N4.50s. After a battle with customs in Tahiti, the new engines finally arrive on the dock and we are so excited to unbox them. We use a chain hoist on our boom to lift one engine onto our boat and luckily it fits through the hatch! The...
Why you should NEVER BUY A VOLVO – written and sung by someone who knows – Julian Ronnie
Here's a short little video we put together of our friend Julian singing his "Ode to Volvo." After ordering his new catamaran with Volvo engines he has had nothing but trouble and suffered huge expense with them so he wrote this song about his experience. When we heard it on the dock ...
Sailing Ireland – Baltimore – Engine repair – impeller issues – Ep. 306
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Sailing Ireland – Castlehaven – Baltimore – Engine failure – Ep. 305
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Diesel Engine Install – Sailor Barry & Hailly Episode 22
Support: Patreon: PayPal: Sailor Barry & Hailly Episode 21! Ringer is the name of the pheasant! Stoked about that, lovely back story also!!! - Barry - Hailly