Girl Power: Aligning the NEW ENGINE of my sailboat - UNTIE THE LINES III #33

The engine repower fun goes on. Now that Karl is back in the water, it's time to tackle the alignment. First we need to build some extra spacers to raise the engine a bit more before we can move it slightly up and down and left and right to manage to get the transmission flange and shaft coupling aligned with gaps smaller than 4 thousandth of an inch.
Will we succeed? Well, you have to watch to find out...
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Nike & Karl
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[@josidasilva5515]

I would like to see more of preventive maintenance, not replacement but inspection of equipment before it brakes, what to inspect in what period and what to look for; how to prepare for a long trip to avoid catastrophic failure. Keep up the fun, we love it.

[@mickmclaren3270]

Very well done you manage to do what a lot of men would think twice about attempting,, you should be very proud of yourself ,, your parents must be very proud of you,,💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@spinnaker5514]

Merry Christmas Ladies! I've got to hand it to you, you don't cry and you never quit. I think that's what I love about your channel, no matter what happens you just keep going forward. Good on you! God Bless and Happy New Year!

[@waywardson8360]

A tip about aluminum drilling or machining: Aluminum heats up and swells and grabs tool surfaces and breaks them. Keep them well lubed if you dont have some coolant. Also, two bladed cutters are best for aluminum.

[@jethrob2830]

You two are rock stars and left us with a cliffhanger always drawing us back for just one more time, love it. Merry Christmas.

[@solstar4778]

Watch out for electrolysis between aluminum boat and steel washers oil well !

[@timjackson3954]

Interesting to compare your progress with my own. I'm sure I learn things. My Perkins diesel broke a con rod this summer and I decided to rebuild with a reconditioned 'short' engine, although I keep wondering if I should have gone for a complete new engine. Either way it's a lot of work. The Perkins are old tractor engines built to be refurbished forever so wear isn't a problem, but after all these years fatigue happens, and reconditioned short engines are still 'old' in that respect. Lifting the 250kg engine was an exercise in itself as I have a closed wheelhouse, so had to build a 'crane' inside it that could lift the engine above the floor in order to strip it and hoist it outside.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

always fun, isn't it? Mine is about 240kg I think...but I am lucky I can just lift that cockpit floor right up...Good luck on your progress. My engine already has some 400+h on it by now and I am super happy I went for new rather than rebuild...

[@timjackson3954]

@@WhiteSpotPirates Not sure about fun, but it keep me occupied at weekends. We'll see how it goes: there are lots of other things I could spend the price of a new engine on.

[@human_marco]

Wunderbar! Herzlichen Dank für Deine tollen Erlebnisse und die vielen Filme! Dir ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und ein zufriedenes Jahr 2018!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

gleichfalls :)!!!

[@PcTrade001]

Perfecto for the spacers! Your process at the flange is good, my concern is about the other end of the shaft. If the tube or the cutless bearing add some side pressure on the shaft it will make it vibrate At least make sure it turn’s very free out of the water and in the water... With a job like that, you might use the motor more than your sails...lol😜

[@oki1966]

Amazing! thanks for sharing

[@gogs1468]

great machine shop, yea the cushions are OK. aligning the engine was something else, but well done you got there, love the unique Panama shims.

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

If you were going to have a flex coupling in the middle, that misalignment probably would not matter. But hey, it you can get the parts, why NOT do it right !

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Hi Jack, I do have a flexible coupling installed. But even if you install a flex coupling, you are supposed to align the engine metal to metal, first (shaft coupling to transmission flange) and then insert the flex coupling. Yes, the flex coupling can help if the engine moves over time and it also hepls with potential crashes maybe...but it's not supposed to be a tool that allows you not to take care of your alignment in the first place...at least IMO :) Ahoy, Nike

[@lutzweb]

i need to meet u, u have done amazing job

[@watahyahknow]

good trick with drilling aluminium , use beeswax to prevent the aluminium from welding itself to the drillbit

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

did not know that you could use beeswax as a lubrikant. Maybe a bit sad to waste such a precious product on drilling aluminium ;)

[@watahyahknow]

@@WhiteSpotPirates could drill through a small candle stub a few times too , does the same thing and you trow those away if there too short anyway

[@ImNotADeeJay]

Wouldn't a universal joint ease that pain?

