NEW ENGINE, NEW PROBLEM! [Ep134 RED SEAS]

[@brettbackhouse5190]

You guys need to invest in a good fuel filter system that fuel your filtering will destroy your new engines , as a diesel mechanic I can tell you the worst thing for a diesel engine is dirty fuel.

[@RedSeas]

Totally agree. Next time we are in civilisation we hope to buy enough parts to build a polished for Rabih tank. But we will see what we can find out here in the sticks

[@roryderbyshire4630]

G'Day you two. I think I would be moving your fuel fillers .Cheers Rory Love your vids awesome

[@RedSeas]

Hey! Yeah we were joking about it. But I think it might be on the cards. Perhaps swap over the filler with the black water out port or something. Certainly a work out to fill from a can.

[@danmorrison9219]

😀

[@RedSeas]

Nice!

[@davidlevitz3119]

WITH YOUR TWO NEW ENGINES I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN PARANOID ENOUGH TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY ONLY DRANK IMMACULATE FUEL ON A ONGOING BASIS BECAUSE IT EFFECTS THEIR HEALTH AND LONGEVITY ... CONDENSATION HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND ADDS WATER TO YOUR FUEL , DIESEL BUG , can grow every day . DUAL RACORS FOR EA ENGINE REALLY HELPS . ADD A DAY TANK FOR YOUR ENGINES TO DRAW CLEANED FUEL ..YOUVE POLISHED FIRST INJECTOR DAMAGE YOUVE INVITED ,, BIG NO NO ! ! PUT IN NEW FUEL FILTERS EVERY WHERE YOU CAN NOW !

[@RedSeas]

So we do have raycores on both engines. They are actually not seeing any debris or water. The issue is at the pick up pipe.

[@chrissterba501]

Always love the videos. Sorry for my novice question. In working on vehicles, there's a sock filter (sorry, looks like a condom) at the fuel pickup tube. Even on land, yes, we get crud from fuel stations, and this helps. I know this as my old filter fell off, and then crud would get pulled up and clog (choke) the motor. Just curious for my own boat knowledge if this is also the case here? I'm so dreaming of the day when I can go sailing as well, so these things help me for sure! Wishing you all the best, always!

[@RedSeas]

Far from a novice question! That’s absolutely the case in most marine diesel tanks too. In our case, we are unable to remove the pick up tube to clean that end which is a pain. Once the fuel is collected at the tank, it heads thru a bunch of filters before getting into the engines diesel pump and injectors. Hope that helps but it sounds like you have plenty of knowledge on the topic already 😊 thanks for watching and sharing our adventure. The more people we can reach, the better it gets.

[@paulgreaves9979]

Get a siphon tube instead of dangling 35lbs of Jerry cans overt the rail 😅

[@RedSeas]

I mean of course we have one but ofcourse we always forget to use it 😂

[@sandrarenwick1225]

We use our fuel buddy Every Single Time!! If we pull into a fuel dock and it’s busy then the fuel goes into our Jerry cans then when we pour it into our tank then we filter it through the fuel buddy. It is slow because it’s filtering all the tiniest of particles out! We have over 17,000 nm and 6800 hours on our yanmar engine without any issues! Delos has always used his without any issues! There are only three things that will foul your engines and they are Fuel, fuel and fuel!

[@RedSeas]

Yeah, we are going to look into some options for future fuel protection. The funnel we have would take hours to fill one tank so it’s just not an option but hopefully we can work something out.

[@latitudeash]

Next time film Bri going the jumping off the boat. I know it will happen again…😂

[@RedSeas]

We would need to get the blue filter out or KZbin might cancel us 😂

[@MarcelVerheijden]

I would just cable tie a sock to the end of the tube going into the jerrycan and use the pressure of the pump to force it through the sock (filter)

[@RedSeas]

That’s a good shout. We have heard people use coffee filters but we don’t drink coffee so that’s not so easy to test.

[@johnabriggs6044]

Also need to let air into the tank by opening the outside to vent the air also. If you had opened one of the Fuel lines a to draw your fuel with the pump through. as A mobile fuel user adding more and several different types of filter from AutoPart Or a spare Fuel filter from Raycor and make it the same as what you use in the engine room.

