Remove our Boat Engine

It’s been a busy aboard Banjo.  As you may recall, we got towed out of our anchorage almost a month ago and have been eager to discover the cause of our engine failure.  I met with Gary last week and attended to his assigned homework of preparing the engine to be removed.  Earlier this week, Gary and the crew from Deaton Yacht Service in Oriental, NC,  took the reins to remove our boat engine.  Ours is an 85-HP Perkins 4.236 Marine Diesel weighing in upwards of 500+-lbs (estimated).  Banjo also…

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DIY Diesel Boat Engine Repair: Raw Seawater Pump Video

Raw Seawater Pump Video

This DIY Boat Engine project shows how we remove and re-install our raw seawater pump on an 85-HP Perkins 4.236 Marine Diesel Engine.  As a follow-up video for our Perkins 4.236 Engine Repair: Raw Water Pump Post, we hope you find the video a nice addition to the steps we used. Disclaimer: We are not certified diesel mechanics, so please consult a professional before attempting anything in the video yourself.  Since this was the first time we opened our raw seawater pump, we had a diesel mechanic friend direct us…

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Another Issue with the House Water Pump

Shurflo Extreme 5.7 Smart Sensor Pump

Backstory A couple months ago we noticed a small leak in our SHURflo Extreme 5.7 Smart Sensor Fresh Water Pump 12VDC, so we removed the pump to have a look and, after disassembling the unit, discovered that there was a small hole in the pump diaphragm. Our SHURflo failed.  Pumps dont last forever.  For that matter nothing on a boat does.  So we jumped online to research options and found the replacement part numbers on SHURflo’s Website.  We were looking forward to having proper replacement parts.  Little did we know,…

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A Lazy Sunday, Some Rust, A Birthday and a couple Full Bellies

Boat Life Update for SV Banjo Thank you for reading this boat life update for Oct 22, 2017. Birthday Thanks Thanks to everyone who called, texted or messaged birthday wishes today.  Each one of you got a big smile! First Time Out with No Crew Shannon fed me a couple boat drinks last night and we both laughed till it was late and we were exhausted.  Our original plan was to anchor out of the marina last night but we ended up changing those plans late yesterday afternoon.  We did,…

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