[@miroslav521]

I am asking for longer videos :)

[@LifeinaNutshell]

Great video Nike. We passed Karl this afternoon. He’s fine. When are you back up this way. Cheers

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

oh really? That is so cool, thank you for the heads up. I had been in contact with Levi and he had told me that he was doing fine. But that's great that you looked out for him, thank you so much. I am not sure yet, when I will make it back. I am helping Marina with some charters now and then will head over there after. Ahoy, Nike

[@gonagain]

I used to own a boat repair facility in Seattle on Lake Union and I have to say that I am totally impressed with the skills you two exhibit. I would have loved to have had you ladies working for me!

[@SOLDOZER]

I bet you would pervert!

[@daved4215]

Or a bent shaft.

[@andrewburnett2215]

I am curious, why don't you use a universal joint for a coupling? Love you videos.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Hey Andrew, what do you mean by "universal joint"? Ahoy, Nike

[@andrewburnett2215]

Something like you have between a transmission and a drive line on a car. www.google.com/search?q=universal+joint&rlz=1T4ADFA_enUS467US490&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR0Ofg9a_YAhUH5WMKHdz-DZQQ_AUICigB&biw=1144&bih=705Maybe they don't use them on boats but it seems like a good idea - theat way everything doesn't need to line up exactly.

[@tomharrell1954]

Andrew Burnett hi Andrew that’s a great question! Many ask it! You can!!!! BUT ITS ANOTHER PART THAT BREAKS IN SALT WATER SO NO ONE DOES! The needle bearings in the U joint would rust away in 3 weeks!

[@sergejance2886]

wow, why rigid coupling ?

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

It's not final, u will see the flexible coupling installed in the next video.

[@maximolopezsr9399]

How long did you had to Remain In Panama to Accomplish all this work

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

the repower? Net work days just for the engine was probably around 2 to 3 weeks, I'd say. With getting the old one out and the new one in and get it ready to go.

[@daved4215]

Have the machine shop re-face the coupler.

[@paulmeredith2054]

High density polyethylene 😁

[@superbreastman]

Awesome ladies. It's the first time I see women doing this sort of work with such good skills! Would like to have you help me in my shop while my pilot cutter is being built. In Italy we say .... bravissime! Ciao.

[@nailasch2187]

My kinda girl. Not afraid to get dirty.

[@markarrington3869]

If that was me I would try to run the new motor before installing. You would not be the first to get a defective motor.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

😂 good call. Did not even come to my mind...

[@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038]

As a steel boat captain I laugh at your aluminum drilling complaints.

[@girlyblackie5019]

U ladies did 1 hell of a job. Now i know y u don't have a man. U don't need one. I will sub. God b with u.

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Your persistence and ingenuity are an inspiration,wishing you the very best,thanks for sharing☺️

[@billderinbaja3883]

My god, what a woman... I'm in love.

[@theislandpackrat]

You Gals do great work! Sure there's lot's of guy's wishing they could do that! Big red's gonna purr!

[@oahukiteboarder808]

Love how you tackled this yourself! VERY inspiring.

[@billstokes9645]

It never ceases to amaze me what you accomplish, and I love how you feature all the local machinists and mechanics who help or fashion things for you.

[@sailingsaporedimare2878]

RESPEKT!!! Greetings from "sailing spore di mare"

[@brianmoore5498]

i would think, considering vibration and weight and expansion coefficients one could not go too far wrong keeping materials that touch each other the same. aluminum to aluminum.

[@ancientmariner7473]

Don't bugger about trying to learn shaft alignment - get a professional to do it. It'll save you money in the long run. The spacers you made from "sides of the canal" are most likely Teflon plates to ease friction from contact by a vessel. I would not use Teflon as its not used as engine mounts and may compress. Professionals will quickly and accurately laser align your shafting then resin cast chock in place your engine mounts. I hope this helps.

