Removing our engine - the bad news | Ep. 14

One of the things on our do to list during this refit was to check our engine, which is over 20 years old, to see if any parts need replacing. We want to make sure that when we set sail again, we can rely on this engine in the future when we are potentially in more remote places and it’s harder to access parts. Since we wanted sand blast, primer and paint the engine anyway to prevent any further corrosion, it made sense to remove the engine from the boat. This would also enable us to access the sail drive to replace the seals, since we were already aware it had an oil leak. We expected there to be some other small issues, such as a leak from the water pump, but we weren't prepared for what we were about to find. Our engine is a Volvo (MD2040) 40hp, and like with most race boats we assume it would have been mostly just used for power. In particular we can see that the engine was used with a belt drive pump to move the 4 tonnes of water between the ballast tanks. Up till now we haven't used the engine much, mostly just for hoisting the anchor and docking the boat. It never felt super powerful but we assumed that's because it's a relatively small engine for the size of the boat. However in this video we find out the real reason, which was a bit of a shock... also to our bank balance. So in this video we will show you what is involved in removing an engine from a boat, and the things to look out for as well as our distressing discovery. For this job we were lucky enough to have help from Brett (who you might recognise from Expedition Drenched), Armani (who you've probably seen in some of our previous videos) as well as Ritesh - our favourite mechanic! Ritesh has become kind of famous amongst the yachties here in Fiji for being the most knowledgable, professional and trustworthy marine engine mechanic around. His vast experience means he’s super efficient at finding the right solution. If you’re looking for help with your engine in fiji, we 100% recommend him: KRISHNA YACHT SERVICES, +679 844 0860, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE & SERVICING ALL INBOARD & OUTBOARD MOTORS With Ritesh's help we compression test the engine in this video, to test the pressure in the cylinders. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sailingnv If you don't like Patreon but would like to chip in for a coffee, beer, sand paper or epoxy click here https://ko-fi.com/sailingnv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caio! We are Timo and Jo, an Italian and English couple with countless ocean miles under our belts, including sailing half way around the world from Europe to Fiji! Last year we bought an Open 66 ft race sailing boat originally designed and built by the famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa. He raced her in the 1992 Vendée Globe (round the world single handed race known as “the Everest of the seas”), coming 5th and becoming the first non-frenchman to finish the race. We are currently in Fiji giving this old gladiator a new lease on life, transforming her from an ex race boat to a performance family cruiser, which we'll need to make both dog and baby proof! We’re planning to set sail again in Oct 2022, so with limited time&money we have plenty of challenges ahead to turn our dreams into reality&get back on the water! Subscribe to our channel&track our progress as we release videos about our journey as well as "how to" videos about anything boat related. Never stop to dream, never stop to sail! You can find out more about the boat, us and our refit plans on our website www.sailingnv.com or follow us on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/sailingyachtnv and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sailingnv/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music Bollywood Sensation by scottyli from SoundCloud Theme tune by Elloitt Sutcliffe #sailingnv #sailingblog #refit #sailing #boatlife #Open60 #raceboat #cruising #sailingvlog #boatwork #lifeinfiji #sailingfamily #fijirefit #nandorfa #vendeeglobe