Hi Eddy, thanks for commenting and glad the video was useful. In my case I followed professional advice for preparation and materials; I imagine one would be well advised to research their own if choosing a different path. Ni, at no point did I consider carpet since my objective was to restore to the original standard as much as possible. All the best for your project.

Many thanks! It really is a nasty job - but highly rewarding.

Many thanks, and I'm sure you'll enjoy your rebuilt engine as much as I am 🤙

The engine rebuilt was handled by an engineer who was privately recommended, and he did an excellent job. I also used a southampton engineering company to have the block and head cleaned and checked. Another local southampton injector specialist who checked and refurbished mine. It cost less than buying a refurbished engine.

Many thanks. I hope it shows people that with some determination it's possible to restore to something like the original.

I suggest talking to a marine diesel specialist who will be best to advise you based on your symptoms and circumstances. Thanks for commenting

Thanks Dave, much appreciated and I trust you and Zephyr IV have had a great season.

Thanks for commenting, I consider myself somewhat lucky in fact. No learning is bad learning is bad learning despite the modest extra costs. And the engine purrs like a cat now l. They're pretty good engines so long as they're looked after in my experience. Happy sailing ⛵️ 💓

Yes. I also have the same engine. I think my previous owner was more upstanding and mechanically minded. Thank god.

Well there's another year left before the previous owner can consider himself out of legal danger 😀

Hi, thanks for commenting. I recall we left on an ebb and arrived before low water because we made a better than expected passage. Newlyn was chosen because it's accessible. For non-sailors its a good question because tides do matter around UK waters (for the most part). For that passage I was not concerned because the tides bound to be against at some point anyhow and the winds were light so no wind over tide to factor in.

Enough dolphins

@suereeve7904 between camera and video and editing they kept me busy. Of course, no matter the video there's nothing like the magic of it happening.

Thanks for commenting and I'm glad you found it good insight. No, I did not consider additional insulation layers. That would affect all the wooden trims and fitting them back in place. Plus, I'm not planning to go to the Arctic (yet).

Funnily enough helped sail a Sealord back from Scotland in 2019 - we had to hand steer her too! If you saw my first few videos that's partly why I decided on day sailing. Thanks for the comment - I really appreciate them :-)

since you are a Sealord owner, this was a trip aboard one sailed back from Scotland. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHLUo6aCiMqWiKssi=ADU9ld0D2GAlGlrP

@@SM40 Only just saw the reply Charlie, what a great film !! Amazing to see another Sealord in action. Looked a better passage then we had 👍

Can't wait!

... and assuming that I conquer the slipped disk that's been trying to kill me since December!

Hi, thanks for commenting. Yes, I did prepare a strong legal case, made slightly more complicated because the boat was bought in Scotland and me from England. I chose to spend the money on the boat and am pleased with the outcome. In any case, anyone who sees the videos and knows the boat may well know the previous owner, who claimed to be an RYA Instructor, and his reputation will be justly judged accordingly.

Can't wait to see yours!

Great video thanks! My headlining isn't too bad, but the forward cabin needs doing ! Also love the lighting, I was toying with led strips, which have you bought? I want the control panel you have!

@@s62m5 Thanks, if you're referring to the controller in the head, its a Wall mount RGBW PWM LED controller single zone, from hiline-lighting.co.uk The LED strips are all BTF-LIGHTING 5050 RGBW RGB+Warm IP65.

Brilliant thanks !

Hi Jimi, I'm working on bringing the rest of the story to KZbin so hang tight. Many thanks and much appreciated. That's really encouraging.

Hi Stephen, Thanks for commenting. Sure, the Sigma is a great class with loads of pedigree. It cost about the same as re-powering with a commercially reconditioned unit, maybe slightly more but for the piece of mind that the investment returns it no bad thing.

You're not wrong there!

I hope you got back to home port without further incident. It was a "spicy" season!

Or as i did, pay a volvo penta engineer over a £1000 to check the whole installation because the previous owner proved that he shouldnt have been in charge of a rubber duck in the bath let alone a yacht! Moral of the story is don't trust anyone else.

@@SM40 My boat has a history of trying to kill me 😀 first time I took it from troon to Bangor, no issues on the sails, turned the engine on, went to dock, put it in reverse and the prop shaft blew out of the seal.... fun times lol - apart from that though its been fine

I'm feeling better already :-) Happy days!

Many thanks 👍The trick is not to spit the pin too much I have worked out. The bolt that was loose is for the mechanism so was a bit of a red herring.