[@tommytriglav5181]

Terrific Job. As long as there is no water squirting out of the holes you drilled you are doing great!!!!😊

[@toddabrahamsson1797]

I have seen a lot of DIY boat owner’s do this kind of work. WRONG ! Great job you did ! FYI this type of bolt / clamp on coupling is not the best, that is why you had the alignment problem. The best way to do this sort of job is to take the shaft out and sent it to a shaft / propeller shop. Have the shop supply a new coupling, have the shop fit and face the coupling to the shaft. O by the way before this is even started the shop should check the condition of the shaft both for wear and being out of alignment. When reinstalling the shaft in the boat you should check for wear at the cutlass. I would with out question install a new cutlass bearing due to the fact you are installing a new engine and you had the shaft out. It has been my experience when installing a new engine in place of an old worn out engine. Everything attracted to that old worn out engine is also worn out. FYI a very common over looked item that can cause a real problem is the shift and throttle cables. They should be replaced during the install. The shift / throttle cable may look fine on the out side of the red jacket, but inside the cable is worn out just like the engine. If the shift cable breaks when coming into a dock it could be catastrophic. Think about it you save 30.00 bucks from by not replacing the cable. But in the long run cost yourself 1,000.00 bucks in repairs to your bow pulpit because of the impact into the dock not being able to shift the transmission into reverse. Better yet you may really hurt someone on deck.

[@jclements65]

Love it when a woman gets into engines and mechanical work! Great series of videos,

[@keithnoneya]

Watching this video as a part time mechanic for over 30 years, i'm surprised that the engines don't use a Universal Joint to connect the engine to the shaft. That would eliminate all that precision aligning. Can anyone tell me why boats don't use those? Thanks for sharing Gals. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

[@catboattwo]

Universal joints or some other types of flexible couplings are common on boats, but this ist the cheapest and simplest ( and also uncomfortablest ) way to connect the engine with the shaft. Universal joints for marine-use also need an additional support-structure, cause they do not only have to work with the torque, as also with the propeller thrust. www.krahwinkel-kpm.de/DE/pd_auf1blick.php

[@SV-DEDICATED]

Spacers fabricated from Panama Canal bumpers - it doesn't get any more Salty than that !!!

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Roger K. Davis 😜💪⛵️

[@LazyJacques]

How cool is that, right???

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

I know, right? I was totally stoked, too. I was not sure if the material was solid enough, some people had told me that maybe teflon will not be solid enough...But I thought I would give it a go cause it was what I had at hand and I thought it would be so cool to travel around with an old piece of the Panama Canal, especially due to my slightly stronger connection to Panama ;)

[@LazyJacques]

Looks like High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), i.e. cutting board plastic. I'm sure it's plenty strong, but I'm guessing you're more concerned about ductility, or how much it will stretch or change shape, which also increases if it's heated. HDPE is also flammable, but then, most boats are ALL plastic. Still though, it's a piece of the freakin' canal!!!

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

Lazy Jaques I wouldn't be that sure that it's HDPE, given how old the Canal is already, and given the vast change of methods and perceptions in the chemical branch of the petro-industry over the last sixty, seventy years. Nike: ductility in German is "Kriechen" as "Kriech-Neigung", an odd technical term which means irrevocable change of dimensions over time due to pressure and/or temperature, cumulating with both, so it in deed might be prone to slow change over time, for which I'd recommend to remeasure a couple times within the first year to make sure the material doesn't slowly let go under pressure in engineroom temperatures.

[@MrCem1016]

I’ve seen all your vids, at least I think I have, even some made for your German audience, not that I speak German. Man I wish I had 1/3rd of your “Go get’em, Get’er Done Bravado”! I look forward to each weeks vid release. I just wish they were a bit longer...”but more on that next week” 😢

[@charlesswenson3332]

Very good input with the motor height.. I will be installing my new Beta soon...

[@lagrotty2360]

Pull shaft and take to machine shop with coupler and get coupler face machined to shaft so its true

[@lancedaniels]

Hi Nike, Thanks for this installment of the ongoing TLC being given Karl. Remarkable to see the care and effort put into him.

[@herreriaantigua]

WD-40 is a great cutting fluid for aluminium in case you need to drill more holes

[@queenqueen1403]

What’s the difference between girl power and whitepower or blackpower

[@BBC12oz]

Awesome! First time viewer here. This might be my new favorite vlog. Loved the machine shop and engineering. Great work.