[@RedSeas]

Absolutely. The tank has a breather hose which equalises the pressure as we pull fuel out but adding a polishing system has jumped up the list a bit. 😊

[@allynonderdonk7577]

You need to always use your fuel/water filter funnels for the filling of tanks. It takes out the first 80-90 percent of contaminates. Then make yourself a fuel polisher. You need a few gauges, valves, blocks, a pump, and fuel filters to make it. There are several videos available to make them.

[@RedSeas]

Totally looking into a diy polisher. The speed of filling thru a filter funnel is a bit prohibitive in these parts but I think we have a bit of a plan moving forward.

[@johnkosowski3321]

Do you ever just drain a bit from your drains? I have used my drains to pump from one tank to the other, etc.

[@RedSeas]

We have opened and tapped off some fuel from the drains every so often. It appears that it was most likely the last time we filled up that this all started sadly

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

A folding flat Aluminium/composite stacker truck or luggage trolley is good to have for moving fuel cans shopping parcels etc.. just pick one with larger stronger wheels to cope with bumps and curbs.

[@RedSeas]

True but where’s the fun in that! 😂

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@RedSeas One can ride it chariot style....😉

[@seawench555]

Hi, so it's wasn't an engine problem, but dirty fuel. 🤣 might be an idea to get folding trolley, lots boatie have them.

[@RedSeas]

Yeah dirty fuel is the core of the issue. The Nanni engines are awesome and never miss a beat. We just have to give them some taste clean diesel to eat

[@seawench555]

@@RedSeas all good, was worried it was the engines, whew. Be safe, have fun.

[@rodneysmith2360]

I think you got something there. Get it patented!!! 😊

[@RedSeas]

Haha. Red seas patented squinty, smelly, dirt catcher things-me-jig (TM) 😂

[@markbuskens6070]

Also if you can let the fuel in the Jerry cans sit still on land for a week or so all will settle to the bottom 😊

[@RedSeas]

Totally, we don’t get much of a chance to sit in land these days but polishing what’s in the tanks is probably our best bet.

[@latitudeash]

The fual will be better … hopefully

[@RedSeas]

Hopefully

[@brettbackhouse5190]

A single ryco filter is not enough.

[@RedSeas]

We have a few in the system but the issue is the pick up pipe itself is getting clogged. The filters are totally clean when we check.

[@latitudeash]

Iain patent it…. That’s genius

[@RedSeas]

We are nothing if not creative.

[@trevhedges]

Thanks guys..😊

[@RedSeas]

Cheers. Thanks for following and sharing. Means a lot to us.

[@thomascallaghan5988]

Great video

[@RedSeas]

Cheers! Thanks for watching and sharing. 😊

[@masewoods8337]

Could have emptied another gerry jug, done a step one small filter into it, then the more fine particle filter into the tank?

[@RedSeas]

It may come to that for sure. We will be fighting with this one for a while I think.

[@masewoods8337]

@@RedSeas I'd trade places with either one of you in a second. Man I wish it had occurred to me to get a boat when I were your age. I could have got me a dope ass boat. I assume there is a permanent fix for diesel tanks to keep the fuel clean, either before it goes in or on the way to the engine? I hope so, you both seem super nice. Good luck!

[@svthorasailing4868]

@@masewoods8337polish the fuel on the way into the tanks,best solution.

[@swedishkev]

I hope you do not take this too personal guys, but you both seem to laugh about all your problems, Always so happy, and laugh about all the things that go wrong. It's not possible to think everything is funny. It's like your scared to show , when your pretty pist off about things, I guess you just want to put on this front , just for KZbin, but its not normal . just my observation.

[@RedSeas]

Hey, thanks for your comment. It’s actually kind of interesting. We both certainly have things that an annoy us but for the vast majority of boat problems we encounter, we have found the best thing for us to do in response is to laugh about it as we know that even the worst situations will make for a good story some day. Boats love to break so you can’t let it get to you too much. That said, we have made the promise multiple times that we will always aim to be open and honest with everyone who watches. So we share it as it is. It’s not always funny (you can check out our steering cable snapping EP90 for example. There we were not smiling much at all. But certainly there is no “front” we are putting on. We are genuinely so excited to share this wild adventure with everyone and we appreciate how fortunate we are to experience the good and the bad so don’t have much to complain about. Hope that helps clarify things a bit but more than happy to explain further.

[@swedishkev]

@@RedSeas Thanks for that long reply. I guess ,if you act a certain way, on KZbin, whether it is genuine or not,it would be hard to change. I guess its a bit like everyone can act , different ways with different people. But it you were just trying to give an impression that you both think everything that goes wrong, is best just have a chuckle about it all the time.If this is just an act, that would be very much hard work to keep it up constantly.. Your both great people what ever the case is.

