I get this question often so I decided to share some highlights and important tips I have learned about starting and running a business in the marine trade world!

Join me as we prep this rebuilt engine for it's first start in years! Hopefully it all goes well and I don't look like a fool on camera!

Join me at the workbench as we get ready to put the top end of our Yanmar 3GM30F marine diesel together! I take a deep look at lapping, straightness and installing for the DIYer.

Join me at the shop as I reassemble a Yanmar 3GM30F before sunrise!

Here's an intro to starter motors, what they are and the generals about how to make them do their thing! Starters are a critical component on an engine and often neglected and misunderstood! Check out Laurie's photography page!! https://chimaeracontemplations.com/

The Yanmar 4JHBE is finally assembled and ready to run! Join me as I start it up for the first time after a complete overhaul!

Take a look at a marine mechanic's tools of the trade! These are the tools I have accumulated over my career and they are what help me fix everything I come across!

A few weeks ago I picked this junkyard engine up for a customer of mine and it had some major fuel issues. Today I have some new parts for it and hopefully she'll finally run!

Join me as we upgrade and repair the new trailer I brought home last week! These trailers aren't the best quality, but they are a great platform to modify for use at work and for play!

Come check our the shop with me!

You guys asked and I aim to please! Here's what I carry day to day while working as a mobile mechanic. These are the basic foundation of what I need and apart from any specialized equipment and extras, they are necessary for me to get the job done! 95% of my work is completed with what I'm showing you in this video.

Running a marine diesel business is a blast, yet eye opening just how expensive it truly is! In this video, I talk about a few of the basic things that help determine my hourly rate, the expenses I pay to fix YOUR engine and how that is included in my hourly rate!

Join me in the shop as we wrap things up on the Yanmar project!! This one will be up and running in no time!

Marine diesel serpentine belt upgrade kits are great in theory, and if properly made for your engine, they 'should' be easy for the DIYer to install with basic tools. Balmar is notorious for making kits and accessories at a premium price, that don't really fit the engines they are designed to fit, claiming that it's the customers fault for problems. Normally, I'm not the one installing a new kit, but I don't come across alot of these issues in the field after they have had some major failures due to poor fitment. I want to show you what I mean, so you can be prepared for some of the potential issues/fixes you may face if purchasing one of these kits! It may not be the "easy" install you were told.

Join me as I reassemble the top end (cylinder head and valves) of the Yanmar 4JHBE project!

Join us as we begin the process of assembling this Yanmar 4JHBE Marine Diesel engine! This engine is in the shop for a refresh with new piston rings, bearings and other needed items so it can continue it's journey for many years to come! Jason, the engine's owner has joined me today in the shop to help get things started and we have made good progress!

The saga with the junkyard engine continues! Before spending any big bucks on this engine, I'm really hoping to see and hear it run, will she let me do that? Or push the limits like she knows how to do? In this video, I'm aiming to not spend any money on new parts in hopes I can come up with a plan for my customer. We shall see if I am successful or not!

My client has purchased an untested engine out of a local scrapyard to repower his boat with....let's dive in and see what we can do to get this engine running! We don't know much history and we have never seen it run, hopefully it'll be worth the effort of bringing it home!

Engine and propeller shaft alignment is more critical than you think, here's how it works, what to pay attention to and how to do it on a basic level!

Here's a quick video on how to remove the gear housing on a Yanmar 4JHBE so we can access the timing gear set underneath! This is a relatively easy job and a common one performed on many marine diesel engines. This engine uas a fairly common setup similar to what you'd find on most marine diesel engines!