[@henryostman5740]

buy yourself some cobalt steel drill bits, they go thru anything! Don't waste money on those titanium bits, that's only a plating and will wear off after a few uses.

[@aksitatar9184]

Only German women can accomplish such a thing...

[@mintpei1]

Love how you write your 1's. Has that ever created interesting situations/misinterpretations? We ended up ordering 1400 trees from a nursery once when we had intended 100 of each kind by writing our 1's the german way. We now have a well treed yard...

[@Kahoona741]

Very good job, I know exactly what you are going threw, have done numerous motors and pulleys , etc.

[@charlespalmer7775]

I replace my engine and had a machine shop turn my old flange to make sure it was square the machine shop you used could have done that for you.

[@sailingdijan9128]

Much love Nike AND Joana! Have a wonderful Holiday! Keep the inspiration coming!! SV DIJAN

[@ernestrhoades5147]

Awesome job ladies ,your family must be very proud

[@tonkacaptain]

If I were to describe this video in a single word - IMPRESSIVE

[@wjbrock8976]

As usual, you are doing a fantastic job! The learn as you go method is daunting at times, and very intimidating when the stakes are so high. Your courage is amazing! So is your friend, Maria! A hearty well done for both of you!

[@bluebrass]

Nice work! This is a mind bender of a job.

[@sailingsvteakkeyrandyfryli8206]

You two can do anything GREAT job...S/V Teak Key

[@SV-WAKAWAKA]

Nothing stops you, Merry Christmas

[@birgerkahl8949]

nice job! thanks for the Video

[@krosmaister]

Неймовірна жінка!

[@otroargentinocamioneroenes5805]

You are pure motivation!

[@mikevlade4221]

Just the socketrubber ? Thats no heavy defect . I like to sail and live on a sailingboat. Mike, Ahoi .

[@trialen]

A machine shop that can't grind a parting tool ? Think I'll give it a miss.

[@josephsylwestrzak8037]

no shit

[@malachy1847]

That guy is using a '4 Jaw Chuck' he's a true machinist , to work with those independent Jaw chucks requires great skill , as for spinning the hacksaw for Parting Off er whatever works it's not Toolmaking ... the engine beds would have been roughly fabricated so you're not dealing with any degree of true flatness so shimming up the motor 'In Situ ' would be required and the anti vibration engine mounting pads with those adjustable threaded bars would also take out any discrepancy

[@charlesswenson3332]

If your using adjustable motor mounts.. why did you use shims?

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Because they were not high enough. The new engine needed to sit higher than the old one and it was above the range of what the adjustable mounts offered...

[@RobFomenko]

I learn something new every day. Thanks for teaching it to me.... !!

[@GrinsInc]

Thanks for posting. : )

[@mobiltec]

For future hull drilling, carbide bits...

[@veleroalbatross]

I enjoy how you effort and work. Sigue así. 😊

[@rickwatson1000]

Great work!!!

[@normanboyes4983]

You are doing (have done 😉) a fantastic job.👍

[@albertonicastro7987]

i think I would used a universal U joint with a rubber dona , that gets rid off vibration

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

That guy at the machine shop probably NEVER had 2 women come in an ask for 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 to be machined ! And I know you gave him EXACT measurements !! I am surprised that that same machine shop could not cut the face of the coupling square to the shaft hole ! Beside the face being 90° to the shaft the bolt holes need to checked that the are equidistant from the shaft center.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Hehe, I am pretty sure he did not, you might be right with that. Usually, I get quite some confused looks when I stagger around the area of machine shops and repair facilities ;). And then even more if you actually kinda know what you are looking for... He actually did work on the face of my coupling...but the problem was, that it still did not sit square on the shaft. Probably, some rust inside had come off and that messed it up. I could have taken the shaft and the coupling to the shop togehter...BUT I was already in the water at that time...and the cost of hauling out again and removing everything and spending at least one if not two days on the hard were more than the 60$ of the new coupling. Plus I did not have to worry that maybe in the end it would not work out... Ahoy, Nike

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

$60 is a very reasonable price for that new coupling and its flex disc should limit vibrations being transferred to the hull.

[@ProjectManaia]

Dont mean to raise any alarms here but is it just me or does the shaft look like it is a bit..... wobbly?