[@RedSeas]

I mean we have often said we can only be ourselves as we are terrible actors 😂 …that and “we laugh so much because that way you can’t tell we are crying 😂

[@gr4yz4]

Doesn't that handle with the stringy thing need a floaty thing added ?

[@RedSeas]

Funny you say that. We both joked about it afterwards. I think we should just 3d print a floating key and be done with it. 😂

[@edrussell7960]

It would be easier to use a shoe sting( or any string) to loop it to the stantion while you use it, then put it somewhere secure while not being used. No need to print or buy anything. Peace guys love your vlogs.

[@ardent-training]

Love a new shackle

[@RedSeas]

It’s a beast for sure. Faster to put in than the old ones and hopefully doesn’t wear out like the shackles were.

[@robertlaird6746]

Looks like you might have diesel bug

[@RedSeas]

Hmm just a little 😢

[@robertlaird6746]

@@RedSeas How did you get rid of it for good?

[@RedSeas]

It’s an on going challenge given how remote we are at the moment but hopefully we can get it resolved soon enough

[@latitudeash]

Love that ‘horsey pity thing’…lol….so descriptive. 😂

[@RedSeas]

It’s all crumbing around us 😂

[@dirk3730]

Sure would have been nice to have a couple of 55 gallon fuel drums for this job😂😂❤😂😂

[@RedSeas]

Typical 😂 still, they went to a good home I guess.

[@latitudeash]

That’s like a bad glass of beer. I would send that back Iain….😂😂😂

[@RedSeas]

Don’t be fibbing. You would down it if it was 5 minutes to closing 😂

[@latitudeash]

@@RedSeas - You know me better than I do 😂🤣🥹

[@twistedtreeroad]

Dump the chain hook and use a soft shackle. They are soooo much better.

[@RedSeas]

We ran soft shackles for a while but they get slippy after anchoring for a while and often catch in the chain links in our experience. That said, they are a great solution for most things onboard. We have made up a pretty big collection for that reason.

[@hagdav]

Y'all are so much fun! Keep making these videos!

[@RedSeas]

Cheers! We have a lot of fun sharing the adventure. Thanks for watching and sharing

[@jimduke5545]

You should never run wheat beer through your diesels…😂 For as remote as y’all are, a polishing system seems like a good investment

[@RedSeas]

We heard it was the best way to get it past customs 😜 Totally, think we will be getting creative next time we are close to supplies

[@pegasusnglowe7713]

you eurwyou sure use that to put the fuel in the tank on the side off the boat as well it would be alot better then the way you did it

[@RedSeas]

We have a syphon tube but of course we always forget to use it. 😂

[@allynonderdonk7577]

You might need to use a sonic cleaner to break the smaller stuff in your filter funnel loose. I have a sediment screen filter for my well, and the sonic jewelry cleaner takes 90 percent of the dirt out of the filter element. Your filter is huge so fitting it in one might be a problem, but if the elements are removable it might be an option. The cleaner has paid for itself ten times over over buying filters.

[@RedSeas]

Hmm not many sonic cleaners around here but that could be a fun diy project as an ex professional sound engineer. Hold my drink 😜

[@latitudeash]

You guys, can’t take you anywhere…..❤😂

[@RedSeas]

We are special. Our parents and the doctor say so!

[@latitudeash]

@@RedSeas - I give you that….😂🤣. Some people are more special than others.

[@redbovine]

In your sewing make one of the can covers into a backpack with shoulder straps. Should be easier to carry. Maybe make it where you can strap one to your back and one on your chest to balance.

[@RedSeas]

Ooh nice idea. We don’t often fuel up from our gerry cans so haven’t needed to think about a practical way to carry them but some kind of harness could work!

[@matthewsellers82]

Having learnt the hard way that there is often way more junk in the bottom of old fuel tanks waiting to get kicked up and block pickups, lines, joins, filters and stopping engines at the worst times. I now install decent size access hatches so that I can see and get to all the crud down there.

[@RedSeas]

Absolutely. Think we are going to have to get creative in cutting some access panels when we get back to civilisation.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

​@@RedSeas Are the tanks galvanized steel or Al. guys?