I remember, I saw her I think nearer the main entrance than Runrig. Not sure she was on the market at that point. MS&P never mentioned her - though that wouldnt surprise me even if she were on the market! Glad to hear that your experience has been positive, they really are superb yachts to sail :-)

With the suspected overheating we concluded it was a faulty alarm. Later, I found faulty wiring for the water temperature and so that proved to be a reasonable judgement. The smoke, it was oily smoke, and I am 99.8% certain that was due to leaked oil in contact with a hot engine and we were beating into a F6 down the Irish which was quite bumpy. The crank case did have some smoke but nothing very alarming, more synonymous with worn piston seals/cylinders, which proved to be the case. It is, however, possible that we did also overheat due to the leaky engine block drain that was later identified when the engine was dismantled. All in all, that engine in the state that Motive Marine (Peter Burgess) sold it in, it was always going to fail. It was a dud! Thanks for enjoying the video; I thought it would be good to share with the wider community.

Thanks for commenting and I sincerely appriciate the encouragement. Glad you enjoyed and when I get a bit more free time to do some more editing there's some super footage to come.

Thanks for watching!

Many thanks, and thanks for commenting. It has been much bettter since taking control of the situation and the good fortune to meet such a fine engineer. Light beats darkness in the rock paper scissors game of life :-)

Thanks for commenting and like you was both shocked and relieved at the same time. What I didn't film was the main fuel pipe that had been left sitting on top of the shaft coupling, that was day one of ownership. The engineer at Kip spotted it and replaced the whole pipe that had 50% worn through. I'd only done 9nm! Installation by an RYA Instructor! I don't regard my role in this as being one which needs to shame them - they did that all by themselves. The videos are enough - they know who they are!

@@SM40 Did you get the boat surveyed?

Thanks for commenting. The engine installation was still being completed at launch and pre-dated the survey so written assurances were written into the sale in light of the fresh engine installation. Since the issues were contractual discrepancies (i.e. the seller and the broker made false representations and failed to honour their word). In that regard I also retained a complete audit trail for evidential purposes to support this, which turned out to be more important than the survey (i.e. the survey was of no value to the complaint).

Indeed! ;-)

something like that!

Thanks, will do!

Oh dear! Having much better luck now after the rebuild. Sorry to hear that you're not a fan of them. I've had years of experience with the 2003 and have always found them to be good and reliable (except when ruuning out of diesel ;-) which i did once and then had to sail into a marina berth! ) They are an aging model now, so parts are that much more difficult to obtain.

@@SM40 I have had a VP 2002 with 3000+ running hours. I have faced one problem with this engine: it will not start. This could be solved by closing the decompression valves 🤭

Have a look at the video description; although I do mention the company name in the video. I bought the boat through Michael Schmidt & Partner in Scotland,, if you see previous videos there's a bit more on that there. Thanks for commenting.

​@@SM40 I see now what you wrote in description. Wish you loads of luck with her for the future.

Motive Marine of Southampton. I can't blame MS&P entirely, they blamed the owner for the misdescription, and Motive Marine gave me a copy of the invoice which doesnt say its been "fully reconditioned". I did insist on sea testing and remediation arising from the installation. MS&P suggested this could be done via video, to save me a trip. The owner sent me a video that RB Marine provided saying that everything was okay. So I should have done the extra trip really, but everything is easy with hindsight! Like I say, I'm not bitter at all. The sailing has been amazing, and Scotland was fantastic, met some really lovely people and made great memories.

@@SM40 Happy sailing.👍

No, it wasnt Arthur Daly, but it was a member of the Royal Gourock Yacht Club who told me three trimes in the same sentence that he was an RYA instructor haha. As you say, it could have been worse and to be honest I've gained a huge amount of knowledge in the process :-) Thanks for commenting. ATB.

I've done an article for the Westerly Owners' Association magazine on my experience this year of stripping my Westerly Storm's hull and then copper coating it. If they use it, it should be out in the spring. No video I am afraid, I can't scrape, sand and video at the same time. But I do have lots of photos!

It definately was! Apart from the video clip we took turns on a hand on the tiller; I was very concerned about what would have happened if the autohelm would have knocked off. Skipper later told me they only went that fast because it was a westerly (known for being well built) and they'd seen the towing line braced between the anchor winch and both bow cleats. We got very wet! Thanks for commenting and hope you liked the video. Next video is well interesting on the engine rebuild.

Muchas Gracias Lon de los mares, thanks for commenting. Lots of footage to come of when the sailing is great, and trouble free.

Thanks Reg, I appriciate the comment and I'll see what i can do about the volume. Much obliged :-)

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