[@ricgaston6503]

Fiber lock nuts AND split lock washers? This seems like overkill. You may want to check those spacers under the engine mounts to see what material they are made of - they appear to be plastic. Most plastics will degrade and compress over time. A quick check for degrading is to drop a piece in a bucket of water. If it floats it is a poly which will not be degraded by water, if it sinks, do not use this material in any place even momentarily exposed to salt water. Non-poly plastics will break-down when exposed to water (ABS). I suspect it is ABS, and will deteriorate over time - maybe quickly. The torque, heat, and weight of the engine will likely compress any plastic and shift the alignment you so brilliantly have accomplished. I would suggest replacing those spacers with metal.

[@JimWellman]

Episodes like this are why your channel ranks among the top of the sailing channels. I can only stare at so much gorgeous coastline and turquoise water. Trials and tribulations. Struggles and triumphs. The everyday of what it takes to make it on the water. That's what we want to see. Keep um coming.

[@pakistaniboatmakar8]

Was nice line

[@torchyboyz]

Nice job girls, there`s just one problem, the engine is rubber mounted and therefore jumps about when running, the shaft is solid mounted and doesn`t. This means that the engine will cause the shaft to bend as it turns, enough so that over a period of time the shaft will cause premature wear to the stern tube and stern gland if you have one, although I thought that I saw a PSS shaft seal arrangement but could not be sure. It will also cause premature wear on the tailshaft bearing in the gearbox and also wear on the drive flanges. The problems will not come to light straight away, the damage will be done by the time that you notice anything. I have been a boat owner for 20 years and an engineer for 45 years. To solve the problem you need to fit a flexible coupling between the gearbox flange and the shaft flange. Kind regards, Paul.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Hi Paul, thanks for your explanations and your recommendation to mount a flexible coupling. That's exactly what we did, you will see that in episode UTL III #36 (the white coupling you see in between the gearbox flange and the shaft coupling) kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYnZomdng6qBhtk We just went through everything step by step and this was just the initial alignment. The flexible coupling should just be an extension of the existing coupling...so in theory, it should not change anything on the alignment. We did re-measure it, but it was all good. So no worries, all is as it is supposed to be and no harm done to any gearboxes or stern tubes :). Cheers, Nike

[@tommytriglav5181]

Yes Paul you are right and they are ordering a new coupling they said.

[@taxalterror]

Oldham couplings,are a very easy way in engineering, fluid couplings too, but if you are using positive ones, get a DTI to true the flange coupling up, looks like you have got it good enough concentric.the shaft will give a bit,but you don't want vibration, am an old engineer now and sort of miss it,bloody hard work!

[@brianminghella3312]

Perhaps the smartest solution to your problem I have seen is the use of a standard tractor pto shaft AND slipper clutch. It still pays to align the shaft as close as you can but it makes the whole job a lot easier, its easy to uncouple for maintenance, the slipper clutch reduces the chance of engine gear box damage dramatically, and the safety cover tube protects you from getting tangled up in the shaft and ripping your body parts off. Universal joints for PTO’s are inexpensive and available just about anywhere on the planet for far less than marine specific overpriced couplings that are often rather weak. You can remove it in seconds to grease the spiders, then slide it back on to the splined shafts and boom your back in business. But wait it gets better. You can buy them and cut them to your required exact length with a hacksaw ! The two part shaft is designed to slide because it has to on a three point hitch so you dont have to get the longitudinal position of the engine perfect. PTO shafts are designed to handle massive amounts of torque and abuse too so they are super tough. Why I asked the owner doesn’t everyone do it this way ? “To easy, to obvious and its one less thing they can charge you too much for !”

[@peacefulpets9938]

Lol

[@chuongnguyen8455]

Gối job girls

[@sailingyemaya9781]

Nice work

[@hughsmith7668]

You need a man.