[@RedSeas]

Both at Aluminium. I don’t think we have ever told the story of how we had to repair them a few days after we bought indioko but we have had them in the cockpit before and it was a fun challenge sealing them from their leaks.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@RedSeas If you have a time and a place, you could cut a flat rectangular hatch in the tank tops large enough that you can get your arm in and clean or patch the insides. You can make a closing plate that screws down but you need a fuel proof gasket . I have seen fuel tanks with observation windows in the top as the hatch or sides . But again you need to check materials and sealing the hatch.

[@RedSeas]

Yeah, I think we will have to come up with something like that. Love the idea of a window so we can see the condition of the fuel but imagine we will be hard pushed to find AL plate just to make a cover panel let along Plexiglass or something. The gasket is the real issue. On board we have various silicone solutions but nothing that would be diesel stable so again, may be the thing that causes us to hold off for civilisation.

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

The end of the vid almost made me spit out my beer all over my laptop. You guys are smart and handy enough to build a DIY fuel polishing system, it will be worth it. Indioko only has 2x 70 Gallon of diesel no wonder they don't let you fuel up in the weekend, trust me when you show up with a 60ft mono that takes 2000 liters in one sitting they'll take it any day. Great vid, you guys made me laugh like always.

[@RedSeas]

Closest to T&A I think Red Seas has ever been 😂 Yeah 140 gallons isn’t too big but takes time if we are dribbling it in thru one of those funnels. Think we will come up with a better plan when we find supplies again.

[@codegame027]

A DIY fuel polisher should be pretty high on your priority list. A 10micron filter is what you will want. At least in civilization shouldn't cost more than 100usd but south pacific might be a different story.

[@RedSeas]

Totally. We will be getting creative when we next reach supplies. Watch this space.

[@patrickandmichaela]

Always love to see the creative solutions you come up with to problem solve! We also probably should start using a fuel filter 😬but at least we now can appreciate the two giant holes cut in ours to help clean it out 😅 So glad the engines are working, still can't wait to see some of the reefs out there! Great video!

[@RedSeas]

Man we would kill for some inspection ports around now 😜 reefs are coming up. We have been delayed in getting underwater with all this going on but making a deliberate effort to find the fun stuff now

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi guys, I absolutely love you both. You never seem to get too flustered or too upset about things you just get in and do it. Don’t know what goes on behind the scenes but you can see that you are so wonderful as a couple. Keep up the good work love and appreciate you both From Australia

[@RedSeas]

Mate! That just made our day…And on our wedding anniversary too! Cheers 🍻

[@robertbenjamin7728]

That contraption, using what you have reminds me of Apollo 13

[@RedSeas]

We have always said cruisers would make great astronauts. We are used to harsh environments with limited supplies, we spend days or even weeks on our own, we have to be creative and we understand that we are moments away from the abyss 😂

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

There have always been parallels with the age of sail navigation.. Space navies in SF ...and story lines in SF story lines... The concept of long slow journeys supplies, repairs. ....storms ship wrecks .. exotic natives .. 🌌🌅🏝️ a hostile environment to a terrestrial bipedal ape dependent.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Have you got a spare of sock ...ladies stockings pop, socks.. you need a fine filter ... Paper fabric...coffee filter papers. Clear your lines final visual inspectable filter before the injectors ...they can block and mess up spray patterns and starting/running.

[@stephenmacleod8524]

Great video guys!

[@RedSeas]

Thanks! Another Twitter in the tail of this wild adventure

[@jeffsallus8406]

Have you thought about using a coffee filter to polish the fuel

[@RedSeas]

First we would have to own and probably drink coffee. 😜

[@jeffsallus8406]

@@RedSeas how about a tea shirt

[@RedSeas]

Lots of people talk about using cloths and socks and things so we can sure try it

[@jackechan1311]

peace

[@RedSeas]

Salam 😊

[@jackechan1311]

@@RedSeas We kept on trying to manifest a folding wagon for you to use on your fuel run. No such luck, sadly. lol

[@tlowe2502]

Thanks guys, great to see y'all. You're probably tired of hearing it BUT for as much traveling as y'all do, a good fuel polishing system is worth it. Fair winds and following seas , STAY SAFE, we love y'all. 👍🏻💙🐾

[@RedSeas]

Totally. It’s jumped up the list to get creative next time we get close to supplies.

[@latitudeash]

Welcome back Iain, we all missed you. ❤

[@RedSeas]

Missed you too. Was weird being off indioko