[@sundancer3700]

Great to see the adventure continue, can wait to see Karls heart pumping again. Have a great holiday, hopefully you are back home in Germany celebrating with family.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

I am indeed :). Have some great holidays as well! Ahoy, Nike

[@rosco1024training]

LOL. German people complimenting other countries for there engineering. WOW that's earnt a thumbs up from me. Well done .Have Great Christmas. xx (Thats one each)

[@grahamambridge2856]

How cool to have Panama canal history in your boat. All the best Graham Sheffield England

[@terry4265]

Its amazing all that you've done to Karl. There isn't and inch of that Boat you probably don't know and haven't worked on at some point. There may come a day you'll decide to Sell Karl if it fully served its purpose for you but now matter what. That will be a Sad day if it comes. I've followed you from the start. You & your Friend are Amazing and Inspiring and what Great Friends. I am so Jealous of your life but at least I can watch a dream I never filled and its to late now because of my Age and Bad Health. So Thank You for all your Wonderful Videos and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. I'll be watching. Your never met Friend. Terry :)

[@tomthompson7400]

jood work , but why not just give the couple a spin in the lathe , job done. guess its a long while ago now , but nice attention to detail , a bend in the shaft would also have the same effect on the gap , a dti on the shaft would reveal where the actual problem lies.

[@WhiteSpotPirates]

Hi Tom, I tested the shaft and it was not bent. I could have thrown the coupling on a lathe, yes, and I did that, but it did not do the job. There is another problem with old couplings when you remove them: there can be little impurities on the inside of the coupling due to rust and wear so it's often very tricky to get them 100% right again. You could maybe mount them on the shaft and with that on run the lathe on it...?! Not sure if that would have been a way to go. But that would have meant to remove the shaft...and for that, it would have been better to be out of the water...so in the end waaay more money than a new coupling.

[@tomthompson7400]

very true , alloy may have its problems ,,, be glad its not wood ,

[@todmills]

When a company I used to work at built a couple of 90' ferry boats, Chockfast Orange was poured in place to serve as the shim between the engine and bed: chockfast.com/products/

[@cmkfranck]

when drilling in aluminium rubbing alcohol aka isopropyl alcohol is a better cutting fluid than wd40 i think :) also hss-e drills cuts nicely in my opinion, i know they are a bit more expensive. Love the videos.

[@almath9987]

Looking good, best to spend some time getting the alignment right. Ask if you can borrow a dial test indicator DTI gauge with a magnetic base also known as a clock gauge from the engineering workshop. You can use this on the gearbox output shaft and the prop shaft to check both are running true. In the engineering company I work for we use a laser alignment tool however you can get pretty close using old school methods. PS make sure the shim material won't compress over time as this will put the alignment out. Hope you have a good Christmas.

[@pauleohl]

The lathe in the machine shop could reface the shaft coupling to get it perpendicular to the bore of the coupling. You don't have to use the very thin spacers. I used single edge razor blades When the two couplings are parallel to each other, the razor blade drags with the same feel all around the coupling.

[@brustar5152]

Please stop wearing that constrictor around your upper calf. Years of doing that will result in varicosity showing up prematurely ...and ...only on one leg.

[@Canopus68]

Great job. I was somewhat surprised that you didn't use the "leveling" screws on the engine brackets. We always got the engine and shaft "in the ball park" with shims the way you did, but then fine tuned it with the screws. Our engine brackets had fine thread screws for that very reason. Of course you have to secure the engine to the ways before you start jacking on it. I can't wait to see how it all turns out. Love your channel. The Panama Canal is really neat. Our ship, Canopus AS 34, USN, had special brackets on the hull. When we were leaving the pier on the Atlantic side someone gave a tug the order to go ahead instead of astern. One of the brackets caught on the pier. We ripped out about 100 feet of pier. The locals were not happy with us.

[@nigelbutlerr7294]

good news..alignement is tricky if you make assumptions wrong.

[@michaelhaller8495]

I am fascinated as to how you girls do an amazing job of changing engines over and doing all of the other things that need fixing or replacing on your boat. Well done. Sail down to Australia you would love in on our East Coast. Stay safe take care Mike x

[@russellclement2058]

And some new TOOLS ,, woooohoooo :-)

[@kz4506]

Make sure you have 20 mills of thread showing on the engine mounts once it’s all bolted up , and try t o get 5 thou ish between the cuplink remember you proberly have a rnd cuplink as well use a feeler gauge don’t eye it , it will work by eye but will always work loose do it right google it